Pronouncing the sounds / ɛ / and /e/ in French Bon départ, French beginners Unit 4.4
To pronounce the sound /e/, position your lips as if you were smiling and say /e/ Now, to pronounce the sound / ɛ /, position your lips as if you were to say the sound /e/ and open your mouth, to say “air” thé Pronouncing the sounds /e/ and /ɛ/ escargot
café The sound /e/ can be spelt in a few different ways in French parler Les parents nez éer ez es bébébébé vous parlez habiter Des parents
père française mermer seize èai eiê mère reine air belle e + sounded consonant pêche tête Here are various ways of spelling the sound /ɛ/ in French
/e/ /ɛ/ préféré ouest préfère continuer éclair thé seize appelle tournez éclair préfère vert 16 vert Now, let’s practise recognising these sounds
/e/ /ɛ/ And finally… J’aime les légumes verts et Paul déteste les escargots Mon frère est allé chez ma mère à Perpignan Pierre préfère les musées et les expositions
Pronouncing the sounds /ɛ/ and /e/ in brief /e/ é er es ez / ɛ / ai ei è ê e + sounded consonant
Pronouncing the sounds /ɛ/ and /e/ Merci et au revoir! Acknowledgements – all pictures taken from Microsoft Powerpoint Clipart Anne Verriès-Wade