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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.
Here is a specific lesson about Accents pronunciation.
| Alphabet | Sounds | Prononciation examples |
|---|---|---|
| A | /ɑ/ | a like in "Arm" |
| B | /be/ | b like in "Best" |
| C | /se/ | S like in "Sad" before i,e,y
or k like in "crocodile" elsewhere |
| Ç | /se/ | S like in "Stop" |
| D | /de/ | d like in "Do"
The letter "d" is pronounced "t" at the end of the word in French:
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| E | /ø/ | e like in "Elephant" |
| F | /ɛf/ | f like in "Fire" |
| G | /ʒe/ | g like in "Gym" before i,e,y or
g like "golf" elsewhere |
| H | /aʃ/ | Silent |
| I | /i/ | i like in "Italy |
| J | /ʒi/ | j like " jim carrey " |
| K | /ka/ | k like in "Ko" |
| L | /ɛl/ | l like in "Lion" |
| M | /ɛm/ | m like in "Men" |
| N | /ɛn/ | n like in "New" |
| O | /o/ | o like in "Open" |
| P | /pe/ | p like in "Pay" |
| Q | /ky/ | q like in "Quit" |
| R | /ɛʁ/ | r like in "rome" |
| S | /ɛs/ | s like in "See" |
| T | /te/ | t like in "Tall" |
| U | /y/ | u like in "Urgent" |
| V | /ve/ | v like in "View" |
| W | /dubləve/ | w like in "Want" |
| X | /iks/ | x like in "Wax" |
| Y | /iɡʁɛk/ | y like in "Year" |
| Z | /zɛd/ | z like in "Zoo" |
| Œ | /ø/ | o like in "Oops" |
| Æ | /e/ | ay like in "May" |
| â | a like in "Apple" | |
| ê | e like in "Elephant" | |
| î | i like in "live" | |
| ô | o like in "only" | |
| û | u like " urgent " |