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Le monde francophone Algeria Andorra Belgium Benin Burkina Faso Burundi Canada Cambodia Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Corsica Democratic Republic of Congo Djibouti Equatorial Guinea France French Guyana French Polynesia Gabon Guadeloupe Guinea Haiti Ivory Coast Laos Lebanon Louisiana Luxembourg

Le monde francophone cont’d Madagascar Mali Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Monaco Morocco New Caledonia Niger Quebec Reunion Rwanda Senegal Seychelles St. Pierre and Miquelon Switzerland Togo Tunisia Val d ’ Aosta Vanuatu Vietnam Wallis and Futuna

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L’ALPHABET

A = ah

B = bay

C = say

D = day

E = euh

F = ef

G = zjay

H = osh

I = ee

J = zjee

K = kah

L = el

M = em

N = en

O = o (short sound)

P = pay

Q = ku (short sound)

R = air

S = es

T = tay

U = u (short sound)

V = vay

W = dooblah vay

X = eeks

Y = eegrek

Z = zed

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La chanson de l’alphabet Chantez ensemble!!

Cognates and “Faux Amis” COGNATES astronaute banane musique kangourou lion serpent FAUX AMIS magasin travailler limonade assister attendre football

Les Accents l ’ accent aigu á é l ’ accent grave à è l ’ accent circonflexeâ ê î ô û la c é dille ç le tr é ma ë ï ö

Les Accents V GA Virginia is above Georgia Chart of French Accent Marks Name of MarkWhat It Looks Like Letters Used With Example Accent aiguéOnly used with Eétudiant (student) Accent graveà, è, ùUsed with A, E, Uoù (where) Accent circonflexeâ, ê, î, ô,ûA, E, I, O, Uforêt (forest) Accent trémaë, ï,üE, I, Unaïve (naïve) CedilleçOnly with letter Cgarçon (boy)

Les Chiffres 0 à 20

0 = z é ro (zay-ro)

1 = un (un – nasal “ n ” )

2 = deux (deuh)

3 = trois (trwah – guttural “ r ” )

4 = quatre (catruh – guttural “ r ” )

5 = cinq (sank)

6 = six (cease)

7 = sept (set)

8 = huit (weet)

9 = neuf (neuf)

10 = dix (deece)

11 = onze (onz – hard “ o ” and nasal “ n ” )

12 = douze (dooz)

13 = treize (trez – guttural “ r ” )

14 = quatorze (catorz)

15 = quinze (canz – nasal “ n ” )

16 = seize (sez)

17 = dix-sept (dee-set)

18 = dix-huit (deez-weet)

19 = dix-neuf (deez-neuf)

20 = vingt (van – nasal “ n ” )

21 = vingt et un (vant-ay-un)

22 = vingt-deux (van-deuh)

23 = vingt-trois (van-trwah)

24 = vingt-quatre (van-katruh)

25 = vingt-trois (van-sank)

26 = vingt-six (van-cease)

27 = vingt-sept (van-set)

28 = vingt-huit (van-weet)

29 = vingt-neuf (van-neuf)

30 = trente (tront)

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