12 Jan 2018

the importance of accents

French uses letters with accents. It's not only for the pronunciation but also for the meaning.
It's important to write a letter with the correct accent as somethimes it could have a completely different meaning. The two most common mistakes made by beginners are related with the accents for:
        - a and à
       - ou and où

a is the conjugated form of the verb "avoir" (to have) when conjugated with "il, elle, on".
à is the preposition meaning "to".

ou means "or".
où means "where".