MONSIEUR JOURDAIN: A, E, I. I. I. I. That's true. Long live
science!
PHILOSOPHY MASTER: The vowel O is formed by opening the jaws and
drawing together the two corners of the lips, upper and lower: O.
MONSIEUR JOURDAIN: O, O. There's nothing truer. A, E, I, O,I O..
That's admirable! I, O, I, O.
PHILOSOPHY MASTER: The opening of the mouth happens to make a
little circle which represents an O.
MONSIEUR JOURDAIN: O, O, O. You are right! O. Ah! What a fine thing
it is to know something!
PHILOSOPHY MASTER: The vowel U is formed by bringing the teeth
nearly together without completely joining them, and thrusting the
two lips outward, also bringing them nearly together without
completely joining them: U.
MONSIEUR JOURDAIN: U, U. There's nothing truer. U.
PHILOSOPHY MASTER: Your two lips thrust out as if you were making a
face, whence it results that if you want to make a face at someone
and mock him, you have only to say to him "U."
MONSIEUR JOURDAIN: U, U. That's true. Ah! Why didn't I study sooner
in order to know all that!
PHILOSOPHY MASTER: Tomorrow we shall look at the other letters,
which are the consonants.
MONSIEUR JOURDAIN: Are there things as curious about them as about
these?
PHILOSOPHY MASTER: Without a doubt. The consonant D, for example,
is pronounced by clapping the tongue above the upper teeth: D.
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