And, it only appears over the letter “e”. The l’accent aigu is the most common French accent mark. The “c” sounds the same in both words thanks to the cedilla. For example, the past participle of “recevoir” is “reçu”. In français, it comes before “a”.įrench uses the cedilla in their verb tenses to keep the pronunciation correct. France doesn’t need a cedilla because “c” comes before “e”. Another example is the French language itself: français. You probably already know a very common word with a cedilla, garçon (boy). This is the only use of the cedilla and so it’s only used with “c”. In English, the letter “c” makes the soft “s” sound in front of “e”, “i” and “y”, and the hard “k” sound in front of “a”, “o”, and “u”.
The cedilla changes an otherwise hard “c” into a soft “c”. The purpose of la cédille is to change the pronunciation of “c”. Why is a little tail dangling from “c” in French? Let’s start with la cédille, the consonant accent. It’s kind of like learning the words to your new favorite song!.Spaced out over time, so you absorb your new language organically.Presented in a natural, everyday context.It teaches you useful words and phrases.Psst! Did you know we have a language learning app?
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