Letter pronunciation Flashcards
c
pronounced as “k” before a, o, u - like carte
pronounced as “s” before e, i, y - like cette
ç (cedilla)
pronounced as “s”
q and qu
pronounced as “k” - like quiz and cinq
g
pronounced as “g” before a, o, u - like golf
pronounced as “g” when gu before e, i, y - like guitar
pronounced as “zh” before e, i, y - like manger
gn
“ny” as in onion - like in magnifique
h
silent
j
“zh”
(like leisure)
r
tip of tongue at bottom of mouth against front teeth
s
normal “s” at start of word
“z” when sandwiched between 2 vowels - like maison
th
regular “t”
x
“ks” when followed by consonant - like excellent
“gs” when followed by a vowel - like exemple
”s” when a final letter - like six
a
“ah” - mal
à
“ah” - voilà
â
“ah” - pâte
ai
“ay” - mai
au
“oh” - faux
eau
“oh” - peau
e
“oo(h)”
in one syllable words - le
before consonant in long words - premier
é
“ay” - thé
ez
“ay” - nez
è
“eh” - mère
ê
“eh” - tête
et
“eh” - met
ei
“eh” - seize
i
“ee” - livre
î
“ee” - île
o
“oh” - ocean
ô
“oh” - hôte
ou
“oo” - pour
u
“ew” - tu
y
“y” - yaourt
-yer
“yay”
payer
(pay-yay)
-ille
“yuh”
fille
(feeyuh)
ouill
“y”
mouillé
(mwee-yay)
eil
“ay”
bouteille
(boo-taiy)
ail
“aiy”
ail
(eye)
euille
“ayh”
feuille
(fih-y(uh))
“y” sounds
y
-yer
-ille
-ouill-
-eil-
ail
-euille
ui
“oo-wee”
lui
(loo-wee)
ué(e)
“oo-weh”
ruée
(ru-weh)
-uin
wu(n)h
juin
(zhu-u(n)h)
ueu
“oo-wuh”
sueur
seu-wuhr
“wuh” sounds
ui
ué(e)
uin
ueu
oi
“wah”
moi
(mwah)
oy
“wah”
employé
(ahm-plwah-yeh)
“wah” sounds
oi
oy
-oui-
“oo-weh”
Louis
(loo-weh)
oue
“oo-weh”
ouest
(oo-wehst)
“oo-weh” sounds
oui
oue
nasal vowels
an - enfant
am - chambre
en - en
em - embarrass
in - matin
im - impuli
ain - pain
aim - faim
ien - bien
on - son
om - nom
un - un
Final consonant not pronounced except
C R F L
-er verbs (“ay”)
