8. la cédille or Cedilla is the little hook ¸
added under the letter c in French: ç
The purpose of the cedilla is to change a
hard c, pronounced [k], to a soft c,
pronounced [s].
Example:
Garçon without the cedilla ( garcon) will
be pronounced garkon
10. Let’s revise the rules before we practice the
reading of sentences.
1. C has a soft sound With: e, i,y
2. C has a hard sound with: a, o, u
3. C can have a cedilla. The purpose of the
cedilla is to change a hardc, pronounced [k],
to a soft c, pronounced [s].
Example:
Garçon without the cedilla ( garcon) will be
pronounced garkon
11. À l'école, la remplaçante
Madame Patricia a donné
son cours de calcul. Elle a
reçu beaucoup de
félicitations.
At school, the substitute Mrs. Patricia gave her
calculus course. She received congratulations.
12. À la cantine, Alice fait des
grimaces à sa copine. Elles
mangent du céleri, des
saucisses et une sauce au
citron.
In the canteen, Alice makes funny faces to her friend.
They eat celery, sausages and a lemon sauce.
13. Alice suce une sucette
au caramel. Elle
commence à avoir
des cavités.
Alice sucks a caramel lollipop. She begins to have
cavities.
14. Patricia décide de
réciter sa leçon de
Français d’une façon
articulée.
Patricia decides to recite her French lesson in an
articulate way.
15. François se balance sur
la balançoire. il est un
garçon curieux et
courageux.
François is swinging on the swing. He is a curious and
courageous boy.
16. La nièce, de notre copain
le maçon, a aperçu que
les racines de sa
ciboulette sont glacées.
The niece, of our friend the mason, has noticed that
the roots of her chives are icy.