Œ Ligature
When the letters o and e are pronounced as a single sound, they combine into a symbol called a ligature: œ. The pronunciation of this symbol depends on the letter(s) that follow it. Learn some of the particularities of French spelling.
When the letters o and e are pronounced as a single sound, they combine into a symbol called a ligature: œ. The pronunciation of this symbol depends on the letter(s) that follow it. 
A2 - Low-Intermediate French • adjectives • French Abbreviations - Acronyms - Apocopes • spelling

B2 - Upper-Intermediate French • C1 - Advanced French • C2 - Near-Native French • spelling
When used as a noun or adjective, the present participle follows the same agreement rules as other nouns and adjectives, and some verbs have a different present participle conjugation for these usages. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • adjectives • agreement • nouns • spelling


A1 - Beginning French • A2 - Low-Intermediate French • B1 - Intermediate French • B2 - Upper-Intermediate French • C1 - Advanced French • spelling
French has a lot of silent letters, which can make pronunciation and spelling exasperating—at least until you learn the rules and patterns to these sneaky non-sounds. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • spelling
French verbs that end in -cer or -ger require a small spelling change in certain conjugations. For the most part, these verbs are conjugated just like regular -er verbs, other than a little problem in some conjugations that must be corrected for reasons of pronunciation. It's easy enough to do, once you understand why and how. A1 - Beginning French • conjugation lessons • spelling

A2 - Low-Intermediate French • spelling
Stem-changing verbs, also known as "shoe verbs" or "boot verbs," take the same conjugation endings as regular -er verbs, but have two different verb stems depending on the grammatical person the verb is conjugated for. A1 - Beginning French • conjugation lessons • spelling

C1 - Advanced French • French Abbreviations - Acronyms - Apocopes • informalities • spelling
The letter combinations ueil and ueill, found only after c or g, are pronounced like the oo in "foot" plus a "y" sound. Bonjour !
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