At this point, you have probably noticed those little signs above the vowels A E O, U,
such as the acute accent of é and the circumflex accent, the little hat of â.
In fact, these accents are mostly used to determine the pronunciation of certain
sounds, such as and or is.
But in some cases, the accent used can change the meaning of the word, as for
example cote, côte.
In the following videos.
So we'll start looking at accents.
Let's start with the acute accent the acute accent is exclusive to the vowel E, which
gives us the sound ET .
In which case do we find the acute accent?
If the and sound ET is at the beginning of the word, this is usually an indicator that
the letter, E, carries an acute accent, as in the words ému épi égual if the ET sound is
at the end of the word.
It is also possible that the E currently carries an acute accent, as in the words
Facilité faculté piloté.
And if the and sound is between two consonants, the vowel, E, carries an acute
accent, as in the words mérité vérité.
In which cases should the acute accent not be written?
The accent is not used if the vowel E, them, is followed by the letter x, as in exemple
extra excellent.
The vowel E is followed by the letters r d f z at the end of the word, as in chez
premier fief acier.
And that's this lesson on the acute accent and now over.
Join me in the following videos to study other accents.