Understanding French Accents: é, è, à, and ç Explained
L’accent aigu (é) indicates the “ay” sound, often found at the end of syllables or words. L’accent grave (è, à, ù) denotes “eh” sounds and can change meanings; è appears often before consonants. La cédille (ç) makes “c” sound like “s” before a, o, or u.
Definite articles
All nouns in French have genders whether they refer to place, object or a person. The definite articles used in French nouns depend on the gender of the noun. In English, we use “the” for the definite article. But in French we use Le for Masculine singular noun and La for feminine singular nouns. Similarly, […]
Genders (Masculine and Feminine) in French
Did you know all the living and non living things, objects, nouns and even countries have gender in french. On the contrary, this does not exist in English. English language therefore uses only one definite article “the” because the system of genders in nouns does not exist. However, French uses le for masculine nouns, la […]
Difficulties in your first steps as a French language learner
Yes, it is the first step that get’s us going . But, way before we start thinking of taking the steps there are many things that stop us from putting our first step and if it so, You are not alone. Let us dive into some of difficulties you might face before starting: What are […]