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French Alphabet
| Letter | |
Sound in French |
| a | |
father |
| ai | |
ay sound in pain |
| au | |
o sound in taupe |
| b | |
boy |
| c | |
both k and s sounds like in English cow or ceiling |
| ç | |
s facade |
| ch | |
sh sound in champagne |
| d | |
dog |
| e, eu | |
eu sound in |
| é | |
ay sound in fiancé |
é | |
eh sound in bet |
eau | |
o sound in bow |
| f | |
frog |
| g | |
go, but can also sound like zh in mirage |
| h | |
silent |
| i | |
ee sound in street |
| j | |
zh sound in mirage |
| k | |
kit -rarely used |
| l | |
long |
| m | |
monkey |
| n | |
nose |
| o | |
open |
| oi | |
sounds like wah |
| ou | |
oo sound in soup |
| p | |
pan |
| ph | |
f sound in phone |
| q | |
k sound in kit, always followed by silent u |
| r | |
softer sound almost an h |
| s, ti | |
sing, and for example: attention would be pronounced ah-TEN-si-on |
| t, th | |
time |
| u | |
ou sound in you or too |
| ue | |
weh sound in suede |
| ui | |
wee sound in cuisine |
| v | |
violin |
| w | |
v sound, rarely used |
| x | |
exit |
| y | |
yellow |
| z | |
zebra |
Note: Do not pronouce d, s, t, or x when it is the last letter of the word. For example, the word français (French) would sound like frahnSAY. Stress generally falls on the last syllable of a word.
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