


The aigu is placed on the end of a word to indicate that the letter e is pronounced like ay, as in marché (market), or parlé (spoken) or the place you’ve probably already visited several times this week, café. Think of eggs or a tasty French omelette to help you remember this rule.

The accent aigu looks like this: ´ , a little apostrophe-like mark that floats up into the sky (é). This blog post is available as a convenient and portable PDF that youĬlick here to get a copy. Let’s take a look at all of the French accent marks, followed by creative ways to type French accent marks on English keyboards. This obviously begs the question- how do we type these symbols? See that little appendage on the “c?” It’s an accent mark, and it makes a huge difference in French pronunciation. FebruHow to Type French Accent Marks on Any Deviceīonjour, je veux apprendre le français.
