My birthday: 'quand'
Learning outcomes
I can use 'quand' and possessives 'mon, ton' to ask and answer questions about when birthdays are.
I can recognise and pronounce the key sound [qu].
My birthday: 'quand'
Learning outcomes
I can use 'quand' and possessives 'mon, ton' to ask and answer questions about when birthdays are.
I can recognise and pronounce the key sound [qu].
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Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondence [qu] is pronounced differently in French and English.
- [qu] appears in several French question words, e.g. 'quoi', 'qui', 'quand.'
- When followed by a vowel, 'mon' changes from a nasal to an oral sound, e.g. 'mon anniversaire'.
- 'Joyeux anniversaire’ or 'Bon anniversaire' are common for happy birthday; in Quebec, Canada, there's also 'Bonne fête'.
Keywords
[qu] - pronounced as in 'question'
Quand - question word meaning 'when'
Mon, ma - possessive adjective meaning 'my' (masculine, feminine)
Ton, ta - possessive adjective meaning 'your' (masculine, feminine)
Liaison - pronouncing a usually silent final consonant when followed by a vowel, e.g. 'mon anniversaire'
Common misconception
'Mon' and 'anniversaire' are pronounced as two seperate words.
There is in fact a liaison between 'mon anniversaire' as 'anniversaire' starts with a vowel so we can hear the 'n' in 'mon'.
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