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French Pronunciation
Pronouncing different parts of French words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a, à | sounds like the o in 'lolly pop' or 'tom' |
| â, as | sounds like 'ah!' |
| ai, ay, aye | sounds like the 'ay' in 'may' |
| ail, aille, âille | sounds like 'eye' |
| aile | sounds like the 'el' in 'ellen' |
| aim, ain | a nasal vowel, sounds like the 'an' in 'sang' |
| ais, ait, aît | sounds like the 'e' in 'egg' |
| am, an | a nasal vowel, sounds like the 'on' in 'yonder' |
| aou, aoû | sounds like the 'oo' in 'too' |
| au, aud, ault, aut, aux | sounds like 'oh!' |
| aude | sounds like 'ode' |
| aune | sounds like 'own' |
| b | sounds like the 'b' in 'bun' |
| c + a, o, u | sounds like the 'c' in 'cat' or 'cut' |
| c + e, i, y | sounds like the 'c' in 'cent' or 'city' |
| ç | sounds like the 's' in 'sit' |
| ch | sounds like the 'sh' in 'ship;' rarely sounds like the 'ch' in 'echo' |
| d | sounds like the 'd' in 'dog' |
| dj | sounds like the 'dg' in 'bridge' |
| e | sounds like the 'e' in 'the' |
| é, ée, ées, er, ey, ez, et | sounds like the 'ay' in 'may' |
| è, ê | sounds like the 'e' in 'egg' |
| eau, eaux | sounds like 'oh!' |
| ei, eil, eille | sounds like the 'ay' in 'may' |
| eim, ein | a nasal vowel, sounds like the 'an' in 'sang' |
| elle, elles | sounds like the 'ell' in 'ellen' |
| em, en | a nasal vowel, sounds like the 'on' in 'yonder' |
| -ent | as a verb ending, do not pronounce |
| ère | sounds like 'air' |
| est-ce | sounds like the 'ess' in 'bless' |
| -et | an ending of a word, sounds like the 'e' in 'egg' |
| eu, eue | sounds like the 'u' in 'cute' |
| -eu, -eue, eux | an ending of a word, sounds like the 'u' in 'pudding' |
| euil, euille | sounds like the 'oya' in 'loyal' |
| eul | sounds like the 'ull' in 'hull' |
| eur, eure | sounds like the 'ur' in 'purple' |
| ey, ez | sounds like the 'ay' in 'may' |
| f | sounds like the 'f' in 'if' |
| g + a, o, u | sounds like the 'g' in 'gum' or 'go' |
| g + e, i, y | sounds like the 's' in 'measure' |
| gn | sounds like the first 'n' in 'canyon' |
| gua | sounds like the 'gua' in 'guam' |
| gue | sounds like the 'gue' in 'guerilla' |
| gui | sounds like the 'gee' in 'geese' |
| h | not pronounced as a single letter |
| i, î, id, ie, ies, is, it, iz | sounds like the 'ee' in 'see' |
| ia | sounds like the 'ya' in 'yard' |
| ied, ier, iers | sounds like 'yea' |
| ieu | sounds like sounds like the 'yu' in 'yuppy' |
| il, ils | sounds like 'eel' |
| im, in | a nasal vowel, sounds like the 'an' in 'sang' |
| ique | sounds like the 'eek' in 'seek' |
| j | sounds like the 's' in 'measure' |
| k | sounds like the 'k' in 'kit' |
| l | sounds like the 'l' in 'let' |
| ll | sounds like the 'l' in 'let' or at times like the 'y' in 'yet' |
| m | sounds like the 'm' in 'me' |
| n | sounds like the 'n' in 'no' |
| o | sounds like the 'u' in 'up' or at times like the 'o' in 'so' |
| ô, ot | sounds like the 'o' in 'so' |
| oeil | sounds like the 'oya' in 'loyal' |
| oeu, oeud, oeufs | sounds like the 'u' in 'pudding' |
| oeur | sounds like the 'ur' in 'purple' |
| oi, oid, oids, oie, oigt, ois, oix, oua, oy | sounds like the 'wa' in 'wash' |
| oim, oin | a nasal vowel, sounds like the 'wan' in 'wangle' |
| om, on, ons, ont | a nasal vowel, sounds like the 'ong' in 'song' |
| ou, où, oud, oue, oup, ous, out, oût, oux | sounds like the 'oo' in 'too' |
| oué | sounds like 'way' |
| oui | sounds like 'we' |
| p | sounds like the 'p' in 'park;' at times not pronounced |
| ph | sounds like the 'ph' in 'philosophy' |
| q, qu | sounds like the 'k' in 'kit' |
| qua | sounds like the 'ca' in 'cat' |
| que | sounds like the 'ke' in 'kerchief' |
| qui | sounds like 'key' |
| r | sounds like the 'r' in 'gargle' |
| rr | sounds like the 'rr' in 'purr' |
| s | sounds like the 's' in 'sit;' at times like the 's' in 'rose' |
| sc + a, o, u | sounds like the 'sc' in 'scold' or 'scum' |
| sc + e, i, y | sounds like the 'sc' in 'scene' or 'scythe' |
| sh | sounds like the 'sh' in 'shampoo' |
| squa | sounds like the 'squa' in 'squander' |
| t, tt | sounds like the 't' in 'to' |
| tch | sounds like the 'ch' in 'church' |
| th | sounds like the 't' in 'tea' |
| u, û, ue | sounds like the 'u' in 'cute' |
| ueil, ueille | sounds like the 'oya' in 'loyal' |
| ui, uie, uis, uit, uy | sounds like the 'ew ea' in 'few eat' |
| um, un | a nasal vowel, sounds like the 'un' in 'sung' |
| v, w | sounds like the 'v' in 'verb' |
| x | sounds like the 'x' in 'example' or 'excuse' or the 's' in 'geese' |
| y | sounds like the 'ee' in 'see;' at times like the 'y' in 'yet' |
| z | sounds like the 'z' in 'zero' |
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mentalorigami
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