CHOİSİSSEZ VOTRE NİVEAU ET ENTREZ |
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2-Alphabet et Prononciation |
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A-Alphabet / l'alphabet
a
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/a/
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j
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/ʒi/
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s
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/ɛs/
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b
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/be/
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k
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/ka/
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t
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/te/
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c
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/se/
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l
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/ɛl/
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u
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/y/
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d
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/de/
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m
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/ɛm/
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v
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/ve/
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e
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/ə/
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n
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/ɛn/
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w
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/dubləve/
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f
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/ɛf/
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o
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/o/
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x
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/iks/
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g
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/ʒɜ/
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p
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/pe/
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y
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/igrɛk/
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h
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/aʃ/
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q
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/ky/
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z
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/zɛd/
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i
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/i/
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r
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/ɛʀ/
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B- Pronunciation / la prononciation
French Vowels
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IPA
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Phonetic spelling
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Sample words
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General spellings
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[i]
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ee
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vie, midi, lit, riz
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i, y
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[y]
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ee rounded
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rue, jus, tissu, usine
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u
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[e]
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ay
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blé, nez, cahier, pied
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é, et, final er and ez
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[ø]
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ay rounded
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jeu, yeux, queue, bleu
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eu
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[ɛ]
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eh
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lait, aile, balai, reine
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e, è, ê, ai, ei, ais
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[œ]
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eh rounded
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sœur, œuf, fleur, beurre
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œu, eu
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[a]
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ah
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chat, ami, papa, salade
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a, à, â
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[ɑ]
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ah longer
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bas, âne, grâce, château
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a, â
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[u]
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oo
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loup, cou, caillou, outil
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ou
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[o]
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oh
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eau, dos, escargot, hôtel
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o, ô
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[ɔ]
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aw
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sol, pomme, cloche, horloge
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o
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[ə]
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uh
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fenêtre, genou, cheval, cerise
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e
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[ɑ] is disappearing in modern French, being replaced by [a]. Vowels that do not exist in English are marked in blue.
French semi-vowels
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IPA
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Phonetic spelling
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Sample words
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General spelling
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[w]
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w
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fois, oui, Louis
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oi, ou
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[ɥ]
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ew-ee
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lui, suisse
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ui
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[j]
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yuh
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oreille, Mireille
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ill, y
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French nasal vowels
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IPA
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Phonetic spelling
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Sample words
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General spelling
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[ã]
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awn
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gant, banc, dent
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en, em, an, am, aon, aen
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[ɛ̃]
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ahn
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pain, vin, linge
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in, im, yn, ym, ain, aim, ein, eim, un, um,
en, eng, oin, oing, oint, ien, yen, éen
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[œ̃]
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uhn
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brun, lundi, parfum
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un
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[õ]
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ohn
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rond, ongle, front
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on, om
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[œ̃] is being replaced with [ɛ̃] in modern French
In words beginning with in-, a nasal is only used if the next letter is a consonant. Otherwise, the in- prefix is pronounce een before a vowel.
French Consonants
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ex + vowel
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egz
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examen, exercice
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ex + consonant
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eks
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exceptionnel, expression
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ch (Latin origin)
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sh
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architecte, archives
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ch (Greek origin)
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k
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orchestre, archéologie
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ti + vowel (except é)
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see
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démocratie, nation
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c + e, i, y; or ç
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s
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cent, ceinture, maçon
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c + a, o, u
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k
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caillou, car, cube
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g + e, i, y
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zh
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genou, gingembre
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g + a, o, u
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g
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gomme, ganglion
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th
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t
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maths, thème, thym
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j
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zh
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jambe, jus, jeune
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qu, final q
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k
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que, quoi, grecque
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h
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silent
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haricot, herbe, hasard
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vowel + s + vowel
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z
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rose, falaise, casino
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x + vowel
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z
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six ans, beaux arts
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final x
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s
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six, dix, soixante (these 3 only!)
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