Scribd
Upload
85 views2 pages

FRANCAIS 101 Aide-Mémoire

The document provides a table listing the pronunciation of letters in French along with examples of words using each letter. It explains that the pronunciation of most letters is similar to English, except for letters like C, G, H, R, and S, which have different sounds than in English. The table gives the phonetic pronunciation for each letter and examples of French words to illustrate the sounds.

Uploaded by

Marth Summers
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
85 views2 pages

FRANCAIS 101 Aide-Mémoire

The document provides a table listing the pronunciation of letters in French along with examples of words using each letter. It explains that the pronunciation of most letters is similar to English, except for letters like C, G, H, R, and S, which have different sounds than in English. The table gives the phonetic pronunciation for each letter and examples of French words to illustrate the sounds.

Uploaded by

Marth Summers
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

Letter Pronunciation Examples

A ah aller​ (ah-lay) means 'to go'

B beh une batte​ (eeoon baht) means 'a bat'

C seh un couteau​ (uh koo-toh) means 'a knife

D deh dormir​ (dohr-meer) means 'to sleep'

E /uh/ - the sound in 'wool' les cheveux​ (lay shuh-vuh) means 'hair'

F /eff/ - similar to English fort​ (fohr) means 'strong'

G /zheh/ - similar to the g in 'massage' le gaz​ (luh gahz) means 'gas'

H /ah-sh/ - said like 'osh' in gosh, -​l'huile​ (lweel) means oil, and the 'h' is silent
usually silent in French but there are a -​le haricot​ (luh ah-ree-koh) means 'the bean'
few words with an aspirated 'h'

I /ee/ - the sound in geek finir​ (fee-neer) means 'to finish'

J jhee jouer​ (zhoo-ay) means 'to play'

K /kah un kangourou​ (uh kahn-goo-roo) means


kangaroo

L ell un livre​ (uh lee-vruh) means 'a book'

M ehm mon ami​ (moh-nahm-ee) means 'my friend'

N ehn la naissance​ (lah nay-ssahnss) means 'birth'

O oh un ordinateur​ (uh- nohr-dee-nah-tuhr) means


'a computer'

P /peh/ - said like the 'pu' in 'put' payer​ (pay-ay) means 'to pay'

Q /keoo/ - said like KEE with rounded lips qui​ (kee) means 'who'

R /ehr/ - guttural throat 'r', like gargling un renard​ (uh rruh-nahrr) means 'a fox'

S /ess/ - usually one 's' sounds like 'z' un poisson​ (uh pwah--ssohn) means 'a fish'
double 's' sounds like 's' du poison​ (deeoo pwah-zohn) means 'some
poison'

T /teh/ - said like 'tay' une tarte​ (eeoon tarr-tuh) means 'a pie'

U /eew/ - said like EE with rounded lips une ruse​ (eeoon reeooz) means 'a joke or
trick'

V vay une voiture​ (eeoon vwah-teeoor) means 'a


car'

W doobluh vay un wagon-lit​ (uh vahgohn lee) or (uh


wah-gohn-lee) means a train car for sleeping
X /eeks/ - similar to English une exercise​ (eeoon ehks-ehr-see-ss) means
'an exercise'

Y /ee grehk/ - sounds like EE then gr-ek un yaourt​ (uh yah-oo-rt) means 'a yogurt'

Z /zehd/ - sounds like zed un zèbre​ (uh zeh-bruh) means 'a zebra'

You might also like