| Letter | Sound in French |
| a | father |
| ai | ay sound in pain |
| au | o sound in taupe |
| b | boy |
| c | both k and s sounds like in English cow or ceiling |
| ç | s facade |
| ch | sh sound in champagne |
| d | dog |
| e, eu | eu sound in |
| é | ay sound in fiancé |
| é | eh sound in bet |
| eau | o sound in bow |
| f | frog |
| g | go, but can also sound like zh in mirage |
| h | silent |
| i | ee sound in street |
| j | zh sound in mirage |
| k | kit -rarely used |
| l | long |
| m | monkey |
| n | nose |
| o | open |
| oi | sounds like wah |
| ou | oo sound in soup |
| p | pan |
| ph | f sound in phone |
| q | k sound in kit, always followed by silent u |
| r | softer sound almost an h |
| s, ti | sing, and for example: attention would be pronounced ah-TEN-si-on |
| t, th | time |
| u | ou sound in you or too |
| ue | weh sound in suede |
| ui | wee sound in cuisine |
| v | violin |
| w | v sound, rarely used |
| x | exit |
| y | yellow |
| z | zebra |
Note: Do not pronouce d, s, t, or x when it is the last letter of the word. For example, the word français (French) would sound like frahnSAY. Stress generally falls on the last syllable of a word.
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