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French Accent Marks

Accent Name Symbol Purpose Examples

Tells you that the e

´
Accent Aigu étudiante
(ak-sont ay-goo) should sound like an a enchanté
café

`
Accent Grave Distinguishes mère
(ak-sont grahv) between homographs; très
ou (or) vs. où (where) secrète

Tells you that an s

^
Circonflexe forêt (forest)
(seer-con-flex) used to follow that fête (party)
vowel hôpital (hospital)

¨
Tréma Tells you to maïs
(tray-ma) pronounce two vowels naïve
separately haïr

¸
Cédille Tells you to make the garçon
(say-dee) c sound like an s façade
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