Accents, silent letters, liaison
Accents (é, è, ê, ç, ë) change a letter's sound or meaning.
| Accent | Letter | Example | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| aigu | é | café | closed e |
| grave | è | mère | open e |
| circonflexe | ê | tête | often a lost s |
| cédille | ç | garçon | soft s |
| tréma | ë | Noël | split vowels |
Final -s, -t, -d, -x are usually not pronounced.
A normally silent final consonant is pronounced before a vowel.