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|a like in "Arm"
|a like in "Arm"
|'''A'''vion
|'''A'''vion
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|[[File:avion_french.mp3]]
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|B
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|b like in  "Best"
|b like in  "Best"
|'''B'''ateau
|'''B'''ateau
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|[[File:bateau_french.mp3]]
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|C
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* '''C'''amion
* '''C'''amion
* '''C'''hat
* '''C'''hat
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|[[File:ceci_camion_chat_french.mp3]]
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|Ç
|Ç
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|S like in "Stop"
|S like in "Stop"
|Fran'''ç'''ais
|Fran'''ç'''ais
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|[[File:francais_french.mp3]]
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* Un gran'''d''' éléphant
* Un gran'''d''' éléphant
* Quan'''d''' il y a
* Quan'''d''' il y a
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|[[File:dormir_french.mp3]]
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|e like in "Elephant"
|e like in "Elephant"
|Voitur'''e'''
|Voitur'''e'''
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|[[File:voiture_french.mp3]]
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|f like in "Fire"
|f like in "Fire"
|'''F'''eu
|'''F'''eu
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|[[File:feu_french.mp3]]
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|G
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* Nua'''g'''e
* Nua'''g'''e
* '''G'''arage
* '''G'''arage
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|[[File:garage_french.mp3]]
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|Silent
|'''H'''ibou
|'''H'''ibou
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|[[File:hibou_french.mp3]]
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|i like in "Italy
|i like in "Italy
|V'''i'''vre
|V'''i'''vre
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|[[File:vivre_french.mp3]]
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|j like "Jim"
|'''J'''e
|'''J'''e
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|[[File:je_french.mp3]]
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|k like in "Ko"
|k like in "Ko"
|'''K'''iwi
|'''K'''iwi
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|[[File:kiwi_french.mp3]]
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|l like in "Lion"
|l like in "Lion"
|'''L'''ion
|'''L'''ion
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|[[File:lion_french.mp3]]
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|m like in "Men"
|m like in "Men"
|'''M'''anger
|'''M'''anger
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|[[File:manger_french.mp3]]
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|n like in "New"
|'''N'''ager
|'''N'''ager
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|[[File:nager_french.mp3]]
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* '''O'''live
* '''O'''live
* '''O'''uvrir
* '''O'''uvrir
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|[[File:olive_ouvrir_french.mp3]]
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|[[File:partir_french.mp3]]
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|q like in "Quit"
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|'''Q'''ui es-tu?
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|[[File:qui_es_tu_french.mp3]]
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|r like in "rome"
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|'''R'''enard
|'''R'''enard
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|[[File:renard_french.mp3]]
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* '''S'''ortir
* '''S'''ortir
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* Vali'''s'''e
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|[[File:sortir_valise_french.mp3]]
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|u like in "Urgent"
|u like in "Urgent"
|C'est '''u'''rgent!
|C'est '''u'''rgent!
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|[[File:cest_urgent_french.mp3]]
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|v like in "View"
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|'''V'''i'''v'''re
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|[[File:vivre_french.mp3]]
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|Ki'''w'''i
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|[[File:kiwi_french.mp3]]
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|x like in "Wax"
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|Ta'''x'''i
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|[[File:taxi_french.mp3]]
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|[[File:yoyo_french.mp3]]
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|[[File:le_zoo_french.mp3]]
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|[[File:un_oeuf_french.mp3]]
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|Quel '''â'''ge as-tu?
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|[[File:quel_age_as_tu_french.mp3]]
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|[[File:un_elephant_french.mp3]]
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|è, ê, ë
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* Apr'''è'''s  
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* No'''ë'''l
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|[[File:noel_french.mp3]]
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|t'''ô'''t
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Revision as of 11:38, 23 October 2022

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In this lesson, we are going to learn the French Alphabet and how it is pronounced.

The French alphabet is known as the Roman Alphabet. It has 26 letters.

Learning pronunciations is essential to pronounce words and to learn how to spell.

French Alphabet & Pronunciation

Alphabet Sounds Prononciation examples for English speakers Example Pronunciation

(sound file)

A /ɑ/ a like in "Arm" Avion
B /be/ b like in "Best" Bateau
C /se/
  • S like in "Sad" before i,e,y
  • or k like in "crocodile" elsewhere
  • or SH in "she" before h
  • Ceci
  • Camion
  • Chat
Ç /se/ S like in "Stop" Français
D /de/
  • d like in "Do"

The letter "d" is pronounced "t" at the end of the word in French:

  • For example: "un grand éléphant" (a large elephant) is pronounced "un grand(t) éléphant".
  • Other example: "Quand il y a" (when there is) is pronunced "Quand(t) il y a"
  • Dormir
  • Un grand éléphant
  • Quand il y a
 File:Dormir french.mp3
E /ø/ e like in "Elephant" Voiture
F /ɛf/ f like in "Fire" Feu
G /ʒe/
  • g like in "Gym" before i,e,y
  • or g like "golf" elsewhere
  • Nuage
  • Garage
 File:Garage french.mp3
H /aʃ/ Silent Hibou
I /i/ i like in "Italy Vivre
J /ʒi/ j like "Jim" Je
K /ka/ k like in "Ko" Kiwi
L /ɛl/ l like in "Lion" Lion
M /ɛm/ m like in "Men" Manger
N /ɛn/ n like in "New" Nager
O /o/
  • o like in "Open"
  • o like in "Do you know?"
  • Olive
  • Ouvrir
P /pe/ p like in "Pay" Partir
Q /ky/ q like in "Quit" Qui es-tu?
R /ɛʁ/ r like in "rome" Renard
S /ɛs/
  • s like in "See"
  • or z like in "dose" after a,e,i,o,u and before e,i
  • Sortir
  • Valise
T /te/ t like in "Tall" Voiture
U /y/ u like in "Urgent" C'est urgent!
V /ve/ v like in "View" Vivre
W /dubləve/ w like in "Want" Kiwi
X /iks/ x like in "Wax" Taxi
Y /iɡʁɛk/ y like in "Year" Yoyo
Z /zɛd/ z like in "Zoo" Le Zoo
Œ /ø/ o like in "Oops" Un œuf
â a like in "Apple" Quel âge as-tu?
é e like in "Elephant" Un éléphant
è, ê, ë ea like in "head"
  • la tête
  • Après
  • Noël
 File:Noel french.mp3
î i like in "live" Une île
ô o like in "only" tôt
û u like in "urgent" il fût

French Accents

French uses several accents which are worth understanding. These are: à, è, ù, (grave accents) and é (acute accent) which only applies to e. A circumflex applies to all vowels as well: â, ê, î, ô, û. And also a tréma (French for diaerasis) for vowels: ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, ÿ and combined letters: æ and oe.


Here is a specific lesson about Accents pronunciation.

Videos: How to Pronounce the French Alphabet



French Keyboard



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