When should I pronounce the "e" in French?

Answer 1

Never pronounce "E"

1. at the end of a word

Exemple: page [paʒ] – musique [muzik] – calme [kalm] – passe[pas]

1. When we find "es" at the end of a word

Exemple: notes [nɔt] – sages [saʒ] – tu habites [tyabit] – tu passes [pas] – tu étudies [etydi]

Pronounce "E"(heu)

Pronoun. Je - Te - Se - Me - Ce - Cela - Celui -

Article: Le

Negation: Ne pas - Ne plus -

Preposition: De

Pronounce "E" (é)

es (verbe être) + word with 3 letters

es[é] – mes [mé] – tes [té] – ses [sé] – des [dé]  - les [lé] – ces [sé].

This is a global summary hope it helps you !!!!!

Answer 2

In general, when you see an E, or any vowel for that matter, in a French word, it's going to impact the pronunciation of the word. This is a huge topic, so here's just some basics that will hopefully help you at least get an idea for when the E should be pronounced, and how (because just like in English, an E in one word may be pronounced very differently than an E in another word.) E on its own is typically "eh" or "euh" or "ay" but things get much more complicated when you add dipthongs (multiple vowels.) I'll discuss both of these a bit. One last general rule is that E with accent aigu (é) means that the E stands alone on its own as a syllable, "ay". This is pretty consistent so if you see an é anywhere in a word, it means pronounce it as "ay"!

1. Initial E (E at the beginning of a word.) Generally this will be pronounced as "eh" (like espoir) or "ay" if it has an accent aigu (é) (like éviter.) If it's an E with another vowel, it can be: EU would be "euh" like "eux." EAU would be "oh" like "eau". AE is typically with an accent aigu (aé) so it would be "ah-ay" like "aéroport".
2. E in the middle of a word, between 2 consonants. Again, generally this will be pronounced as "eh" (like mettre) or "ay" if it has an accent aigu (é) (like téléphone.) Accent grave (è) is v. similar to "eh" (mètre).
3. E in the middle of a word, next to another vowel. This is the most complicated. Let's break down all the common combinations: EA is typically "ay-ah" like "méandre, séance." There aren't really any EEs, unless it's a non native word like "tee-shirt", which is pronounced "T-shirt" with a French accent (lol). EI (peine) is usually like "eh" or "anh" (teint). EU is "euh" (like peur). AE doesn't exist very much but would be "ay". IE is usually "ee-eh" like "miel" or something else like "i-yeuh" if more vowels are involved ("mieux"). (In general, if three vowels are next to each other you're going to get more complicated sounds. IEU is relatively common.) OE doesn't happen too often but would be "oh" or "oh-ay" if accent aigu like "poésie". UE would be "yoo-ay" like "suer".
4. Final E (E at the end of a word.) This is either going to be a very slight "euh" (like "arbre" or "fille"), typically because it's coming after another consonant. Or if it ends in a vowel string: AE doesn't happen too often. IE would be "ee" like "mie". OE doesn't happen too often but would be "oh" or "oh-ay" if accent aigu. UE would be "yoo" or "oo" as in "vue" or "(y)oo-ay" if accent aigu ("pué"). AIE: "ay" like "baie" is somewhat common. UIE would be "oo-ee" like "pluie." ÉO would be "ay-o" like "déo". EU would be "euh" like "feu".

Hope this helps!! :)

Answer 3

Being in English is “soyant”, the gerund of Etre-to be. Eg, Soyant Francaise, Elle parle couramment Le Francais.

Being French, she speaks fluent French.