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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.
There are also several additional accents that you have to learn.
| 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 |
| Ç | /se/ | S like in "Sad" |
| D | /de/ | d like in "Do" |
| E | /ø/ | e like in "Elephant" |
| F | /ɛf/ | f like in "Fire" |
| G | /ʒe/ | g like in "Gym" before i,e,y or
g como en golf elsewhere |
| H | /aʃ/ | Silent |
| I | /i/ | i like in "Italy |
| J | /ʒi/ | s like in "pleaSure" |
| 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 "paRis" |
| 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 como en "urgent" |