The Alphabet
Letter | Phonic | Name | Accented letters | Example |
---|---|---|---|---|
A | /a/ | a | Àà, â, Ææ | avion (plane) |
B | /be/ | bé | bateau (boat) | |
C | /ʃ/, /k/ or /s/ | cé | Çç | chien (dog) cœur (heart) or cerise (cherry) |
D | /de/ | dé | dauphin (dolphin) | |
E | /ə/ | e | Éé, Èè, Êê, Ëë. Œœ | éléphant (elephant) |
F | /ɛf/ | effe | fleur (flower) | |
G | /ʒe/ or /g/ | gé | grenouille (frog) or genou (knee) | |
H | Mostly silent, or /aʃ/ | ache | hotel (hotel) or hibou (owl) | |
I | /i/ | i | Îî, Ïï | iglou (Igloo) |
J | /ʒi/ | ji | jus (juice) | |
K | /ka/ | ka | kangourou (kangaroo) | |
L | /ɛl/ | elle | lapin (rabbit) | |
M | /ɛm/ | emme | maison (house) | |
N | /ɛn/ | enne | nid (nest) | |
O | /o/ | o | Ôô | orange (orange) |
P | /pe/ | pé | pomme (apple) | |
Q | /ky/ | qu | quatre (four) | |
R | /ɛʁ/ | erre | raisin (grape) | |
S | /ɛs/ | esse | souris (mouse) Psst: this is one of many different ways to pronounce ‘s’ in French! | |
T | /te/ | té | tortue (turtle) | |
U | /y/ | u | Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü | uniforme (uniform) |
V | /ve/ | vé | vache (cow) | |
W | /dubləve/ | double vé | wagon (wagon) | |
X | /iks/ | ixe | xylophone (xylophone) | |
Y | /iɡʁɛk/ | i grec | Ÿ ÿ | yoyo (yoyo) |
Z | /zɛd/ | zèbre (zebra) |
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