Travail et Industrie, ou dix mille livres de rente, Arnault, Solutions des Questions Laisées par Minos, Fénélon, QUATRIÈME PARTIE. CARACTÈRES LITTÉRAIRES. * These two letters have no comparative sounds in English, and must be learned from the teacher. The sound of the oo, in the Scotch word coof, is very near the sound of the French u, only not quite so clear, nor so long. W does not exist in any French word; whenever we meet with it in a foreign name, we pronounce it like v. A 2 2 1 A Amener, To bring. Acheter, To buy. Avoir, To have. 2 A VOWELS. Is commonly short both at the beginning and at the end of words; as a in sofa. Aller, To go. Apprendre, To learn. EXAMPLES. Elle alla, She went. Followed by t, c, l, and p, is always short.-Ex. Un cheval, A horse. Fatal, Fatal. Papa, Papa. Un sac, A bag. Un сар, Α cape. 3 A Followed by r, is generally more open; like a in father.-Ex. |