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The way the accents affect the ‘E’ can be heard here. exemple english
é été summer
è père father
mère mother
ê fête party
tête head

An accent changes the sound of the vowel, but not the emphasis of the vowel.
In French more sounds are created when vowels are linked together. This and the use of accents creates more than 26 sounds in the French alphabet.

This is further demonstrated below.
a + i = é j’ai I have
a + u = o eau water
o + i = ua moi me
o + u = u vous you
e + i = é peine pain
e + u = u eu had
e + u = e veux want

French / English Translation

There are also some other sounds that you will come accross as demonstrated below.
French / English Translation
c + h = ch ch shhh!
p + h = ph physique physique
ç = s Français French

A Basic rule of pronounciation in French is that if the last letter of the word is an ‘E’ without an accent then you don’t pronounce it, you simply pronounce the consonant just before.
exemple english
tête head
petite small
reste stay

I just signed up for french lessons. My daughter Bridgett speaks fluently and i love to hear it. Each week I’ll post a new word and it’s meaning, hopefully this shows up on my 360 page :)