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Because it’s summer — and to keep things feeling light and fun — this podcast channel aims to stay connected to French pronunciation. The episodes are short and straightforward, each focusing on how to pronounce essential French sounds that are tricky or commonly mispronounced.

Today's episode is about the pronunciation é, è and ê.
➡️ Read the transcript while listening, to link the sounds to the spelling.
➡️ Prepare a paper and a pen, you will need them for the little quiz at the end of the episode.

Have fun !

TRANSCRIPTION :
Bonjour ! Comment tu vas ? Moi ça va !

Aujourd’hui on va pratiquer les accents sur le “e”. L’accent aigu (é) qui se prononce eh et l’accent grave (è) ou circonflexe qui se prononcent “aih”.

On commence avec le “e” ’accent aigu : le “é”. Voici quelques exemples.
Répète après moi : bébé / l’été / activité / glacé / marché / plongée / réservé / animé / loué / préféré

Maintenant le “e” accent grave et circonflexe : “è”et “ê”. Voici quelques exemples.
Répète après moi : bête / tête / père / mère / crème / pêche / crêpe / chèvre / fête / lièvre

Allez, maintenant le quiz final !
Est-ce que je dis “é” ou “è” ?
Prêt ? C’est parti !

1 … 2 … 3 … 4 … 5 … 6 … 7 … 8 … 9 … 10
Et voilà c’est tout pour aujourd’hui. Merci d’avoir écouté cet épisode et à bientôt !

ANSWERS : 
1: téléphoner
2: aidé
3: jète
4: jeté
5: gâté
6: payé
7: sèche
8: tête
9: crèche
10: écouté

French Pronunciation to go

Pronunciation of é, è et ê

Calling for Help
PETER: Hey! That car just ran a red light and hit that truck!
GAIL: Is anyone hurt?
PETER: I don’t know … let’s call 911. … Hello? I’d like to report
a car accident near the post office on Charles Street.
It looks like a man is hurt. Yes, it just happened. OK, 
thanks. Bye.
GAIL: What did they say?
PETER: They’re going to send an ambulance and a police car 
right away.
GAIL: Good, they’re here. I hope the man is OK.
PETER: I know. You have to be so careful when you’re driving.


LANGUAGE NOTES
• Hey! This expression is used to show surprise. Notice how That car just ran a red light
and hit that truck! is said with a lot of energy.
• Is anyone hurt? This is a yes/no question, so the intonation rises at the end. Notice 
how this question is asked in a worried way.
• 911 is the phone number you dial for emergency services. The person who answers 
will ask you questions about the emergency situation and then send out the necessary 
emergency services, which may include police officers, firefighters and an ambulance.
• I’d like to report a car accident near the post office on Charles Street. Notice how 
the key words “car accident,” “post office” and “Charles Street” are stressed. These are 
the important details that the emergency services need. 
• It just happened is a way of saying “It happened a moment ago.” Notice the stress on 
“just,” which emphasizes that the accident happened very, very recently.
• What did they say? Notice how “say” is emphasized, but the intonation falls at the end 
of the word. This is a “what” question, so the intonation falls at the end

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 13: Calling for help

A veces una sola gota hace que el vaso rebose, ¿te ha pasado? Pero no literalmente, sino en sentido figurado. ¡Te lo explico aquí!

Expresiones en español

Ser la gota que colma el vaso

今年是我大学最后一年。
Jīnnián shì wǒ dàxué zuìhòu yī nián.
以后我要做什么？我不知道。
Yǐhòu wǒ yào zuò shénme? Wǒ bù zhīdào.
我学习电脑专业，我很喜欢电脑。
Wǒ xuéxí diànnǎo zhuānyè, wǒ hěn xǐhuan diànnǎo.
我还有个博客，写游戏的内容。
Wǒ hái yǒu gè bókè, xiě yóuxì de nèiróng.
我哥哥说："你应该学中文，在中国能找到好工作。"
Wǒ gēge shuō: "Nǐ yīnggāi xué Zhōngwén, zài Zhōngguó néng zhǎodào hǎo gōngzuò."
可能哥哥说得对。
Kěnéng gēge shuō de duì.
我喜欢冬天的运动。
Wǒ xǐhuan dōngtiān de yùndòng.
在中国，我可以滑冰，还能看冰灯！
Zài Zhōngguó, wǒ kěyǐ huábīng, hái néng kàn bīngdēng!

问题：
1、安娜在大学学什么？
Ānnà zài dàxué xué shénme?
2、她在博客里说什么？
Tā zài bókè lǐ shuō shénme?
3、安娜喜欢哪些运动？
Ānnà xǐhuan nǎxiē yùndòng?​

Vocabulary：
课 (kè) - lesson
大学 (dàxué) - university
以后 (yǐhòu) - afterwards
电脑 (diànnǎo) - computer
博客 (bókè) - blog
游戏 (yóuxì) - games
应该 (yīnggāi) - should
可能 (kěnéng) - maybe
冬天 (dōngtiān) - winter
运动 (yùndòng) - sports
滑冰 (huábīng) - ice skating
冰灯 (bīngdēng) - ice lantern

Grammar：
1、时间状语：在 + Place
Function: Describe action location
例句：在中国滑冰 (zài Zhōngguó huábīng)
2、情态动词：应该 + V.
Function: Express suggestion ("should")
例句：应该学中文 (yīnggāi xué Zhōngwén)
3、能力表达：能 + V.
Function: Indicate possibility
例句：能找到工作 (néng zhǎodào gōngzuò)
4、关联词：还 + 能
Function: Add parallel actions ("also can")
例句：能滑冰，还能看冰灯 (néng huábīng, hái néng kàn bīngdēng)


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