French Alphabet

Today I will teach you the French alphabet. If you follow everything provided in this page, you will be able to read, write and pronounce the French letters quickly and easily. I'm providing the sound so that you can hear the pronunciation of the characters. French contains 26 letters (consonants and vowels). Below you will find the letters, the pronunciation and sound.

A a	[ɑ] like apple
B b	[be] like boss
C c	[se] like cat, ice
Ç ç	[se] like song
D d	[de] like day
E e	[ø] like egg
F f	[ɛf] like fly
G g	[ʒe] like gym, god
H h	[aʃ] silent honor
I i	[i] like India
J j	[ʒi] like vision
K k	[ka] like kit
L l	[ɛl] like lamb
M m	[ɛm] like man
N n	[ɛn] like nice
O o	[o] like opera
P p	[pe] like play
Q q	[ky] like queue
R r	[ɛʁ] like Paris
S s	[ɛs] like sand
T t	[te] like time
U u	[y] like urge
V v	[ve] like vault
W w	[w] like world
X x	[iks] like wax
Y y	[iɡʁɛk] like year
Z z	[zɛd] like zebra
Œ œ	[ø] like oops
Æ æ	[e] like day
 â	[â] like apple
Ê ê	[ê] like eggs
Î î	[î] like mill
Ô ô	[ô] like online
Û û	[û] like urge

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