French Alphabet

The French Alphabet

You can form almost every sound in the French alphabet using the English sounds that you already know.

The French alphabet is the same as the English one but not all letters are pronounced the same way, and some letters can have accents, which change the way they are pronounced.

Below is an audio guide to the pronunciation of the letters of the French alphabet.

How to pronounce the French alphabet

Note that the letters k and w are not commonly used except in regional or loan words. For example; kilogramme, kilomètre

A
aah (like opening your mouth for the dentist)
B
beh
C
say
D
day
E
euh
F
eff
G
jay (like J in English)
H
ash
I
ee
J
jee (similar to G in English)
K
kah
L
el
M
em
N
en
O
oh
P
pay
Q
coo
R
err
S
es
T
tay
U
oo
V
vay
W
dooble vay
X
eex
Y
ee-grayk
Z
zed

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ananas
pineapple
barre
bar / rod
carte
map
donner
to give
petite
small
famille
family
glace
ice / ice cream
hôpital
hospital
image
image
je
I
kilo
kilogram
lunettes
glasses
mère
mother
non
no
odeur
smell
porter
to wear / to carry
qui
who
rouge
red
samedi
Saturday
tu
you
vue
view
vous
you
WC
bathroom / WC
sexe
sex
les yeux
the eyes
zèbre
zebra

Important! Remember What You Learn

You'll put a lot of time into learning French, so we make sure you can remember it all by including fun and engaging activities at the bottom of every lesson.

That's probably enough pronunciation practice for now! With these French lessons, remember the more you listen, the more you'll be able to recognize words as they're spoken.

I would recommend learning more about French accents and French numbers next.

À bientôt !

Marie-Claire Rivière and the Rocket French Team

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