Les lettres Flashcards
Pronouncing the french alphabet
A: adresse
ah’
ah ∙ DREH’ ∙ ss
B: banane
bay’
bah ∙ NA’ ∙ nn
C: carotte
say’
kair ∙ OHT’
D: dessert
day’
day ∙ ZAIR’
E: rebelle
uhh’
rooh ∙ BEL’ ∙ ll
F: fragile
effe’
fra (a as in at) ∙ ZHEEL’
G: genre
zhay’
ZHOHN’ ∙ rah
H: héritage
ash’
air ∙ ree ∙ TAHJ’
I: innocent
ee’
ee ∙ noo ∙ SOHN’
J: justice
jee’
zhoo ∙ STEES’
K: kilomètre
kah’
keel ∙ oh ∙ MEH’ ∙ trah
L: lion
elle’
lee ∙ YOHN’
M: mariage
emme’
mair ∙ ree ∙ AHJ’
N: nature
enne’
nah ∙ TEW’ ∙ rah
O: olive
oh’
oh ∙ LEE’ ∙ vv
P: personne
pay’
pair ∙ SOHN’ ∙ nn
Q: quiche
kooh’
KEE’ ∙ sh
R: radio
air’
RAH’ ∙ dyoh
S: spécial
esse’
spay ∙ see ∙ YAHL’
T: table
tay’
TAH’ ∙ blah
U : unique
ooh’
OOH’ ∙ nee ∙ kk
V: vidéo
vay’
vee ∙ day ∙ OH’
W: wagon
doo ∙ blah ∙ VAY’
va ∙ GOHN’
X: xylophone
eeks’
kzeel ∙ oh ∙ FOH’ ∙ nn
Y: yoga
ee ∙ GREHK’
yoh ∙ GAH’
Z: zéro
zehd’
zay ∙ ROH’
Spelling double letters, such as two ‘s’ (ss), say…
deux s (dooz ∙ esse)
Name the accent:
é
accent aigu
aks ∙ SOHNT’ ∙ ay ∙ GOO’
Name the accent:
è
accent grave
aks ∙ SOHNT’ ∙ GRAHV’
Name the accent:
ô
accent circonflexe
aks ∙ SOHNT’ ∙ ser ∙ cohn ∙ FLEHX’
Name the accent:
ï
trèma
TRAY’ ∙ mah
Name the accent:
ç
cédille
say ∙ DEEL’ ∙ lah
