Les Voyelles - E

AY = May(en anglais)

Uh = Dull (en anglais)

Eh = set (en anglais)

Collins - Easy Learning French Pronunciation Track 10(cd)

AY en anglais

Le Premier Son

French E has three pronunciations

To make the sound is forwarded and slightly higher than halfway up. Lips are wide(though not as wide as for [i]. Muscles around the mouth are quite tense. It is a front vowel.

Le son – E

Le E Anglais Mot Anglais

• É ay May

• EZ ay May

• ER ay May

• AI ay May

Les mots Français

• Les cafés (ley kah-fay) = Coffee houses

• Le nez (luh nay) = Nose

• Parler(pahr-lay) = To speak

• J’ai (zhay)

Le Deuxième Son (E) comme le son uh en anglais(over)

To make the sound: Tongue is resting flat in the mouth

The sound is made in the middle of the mouth with lips relaxed in a neutral position very little effort is required for this sound.

Le Deuxième Son (E)• It occurs in the following

1. Short one syllable words:– Le (the) (luh)– Je (I) (zhuh)– De (of) (duh)

2. The is one that disappears in everyday speech d’main (tomorrow), p’tit(little), ch’mise(shirt)

3. However, it isn’t dropped if there are 3 consonant sounds running together therefore is pronounced:

– AppaRTeMent (apartment)– PaRLeRons (we shall talk)– VenDReDi(Friday)

Le son – E

Le E Anglais Mot Anglais

• E uh dull/over

• Eu uh dull/over

Les mots Français

• Le petit (luh puh-tee) = little one

• La fleur (lah fluhr) (flower)

Comme le son eh en anglais set

To make the sound: Tongue is forwarded and slightly lower than halfway up. Lips are slightly stretched (though not as wide as the sou sound. Muscles around the mouth are getting less tense. It is a front vowel.

Le Troisième Son

Le son – E

Le E Anglais Mot Anglais• è eh set

• ê eh set

• ai eh set

• ei eh set

• et eh set

• ais eh set

Les mots Français

• la mère (lah-mehr)= mother

• La Fenêtre(lah fuh-neh-truh)

• Clair (klehr) = bright

• La neige (lah nehzh)

• Le secret (luh suh-kreh)

• Je voudrais (zhuh vooh-dreh)