PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION IN THE FRENCH LANGUAGE. FIRST COURSE. COMPILED FOR THE USE OF CHELTENHAM COLLEGE. BY G. CH. F. WERNER, PH. D., M. A. PROFESSOR OF GERMAN AND FRENCH IN CHELTENHAM COLLEGE. LONDON: LONGMAN AND CO. 1854. 303. C.146. DIRECTIONS. 1. [] denotes words not to be translated into French. 2.) denotes how words are to be translated into French. 3. The vocabulary belonging to each exercise must be carefully read aloud, and committed to memory. If this is not observed, much of the benefit of the system will be lost. FIRST COURSE. CHAPTER I. PRONUNCIATION. PRINCIPAL FORMS OF AVOIR & ÊTRE. LESSON 1. THE FRENCH ALPHABET. A, B, C, D, E, F, ay, ah, bay, say, day, G, H, I, J, K, eff, jay, ahsh, ee, jee, kah, P, Q, R, S, T, U, el, emm, enn, o, pay, ku, air, ess, tay, u, V, X, Y, Z. vay, eeks, eegrec, zed. A, e, i, o, u, y, are vowels; the rest are consonants. A generally sounds like a in father. e is mute at the end of polysyllables. e, like u in bud at the end of monosyllables. o, generally open and sharp, like o in scholar. Le (masculine), la (feminine), the. When two vowels, which would be combined in reading, are to be sounded separately, a diæresis, trëma ( ̈) is placed over one of them. Le poëte the poet. le poëme the poem. When m and n are followed by a vowel, they loose their nasal sound. un marin a sailor. le monde la faim la fin le vin le lundi l'imprimerie, f. the art of print- le vendredi ing, printing-office. the world. hunger. the end. wine. Monday. Friday. |