Written accents in French I have been learning French on my own for a couple of months and one thing is still unclear (well many things, but this one is bothering me the most for now.). Can someone please explain the difference with the different accents/symbols in French? á, à, â, è, é, ô, etc Do these change the pronunciation? Do they change the stress/emphasis placement in the word? Are their rules to help learn where they need to be used? I don't know if I just am unable to hear the difference in pronunciation as I am a beginner or if these are entirely for decoration? Thank you so much for your help! Merci mon amis! :)