Français

A a (a) · B b (bé) · C c (cé) · D d (dé) · E e (e) · F f (effe) · G g (gé) · H h (ache) · I i (i) · J j (ji) · K k (ka) · L l (elle) · M m (emme) · N n (enne) · O o (o) · P p (pé) · Q q (ku) · R r (erre) · S s (esse) · T t (té) · U u (u) · V v (vé) · W w (double vé) · X x (iks) · Y y (i grec) · Z z (zède) · É é (e accent aigu) · È è (e accent grave) · Ê ê (e accent circonflexe) · Ç ç (c cédille) French u /y/ uses rounded lips with the tongue in an “ee” position: tu (you). Ou /u/ is like “oo”: tout (everything). Nasal vowels let air flow through the nose without a separate final n: pain /pɛ̃/ (bread), bon /bɔ̃/ (good), sans /sɑ̃/ (without). French r is made toward the back of the mouth: rouge (red), merci (thank you). Many final consonants are silent: petit /pəti/ (small). In liaison, a normally silent consonant may link to a following vowel: les amis /lezami/ (the friends). é usually sounds /e/, while è and ê usually sound /ɛ/: été (summer), père (father), fête (party). Ç sounds /s/: garçon (boy). Plain c usually sounds /s/ before e, i, y, but /k/ before a, o, u: cinéma, café.