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Prononciation: Le son [e]

The sound [e]


Sound


The sound [e] is very common in the French language. The sound [e] is almost pronounced like the ‘ay‘ sound in the word “play“.

Spellings

There are many different spellings for the sound [e]: 

“es” Example: Tu es The ‘s’ is not pronounced in “tu es”
“est” Example: Elle est Both the ‘s’ and the ‘t’ are not pronounced in “elle est”
“et” Example: Et toi? The ‘t’ is not pronounced in “et” (meaning: and)

And many more that we will encounter in futur lessons!

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