The Five French Accent Marks. Let’s jump right into it. Luckily, there are only 5 different kinds of accent marks in French: ç – la cédille (the cedilla) é – l’accent aigu (the acute accent) â/ê/î/ô/û – l’accent circonflexe (the circumflex) à/è/ì/ò/ù – l’accent grave (the grave accent) ë/ï/ü – le tréma (the trema) People will understand " Au plaisir " in France, but it is not much used and when used usually followed by something, such as " Au plaisir de vous lire ". In my work related email correspondence I use "Regards" when writing in English and " cordialement " when writing in French. " Cordialement " is not really stiff, it can be used with people In French, there are five diacritical marks, the acute accent, the grave accent, the circumflex, the diaeresis and the cedilla – so now let’s look at each one in turn. The acute accent – l’accent aigu – is one of the most commonly used in French. It is written as a short line that rises from left to right and is found only above the END translate: bout [masculine], extrémité [feminine], fin [feminine], fin [feminine], (s’)arrêter, mettre fin à…. Learn more in the Cambridge English-French 2. Say "me." In French, the i can be pronounced with a long e sound, so the first syllable of "miserables" will sound very much like the English word "me." Again, keep your pronunciation short and "airy" here. 3. Say "zeh." The second syllable of "miserables" is pronounced similarly to how it would be in English. Valediction. A valediction ( derivation from Latin vale dicere, "to say farewell"), [1] or complimentary close in American English, [2] is an expression used to say farewell, especially a word or phrase used to end a letter or message, [3] [4] or a speech made at a farewell. [3] The letters are written in formal French respecting the ‘vous’ format, so that your complaint is clearly explained in a polite and respectful manner, with the closing paragraph also ensuring your letter comes to an end in the correct manner. Each letter provides an explanation of how it can be used, then you need to update name and date Writing a Letter: Common French Phrases. Dear John/Jane Cher John/Chére Jane. Hello to all Bonjour à tous; Chers amis. Thank you for your letter Je vous remercie de votre lettre; It is with great pleasure that I received your invitation…. C’est avec un grand plaisir que j’ai recu votre invitation. I regret that…. J’ai le regret de. This sound can also be spelled “en” and “em” – see below. L’ambulance a un grand panneau blanc. The ambulance has a large white panel. 6. ain. Here we have another nasal pronunciation. This sound can also be spelled “in”, “im” or “un” – see below. Anne a faim : elle mange du pain. Anne is hungry: she eats some bread. 4. Describe your overall physique. The words to describe beauty are “beau” (bo) for men or “belle” (bell) for women. Use the construction “Je suis” (zhe swee) followed by the adjective. “Je suis belle” means “I am beautiful” if you are a woman. “Fort” (for) means strong, while “faible” (febl) means weak. VeQoM.