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French Alphabet Made Simple

Quick view of all letters with pronunciation.

A
(ah)
B
(bay)
C
(say)
D
(day)
E
(uh)
F
(eff)
G
(zhay)
H
(ash)
I
(ee)
J
(zhee)
K
(kah)
L
(ell)
M
(emm)
N
(enn)
O
(oh)
P
(pay)
Q
(koo)
R
(air)
S
(ess)
T
(tay)
U
(oo)
V
(vay)
W
(doo-bluh-vay)
X
(eeks)
Y
(ee-grek)
Z
(zed)

Interesting French Alphabet Facts

Same letters, different sounds

Same 26 letters, different pronunciation.

French “R”

Spoken from the throat.

Silent letters

Many endings are not pronounced.

Silent “H”

Usually not spoken.

Two sounds of G

Soft and hard depending on vowels.

Rare “W”

Mostly in foreign words.

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