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SEC'l 



IV. !' SOUND OF THE CONSONANTS. 



50. F, f. I thfi commencement . < letter 



inoonoed M the letter /in tl /'<. It 



i 



. i-r, wliich arc best found in tho J-Yi-m-h die- 

 In tho French word <''/, which means nim; tin- / i* 

 ; :cn it luv.-.-ili's a word commencing with a consonant, 

 thus:- 1 m if printed new lis. 



:i;irity '!' ' i in the fact 



1 i if tin- 1. tt'T >, :i" in tin; Knglinh word 



I commencing with a vowel or h muto, 



i .till thin word in pronunciation, as if it were its 



first letter, numbly : 



N-CH. PKOHTOCIATION. ENGLISH. 



Neuf uiiiinanx Neuv nuiuio \<no animals. 



Neuv fiii'.iu Nine children. 



Neuf hommes Neuv omin A'iiic men. 



51. G, g. Before tho vowels a, o, and u, and tho conso- 

 '. /i, ?, M.nndrin the commencement of French words, ;/lms 



tho hard sound of the letter g in tho English word got, namely : 



FRENCH. PRONUN. ENGLISH. FRENCH. PRONUN. EMIMSH. 



Gah-to A cake. Globe Glob Globe. 



Gosier Go-zcay Throat. Augment Og-niauh Increase. 



A'-ni -Vv-LTu Acute. Grappa Grap Cluster. 



Magdebourg Mug-d'boor Magdeburg. 



The g final of tho word bourg, a small town, takes tho sound of 

 the English k. This word is pronounced boork. Names of towns 

 ending in lourg drop the final g, that is, the g is silent, aa: 



Augsbourg pronounced Ogz-boor. 

 Cobourg Ko-boor, etc. etc. 



In tho following French words, tho initial g has tho sound of 

 tho L'ttor k in tho English word keel, namely: 



Gangrene as if printed Kaugrcne. 



Gangreuer Kaiigroner. 



Gaugreu(5 Kaugruuc. 



Gangreneu Kaugveueu. 



Gaugreiieux Kaugreueux. 



No rule can be given for this peculiarity in pronunciation, 

 except tho rule of custom. It is believed the above five words 

 are the only ones in the French language concerning which this 

 peculiar pronunciation obtains. 



Before the vowels e, i, and w, tho letter g has the soft sound 

 of tho letters zh, namely: 



:i. PROXUK. ENGLISH. 



Age 1 Ali-zhay Aged. 



Congo" Eouh-zlioy Holiday. 



Gilet Jeel-ay Waistcoat. 



FRENCH. PRONTO. ENGLISH. 

 Gigot Zhe-go Ley of mut- 



ton. 

 Gyniuaso Zkeem-uahz Gymnasium. 



G final, before a vowel or an h mute, takes the sound of the 

 English A', and is connected with tho following word in pronun- 

 ciation, as if it belonged to that word, namely: 



Rang honorable as if printed Raunk onorabl. 

 Sang et eau Saunk et o. 



Sang humain Sauuk liuiuain. 



O final, before a word commencing with a consonant or an 

 aspirated h, is in most French words silent, namely : 



Rang noble is pronounced Ranh nobl'. 



Double g has tho sound of only a single g, except before the 

 vowels e and t, in which case the first g is hard, like g in the 

 English word go, and the second g has a soft sound represented 

 by the two letters zh, namely: 



Sugs<$rer is pronounced Su-zhay-ray, etc. etc. 



SECTION XIV LIST OF WORDS FOR EXERCISES IN 

 COMPOSITION (continued). 



6. LA VILLE, LA MAISON, 



Antichambre, f., antechamber. 

 Ardoisc, f., flate. 

 Arsenal, in., 

 Bane, m., bench, 

 Barriere, f., gate. 

 Bibliotheque, f., 1 

 Bourg, m., borough, small town. 

 Bourse, f , exchange. 



ETC. TOWN, HOUSE, ETC. 



Brique, f., brick. 



Capitale, f., capital city, metropolis. 



Carillon, ni., chime of bells. 



Caserne, f., barrack. 



Cave, f., cellar. 



Chambre, f., chamber, room. 



Cliambre a coucher, f., btuYoom. 



Chapelle, f., chapel. 







;ttage. 



, chinuuy. 

 [, in., buryinj-jround, 



Ur|fe),rhreh-be!l,e(c. 

 1 



'jell. 



in., cluitttr. 

 Cour, f. , yi, d, court. 

 Couvuut, 

 Cuiniue, f.. /. 

 Douuno, f., c'lxt'jin-hoiue. 

 ficurio, f., itiillr. [bourhood. 



Environs, m. pi., environ*, neigh- 

 Esculier, m., itaira. 

 Gtagc, m., story, floor. 

 Faubourg, m., suburb. 

 Ferme, t.,farm. 

 Fontaine, f., fountain, well. 

 Four, in., oren. 

 Gouttiere, f., gutter. 

 Grand cbcmhi, ) 

 Grand-route, J m 

 Grange, f., bam. 

 Grenier, m., garref. 

 Haie, f., hedge. 

 Hameau, m., hamlet. 

 H'''i)itul, m., hotpital. 

 H6tcl-de-ville, town house, cil.i house, 



guildhiiV, citij half, ioicn hall. 

 Meuble, m., piece of furniture. 

 MeuUcB, m. pi., fui-nitun. 

 Monnaic, f., ,. 

 Mortier, m., mortar. 

 Mur, m., muraille, f., trail. 

 Palais, m., palace. 



7. M-EUBLES. 

 Allnmettc, f., match. 

 AlluiuettG cuimifiuc, f., friction 



match. 



Amadou, m., ' 

 Armoire, f., ciipfcoard. 

 Baril, m., cast, barivf. 

 Bussin, m., boicl, icasli-botrl. 

 Bassinoire, f., irarminq-pan. 

 Berceau, m., cradle. 

 Boite-a-iusi), f., tinder-box. 

 Bougie, f., taper. 

 Bouilloire, f., kettle. 

 Briquet, m., fire-steel. 

 Cadre, m., frame. 

 Candelabre, m., c/iondclicr. 

 Casserole, f., saucepan. 

 Cassette, f., box, c. 

 Chaiidolle, f., cuudl*;. 

 Cliarbon do bois, m., charcoal. 

 Charbou de terre, in., pit-cool. 

 Cliaudii're, f., boiler. 

 Coffre, m., cht. 

 Commode, f., chest o/draicert. 

 Corbeille, f., basket. 

 Crible, m., sieve. 

 Crucbe, f., pitcher. 

 Cuvier, m., fub. 

 Drap, m., *het. 

 Ecumoire, f., skimmer. 

 Eutonnoir, m., funnel. 

 Essuie-main, m., toird. 

 Fer a repasser, ni., iron. 

 Fourgon, m., 

 Foyer, m., hearth. 

 Lauipe, f., Imnj). 

 Lauterue, f., luuttrn. . 

 Lit, in., bed. 



Pave, m., pawmcut. 



, nurterj of trtet. 

 Pcniicii:. j en tlnttm. 



Plafond, m., c 

 Planclie, f., board. 

 Plaocher, m.,/oor. 



in., tluve. 



. f.. j-ump. 



m., bridge. 



Porto, t., door, gale. 

 Potto, {., pott, poft'OjtcV. 

 Poutrc, f., bam. 

 Prairie, f., Pre*. m., nwndoic. 

 Prison, f., prijon. 

 PuiU, m., treU. 

 Quurticr, m., quarter. 

 Bampe (d'escalier), bdu*trad / 



iia.ii case. 



Bez-de-cbaoM^e, m., ground floor. 

 SucrUtie, f., vestry. 

 Salle, (., parlour, fitting-room. 

 Salon, m., dratrin^-room, haU. 

 Serre, f., omuerea' 

 Serre-chande, f., hol-lioute. 

 Serrure, f., lock. 

 Sounette, f., lelL 

 Theatre, m., theatre. 

 Toit, m., roof. 

 Tour, f., toicer. 

 Tuile, f., tile. 

 Verger, m., orchard. 

 Verrou, m., bolt. 

 Vestibule, m., hall, entry. 

 Vigne, f., rignoble, m., tn'ne^arit 

 Village, m., pillage. 

 Volet, m., trtndouNshuttir. 

 Voute, f., raitlf. 



FURNITURE. 

 Lit do plume, in.,/afhr-&*u. 

 Lumiere, f., Ii'jhf. 

 Lustre, m. , sconce. 

 Marchepied, m.,/ootstooT. 

 Moucliettes, f. pi., snvffert. 

 Mortier, m., mortar. 

 Moutardier, m., mtutord-pot. 

 Nappe, f., tablecloth 

 Oreiller, m., pilloir. 

 Pauier, m., basket. 

 Paravent, m., screen. 

 Peiuture, f., paintinj, picture. 

 Pelle, f., shovel. 

 Pierre a fusil, f., Jlinf. 

 Pincettes, f. pi., toiig*. 

 Potle, t., frying-pan. 

 Poivric-re, f., pepper-bo*. 

 Pot, m., tetifc. 

 Pupitre, m., desk. 

 Saliere, f., salt-ellar. 

 Savon, in., soap. 

 Scan, m., ]>ail. 

 Serviette, f., napkin. 

 Sofa, m., so/a. 

 Soufflet, m., belloxs. 

 Soupicre, f., wup-tureen. 

 Sucrier, m., i!.j-ir-di*h. 

 Tableau, m., pifliirc. 

 Tablette, f., shelf. 

 Tapis, m., carjxf. 

 The"iere, f., a (ea-jx>f. 

 Tire-bouchon, m., corksereic. 

 Tiroir, m., dratrer. 

 Traversiu, m.. boUUr. 

 Usteusiles de cuiiluc, m. pL, 



Verre, m., glist. 



Bcenf, m., beef. 



Bouilli, m., bold b*f, boiled meat. 



Bouillou, m., broth. 



Confitures, f. pi., preserve*. 



Cotelette, f., cutlet. 



Gateau, m., cake. 



8. PLATS, ETC. DISHES, ETC. 



M out on, m., r. .Ion. 

 (Eat, m., ear 

 Omelette, . omelet. 

 Pore, m., pork. 



RafraichiMenunt*, m. pi., rtfrtjH 

 mtnts. 



Gigot de mouton, m., ley of mutton. 

 Jauibou, m., hum. 



K'-ti, m., roo( 

 SauciMe, f., 



