French alphabet

LetterEnglish soundPronunciation
A/ɑ/a as in apple
B/be/b as in boss
C/se/s as in song before i,e,y or k elsewhere
Ç/se/s as in song
D/de/d as in David
E/ø/e as in elephant
F/ɛf/f as in France
G/ʒe/g as in gym before i,e,y or g as in golf elsewhere
H/aʃ/silent
I/i/i as in Italy
J/ʒi/j as in pleasure
K/ka/k as in kit
L/ɛl/l as in lamb
M/ɛm/m as in man
N/ɛn/n as in nice
O/o/o as in opera
P/pe/p as in play
Q/ky/q as in queue
R/ɛʁ/r as in Paris
S/ɛs/s as in sand
T/te/t as in time
U/y/u as in ultimate
V/ve/v as in vault
W/dubləve/ “double v”w as in world
X/iks/x as in wax
Y/iɡʁɛk/ “i grec”y as in year
Z/zɛd/z as in zebra
Œ/ø/o as in oops
Æ/e/ay as in May
âa as in apple
êe as in elephant
îi as ininland
ôo as in online
ûu as in ultimate

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