LEARN FRENCH ALPHABET
French Alphabet |
Aa as in the word “ask” and never as in the word “able” |
Bb same as in English |
Cc like “s” before "i" or "e" and when it has the cedilla “ç”; otherwise like "k” in Creole. |
Dd same as in English (many words in French alphabet are the same) |
Ee as in “elevated” |
Ff same as in English |
Gg like the "s" in the word “pleasure” before "e" or "i"; otherwise like the "g" in "God",never pronounced as “dj”. |
Hh silent most of the time. |
Ii as in the word “ink” never as in the word “island” |
Jj as in Job, but without the “d” pronounced before the J, never as {djob} but {job} |
Kk same as in English |
Ll same as in English |
Mm same as in English |
Nn same as in English |
Oo same as in English “Old” never as in “Hot” which is pronounced somehow like {hat} |
Pp same as in English |
Qq same as in English |
Rr same as in English but slightly like as in “gh” as in Merci |
Ss same as in English |
Tt same as in English not as sharp. |
Uu as in the “ultra”, never as in the word “up” or “university” |
Vv same as in English |
Ww as in English although rare (mainly found in borrowed words) |
Xx same as in English |
Yy same as in English although rare. |
Zz same as in English |
As you may have noticed, many letters in French alphabet are the same as English, the pronunciation is a little bit different sometimes, but in general French letters look the same, and sound the same, so learning them would be a breeze!