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