French sounds

Question 0

ai / er / et / ez

Answer 0

Example: lait, j’ai, école, fatigué, aller, ecoutez

Sounds like may, play

Question 1

a / à

Answer 1

Example: attention, ma

Sounds like cat, flat

Question 2

ain / in

Answer 2

Example: américain

Sounds like ran (through nose)

Question 3

am / im / em

Answer 3

Example: ambulance, emmener

Sounds like arm (through nose)

Question 4

an / en

Answer 4

Example: ans, ancre, ennuyeux, cent

Sounds like barn (through nose)

Question 5

au

Answer 5

Example: jaune, chaussettes

Sounds like oh

Question 6

b

Answer 6

Example: belle, bon

Same as English

Question 7

c / k / q

Answer 7

Example: courage, café, sac

Sounds like king, car

Question 8

ç / ce / ci / s / -x- / -x

Answer 8

Example: garçon, français, cinéma, soixante, dix

Sounds like sound, see

Question 9

ch

Answer 9

Example: chat, chercher

Sounds like shoe, mash

Question 10

d

Answer 10

Example: dormir, malade

Same as English

Question 11

-d

Answer 11

Examples: dinard, canard

Silent at the end of a word accept if there is a vowel

Question 12

e

Answer 12

Examples: ce, fenêtre

Sounds like along

Question 13

è

Answer 13

Examples: père, collège

Sounds like get, threat

Question 14

eu

Answer 14

Examples: Europe, bleu, deux

Sounds like her, fur (shorter)

Question 15

f

Answer 15

Examples: femme, faire

Sounds the same as English

Question 16

g / gu

Answer 16

Examples: garder, dialogue

Sounds like glad

Question 17

ge / gi / j

Answer 17

Examples: génial, rouge, Giselle, jeu, jouer

Sounds like pleasure, measure

Question 18

gn

Answer 18

Examples: Espagne, ligne, montagne

Sounds like new, onion

Question 19

h

Answer 19

Examples: hôtel, heureux

Almost always silent

Question 20

i / ie / il / is

Answer 20

Examples: ils, avril, merci, biologie

Sounds like meet, eat

Question 21

l

Answer 21

Examples: lever, les

Sounds the same as English

Question 22

m

Answer 22

Examples: mère, midi

Sounds the same ax English

Question 23

n

Answer 23

Examples: nom, nouveau

Sounds the same as English

Question 24

o

Answer 24

Examples: oncle, optique

Sounds like holly

Question 25

oi

Answer 25

Examples: oiseau, soixante

Sounds like wa

Question 26

on

Answer 26

Examples: onze, content, Madison

Sounds like on (through the nose)

Question 27

ou

Answer 27

Examples: oublier, jouer, sous

Sounds like toot, flute

Question 28

p

Answer 28

Examples: prendre, penser

Same as English

Question 29

r

Answer 29

Examples: rêve, rendre

Sounds like loch

Question 30

-s- / z / x-

Answer 30

Examples: saison, cousin, xénophobie

Sounds like zero

Question 31

-s

Answer 31

Examples: sandales / dehors

Silent at the end of a word unless the next word starts with a vowel

Question 32

t

Answer 32

Examples: télé, toi

Sounds the same as English

Question 33

-t

Answer 33

Examples: finit, jouet

Silent at the end of a words unless the next word starts with a vowel

Question 34

u

Answer 34

Examples: une, sur, vendu, rue

Sounds like ee but with rounded lips

Question 35

ui

Answer 35

Examples: huit, suis, aujourd’hui

Sounds like we, sweet

Question 36

un

Answer 36

Examples: un, lundi, brun

Sounds like fun, sun but said through the nose

Question 37

v

Answer 37

Examples: vous, renvoi

Sounds the same as English

Question 38

w

Answer 38

Examples: watt, weekend

Sound the same as English

Question 39

-x / -z

Answer 39

Examples: rideaux, châteaux, avez, chantez

Silent unless the next letter is a vowel

Question 40

y

Answer 40

Example: yacht

Sounds the same as English