Key learning points

1. The SSCs [an], [en], [am] and [em] make the same sound: enfant, ensemble, chambre
2. In English, we use ordinal numbers with dates (27th), in French we use cardinal numbers (27).
3. When saying a date in French, we use 'le' before the number to say (on) the: c'est le trois avril.
4. 'Quel' and 'quelle' mean 'which'. They match the gender of the noun they refer to: c'est quel jour / quelle date ?
5. 'Quel' and 'quelle' are often translated into English more naturally as 'what'.

Keywords

• [an/en] - SSC (sound-symbol correspondence) pronounced as in 'enfant'

• [am/em] - SSC (sound-symbol correspondence) pronounced as in 'chambre'

• Quel - question word meaning 'which' (in the masculine form)

• Quelle - question word meaning 'which' (in the feminine form)

Common misconception