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French Pronunciation
Basics of French Pronunciation
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Language - French
Undergraduate 2
01/27/2014
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Term
A
 Definition
Like "a" in father
Term
AI
 Definition
like ai in "pain"
Term
AU
 Definition
Like "au" in taupe
Term
B
 Definition
Like "b" in buy
Term
C
 Definition
Like "c" in can
Term
Ç
 Definition
Like "c" in facade
Term
CH
 Definition
Like sh in champagne
Term
D
 Definition
Like "d" in dad
Term
E (In single syllable words), EU
 Definition
Like "e" in angel (Sound is often heard in single syllable words like le, me, ect.)
Term
E (When followed by a double consonant or a syllable that ends in a consonant sound), Ê, È
 Definition
Like "e" in bed
Term

E (in an open syllable (i.e., a syllable that ends in a vowel sound), É

 Definition
Like the vowel sound in weight except without the "y" sound at the end
Term
E (at the end of a word)
 Definition
Called E muet, and may or may not be pronunced
Term
F
 Definition
Like "f" in fat
Term
G (In front of E,I, or Y)
 Definition
Like "g" in mirage
Term
G (In front of A,O,U, or a consonant)
 Definition
Like "g" in good
Term
H
 Definition
Like "h" in hour (always silent)
Term
I, Ï, Î
 Definition
Like "i" in naive
Term
J
 Definition
Like "j" in deja vu
Term
K
 Definition
Like "k" in kit (rare in french)
Term
L
 Definition
Like "l" in like
Term
M
 Definition
Like "m" in mom (nasal vowel)
Term
N
 Definition
Like "n" in no (nasal vowel)
Term
O
 Definition
Like "o" in solo
Term
OI
 Definition
Like "wa" in want
Term
OU
 Definition
Like "ou" in soup
Term
P
 Definition
Like "p" in pie
Term
Q
 Definition
Like "q" in pique
Term
R
 Definition
Similar to "j" in spanish
Term
S
 Definition
Like "s" in so
Term
SC
 Definition
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