French Alphabet and Pronunciation of French Language

The French alphabet (l'alphabet français) by e.seran senguttuvan

A a

B b

C c

D d

E e

F f

G g

H h

I i

J j

K k

L l

M m

[ɑ]

[be]

[se]

[de]

[ə]

[ɛf]

[ʒe]

[aʃ]

[i]

[ʒi]

[ka]

[ɛl]

[ɛm]

N n

O o

P p

Q q

R r

S s

T t

U u

V v

W w

X x

Y y

Z z

[ɛn]

[o]

[pe]

[ky]

[ɛʀ]

[ɛs]

[te]

[y]

[ve]

[dubləve]

[iks]

[igʀɛk]

[zɛd]

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French Alphabet and Pronunciation of French Language

             The French alphabet is exactly the same as the English alphabet, except the letters are pronounced differently. Following are the approximate French pronunciations for each letter. For related topics, please click on French Language.Letter Pronouncation Letter Pronuncation;
Model (1)
           french alphabets

A                     -ah (it is pronounce like the ‘a’ in cat)

B                     -bay

C                     -say

D                     -day

E                     -er

F                      -f (it is pronounce like the english ‘f’)

G                     -jay

H                     -ash

I                       -e (it is pronounce like the english ‘e’)

J                      -jee

K                     -ca

L                     -l (it is pronounce like the english ‘l’)

M                    -m (it is pronounce like the english

N                     -n (it is pronounce like the english )

O                     -o (it is pronounce like the english  )

P                      -pay

Q                     -ku

R                     -air

S                      -s (it is pronounce like the english  )

T                      -tay

U                     -ew

V                     -they

W                    -doublethey

X                     -ix (like in six)

Y                     -egrek

Z                      -z (it is pronounce like the english  )

Model (2)

A         ah            N         en
B          bay         O         op
C          say         P          pay
D         day         Q          koo
E          uk            R         ehr
F          ef            S          es
G          ghay      T          tay
H          ash        U          oo
I            ee          V          vay
J            jhay     W         doo-blaw-vay
K          ka          X          ex
L           el          Y           ee-grek
M         em         Z zed
Model (3)

Letter	Name
A	/ɑ/                       ah
B	/be/                          beh
C	/se/                      seh
D	/de/                     deh
E	/ø/                       uh
F	/ɛf/                      eff
G	/ʒe/                     zheh
H	/aʃ/                      ahsh
I	/i/                        ee
J	/ʒi/                       zhee
K	/ka/                      kah
L	/ɛl/                       ell
M	/ɛm/                     em
N	/ɛn/                      en
O	/o/                        oh
P	/pe/                      peh
Q	/ky/                       koo
R	/ɛʁ/                       air
S	/ɛs/                       ess
T	/te/                       teh
U	/y/                         ooh
V	/ve/                       veh
W	/dubləve/"double v" doo-blah-yeh
X	/iks/                      eeks
Y	/iɡʁɛk/ "i grec" (or)    ee-grek
Z	/zɛd/                     zed
	by e.senguttuvan, batlagundu

        Some of the individual letters can have accents, which change the way they are pronounced. Following are the different versions: â, ç, é, è, ê, î, ï. These are not different or additional letters, they are merely letters with accents.The letter H is not pronounced, or to be more accurate, is pronounced very lightly.The pronunciation of letters is also affected by their position. If the last letter of a word is a consonant, it is not pronounced unless:· the first letter of the next work is a vowel, or · the consonant is a C, F, L, or R. These four consonants are pronounced even if they are at the end of a word. The way to remember this is to remember the word "careful", which has the same four consonants. The French phrase for "How is that spelled?" is "Comment ça s'écrit?".For words with more than one syllable, the stress is always on the last syllable. If you can practice this, your French will be much better understood.

French (français)

        The French is called romance(lovable) language. French is spoken by about 265 million people in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Canada, Switzerland, Italy, the U.S, Lebanon, French Guiana, north, west and central Africa, Madagascar, some islands in the Indian Ocean, Haiti and other Caribbean islands, Indochina, New Caledonia, the New Hebrides and the French Pacific Territories.

French Alphabet has the same number of letters as English 26, but some of them have “accents” and “cedilla”, that doesn’t make their pronunciation different, only to distinguish them from other similar looking words except the cedilla ç, which is pronounced as “S” and never as “k”. The table below shows how the French letters are pronounced. This french language spoken by about 280 million people in India(pandicherry alias puducherry),France, Belgium, French Guiana, Luxembourg, Canada, Switzerland, Italy, the USA, Lebanon, north, west and central Africa(French is an official language in many African countries, most of them former French or Belgian colonies:

Benin,Burkina Faso,Burundi,Cameroon,Central African Republic,Chad,Comoros,Congo (Brazzaville),Côte d'Ivoire,Democratic Republic of the Congo,Djibouti,Equatorial Guinea (former colony of spain),Gabon,Guinea,Madagascar,Mali,Niger,Rwanda,Senegal,Seychelles,Togo,In addition, French is an administrative language and commonly used, though not on an official basis, in Mauritius and in the Maghreb states:

Algeria (languages of Algeria)

Mauritania (languages of Mauritania)

Morocco (languages of Morocco)

Tunisia (see also languages of Tunisia), Madagascar,a number of islands in the Indian Ocean, Haiti and other Caribbean islands, Indochina, New Caledonia, the New Hebrides and the French Pacific Territories. Basically, french is sweetest language ,but, doubest in pronounciation. 

The French language is descended from Latin.Latin language is mother language of european group of languages,Mostly latin speakon peoples are lived in south america.so,south america is  called latin america or latin spokened countries.latin is first appeared in writing in 842 AD when it was used in the Strasbourg Oaths. Before then Latin was the language used for literature throughout Europe. During the 10th and 11th centuries, French appeared in a number of documents and religious writings, but French literature didn't start to take off until the late 12th / early 13th century. The first great work of French literature was the 'Chanson de Roland' (Song of Roland), which was published in about 1200.

Dialects of the French language

            Acadian French

            African French

            Aostan French

            Belgian French

            Cajun French

            Cambodian French

            Canadian French

            French-based creole languages

            Guyana French

            Indian French

            Jersey Legal French

            Lao French

            Levantine French (most commonly referred to as Lebanese French)

            Louisiana Creole French

            Mauritian Creole

            Maghreb French (see also North African French)

            Meridional French

            Metropolitan French

            Missouri French

            New Caledonian French

            Newfoundland French

            Oceanic French

            Quebec French

            South East Asian French

            Swiss French

            Vietnamese French

            West Indian French

            French Colonial Empire

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B

C c

G g

H h

I i

J j

K k

L l

M m

[ɑ]

[be]

[se]

[ə]

[ɛf]

[ʒe]

[aʃ]

[i]

[ʒi]

[ka]

[ɛl]

[ɛm]

N n

O o

P p

Q q

R r

S s

T t

U u

V v

W w

X x

Y y

Z z

[ɛn]

[o]

[pe]

[ky]

[ɛʀ]

[ɛs]

[ve]

[dubləve]

[iks]

[igʀɛk]

[zɛd]

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