[Replay] FYW 001 : Accent circonflexe -That Little Hat on some Letters!

Learn about the different names given to the French accent circonflexe. I will run you through its different uses and functions. Listen to see if you knew them all…you may well also learn a heap of French vocabulary on the way!

Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode

accent circonflexe / “petit chapeau” / “chapeau chinois »

être

une forêt -un chemin/sentier forestier, un garde forestier

une fête - un festin, un festival

un hôpital - hospitalier, l’hospitalité

une île - l’Islande

un maître - un Master, une maîtrise

une bête - un bestiaire

une pâte, une pâtisserie

arrêter - une arrestation

une conquête - un conquistador

la croûte – croustiller, croustillant

une crêpe (listen to French Voices podcast, episode 10 !)

un intérêt - intéresser, intéressant

un vêtement - une veste (= a jacket !!)

une guêpe

le goût – gustative, les papilles gustatives

honnête

un rôti

connaître - la connaissance

croître - la croissance

du (= de + le)

dû (= past participle of “devoir”)

une tache (= a stain)

une tâche (= a task)

sur (on)

sûr (sure, certain)

Can you think of other words you know in French that have an accent circonflexe? And can you think of derivated words that show the existence of a former “S” letter? Share in the comment section!

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