Beginning French Pronunciation

Beginning French Pronunciation

<p>Beginning French Pronunciation The basics of French pronunciation By Laura K. Lawless, About.com Guide</p><p>Letter(s) LKL English Sound Examples A1 a father quatre2, un ami3 AI4 ay pain le lait5, frais6 AU7 o taupe chaud8, mauvais9</p><p>B10 b buy bonbons11, bas12</p><p>C13 k can café14, sec15 s cell cerise16, nièce17 Ç s façade ça va18, caleçon19 CH20 sh champagne chaud21, anchois22</p><p>D23 d dad la date24, mardi25</p><p>E26, EU27 eu de trop le28, un feu29 É ay fiancé été30, génial31 È, Ê, EI32 eh bête noire exprès33, une tête34 EAU35 o eau de toilette beau36, eau37</p><p>F38 f fat faim39, neuf40</p><p>G41 g gag gant42, une bague43 zh mirage il gèle44, aubergine45</p><p>H46 hour hiver47, un hôpital48 (always silent)</p><p>I49, Ï, Î ee naïve dix50, un lit51</p><p>J52 zh déjà vu le jambon53, déjeuner54</p><p>K55 k kit un kiosque56, le ski57 (rare in French)</p><p>L58 l like fleurs59, mille60</p><p>M61 m mom Madame62, comment63 (n) (nasal vowel64) le parfum65, embouteillage66</p><p>N67 n no neuf68, noir69 (n) (nasal vowel) un70, le pain71</p><p>O72 o solo le dos73, rose74 OI75 wa foie gras boire76, trois77 OU78 u soup douze79, nous80</p><p>P81 p pie un père82, la soupe83 PH84 f phone une pharmacie85, téléphoner86</p><p>Q87 k pique quinze88, la banque89</p><p>R90 r rouge91, une ceinture92 (similar to Spanish J, Arabic KH)</p><p>S93 s so le sucre94, un poisson95 SC96 sk scold une escale97 s science les sciences98</p><p>T99 t toe la tarte100, la tête101 TH102 t [tea] le thé103, le théâtre104 TI105 s [silly] attention106</p><p>U107 u [food]* tu108, une jupe109 UE110 weh suede* saluer111, la Suisse112 UI113 wee cuisine* une nuit114, fruit115 *Approximation - see lesson on U116</p><p>V117 v vat vert118, un avion119</p><p>W120 v un wagon121 (rare in French)</p><p>X122 ks express exprimer123, taxe124 gz exit le xérès125, un exemplaire126</p><p>Y127 y yes le yaourt128, les yeux129</p><p>Z130 z zone la zone131, la zizanie132 This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://french.about.com/od/pronunciation/a/beginningpronunciation.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved.</p>

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