French Alphabets and Pronunciation and Sound

PRONUNCIATION

 

FRENCH ALPHABETS

The French and English alphabets share the same letters. However, the way we pronounce the letters of the alphabet in French is a bit different.

French alphabets have the same 26 letters as in English, but not all of them are pronounced in a similar manner.

In French, we have the same vowels a, e, i, o, u and also y in some cases. The letter “h” is always is always silent and is, therefore, treated like a vowel.

Some important points for reciting the French alphabets are:

- F L M N O S Z     -   sounds are almost the same as in English

- B C D G P T V (bay,say, etc.)    -     with the A sound as in Day

- A H K (aa, ahsh,kaa)    -    with the A sound as in Star

- I J X (ee, zhee, eeks)   -  with the I sound as in See            

- Q U     -    with the U sound as in ew           

- E (uh)   -    with the E sound as in But             

R         =          Air

W        =          Dooble Vay (doo-bluh-vay)

Y          =          (Greek i) i.e. (ee-grec)

G         =          Zhay

J           =          Zhee

(G and J sound makes confused, so be careful)

Identification of French Letters  (sound)

.Aside from a few exceptions, usually C, R, F, L (remember the word CaReFuL), final consonants aren’t pronounced in French. Pronounce a final consonant only if it is followed by a vowel.