The alphabet
The alphabet, officially contains 26 letters. French uses the same 26.letter alphabet as English, and as in English, the letters are divided into consonants and vowels.
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Consonants
b,c,d,e,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,q,r,s,t,v,w,x,y,z |
Vowels
a.e.i.o.u, and sometimes y |
The French alphabet may look the same as the English alphabet, but the names of the letters are pronounced differently. Some of the letters are pronounced differently too.
LETTER / PRON | LETTER / PRON |
A ah (as in “father”) | N en |
B bay | O oh |
C say | P pay |
D day | Q kew |
E euh ( as in “book”) | R ehr |
F ef | S es |
G zhay | T tay |
H ash | U ew |
I ee | V vay |
J jhee | W doo-bleuh-vay |
K ka (as in “cat”) | X eeks |
L el | Y ee-grek |
M em | Z zed |
Français | English |
A, B, C, D, E
F, G, H, I, J K, L, M, N, O P, Q, R, S, T U, V, W, X, Y, Z |
A, B, C, D, E
F, G, H, I, J K, L, M, N, O P, Q, R, S, T U, V, W, X, Y, Z |