Pronouncing different parts of French words

Question 1

a, à

Answer 1

sounds like the o in ‘lolly pop’ or ‘tom’

Question 2

â, as

Answer 2

sounds like ‘ah!’

Question 3

ai, ay, aye

Answer 3

sounds like the ‘ay’ in ‘may’

Question 4

ail, aille, âille

Answer 4

sounds like ‘eye’

Question 5

aile

Answer 5

sounds like the ‘el’ in ‘ellen’

Question 6

aim, ain

Answer 6

a nasal vowel, sounds like the ‘an’ in ‘sang’

Question 7

ais, ait, aît

Answer 7

sounds like the ‘e’ in ‘egg’

Question 8

am, an

Answer 8

a nasal vowel, sounds like the ‘on’ in ‘yonder’

Question 9

aou, aoû

Answer 9

sounds like the ‘oo’ in ‘too’

Question 10

au, aud, ault, aut, aux

Answer 10

sounds like ‘oh!’

Question 11

aude

Answer 11

sounds like ‘ode’

Question 12

aune

Answer 12

sounds like ‘own’

Question 13

b

Answer 13

sounds like the ‘b’ in ‘bun’

Question 14

c + a, o, u

Answer 14

sounds like the ‘c’ in ‘cat’ or ‘cut’

Question 15

c + e, i, y

Answer 15

sounds like the ‘c’ in ‘cent’ or ‘city’

Question 16

ç

Answer 16

sounds like the ‘s’ in ‘sit’

Question 17

ch

Answer 17

sounds like the ‘sh’ in ‘ship;’ rarely sounds like the ‘ch’ in ‘echo’

Question 18

d

Answer 18

sounds like the ‘d’ in ‘dog’

Question 19

dj

Answer 19

sounds like the ‘dg’ in ‘bridge’

Question 20

e

Answer 20

sounds like the ‘e’ in ‘the’

Question 21

é, ée, ées, er, ey, ez, et

Answer 21

sounds like the ‘ay’ in ‘may’

Question 22

è, ê

Answer 22

sounds like the ‘e’ in ‘egg’

Question 23

eau, eaux

Answer 23

sounds like ‘oh!’

Question 24

ei, eil, eille

Answer 24

sounds like the ‘ay’ in ‘may’

Question 25

eim, ein

Answer 25

a nasal vowel, sounds like the 'an' in 'sang'

Question 26

elle, elles

Answer 26

sounds like the 'ell' in 'ellen'

Question 27

em, en

Answer 27

a nasal vowel, sounds like the 'on' in 'yonder'

Question 28

-ent

Answer 28

as a verb ending, do not pronounce

Question 29

ère

Answer 29

sounds like 'air'

Question 30

est-ce

Answer 30

sounds like the 'ess' in 'bless'

Question 31

-et

Answer 31

an ending of a word, sounds like the 'e' in 'egg'

Question 32

eu, eue

Answer 32

sounds like the 'u' in 'cute'

Question 33

-eu, -eue, eux

Answer 33

an ending of a word, sounds like the 'u' in 'pudding'

Question 34

euil, euille

Answer 34

sounds like the 'oya' in 'loyal'

Question 35

eul

Answer 35

sounds like the 'ull' in 'hull'

Question 36

eur, eure

Answer 36

sounds like the 'ur' in 'purple'

Question 37

ey, ez

Answer 37

sounds like the 'ay' in 'may'

Question 38

f

Answer 38

sounds like the 'f' in 'if'

Question 39

g + a, o, u

Answer 39

sounds like the 'g' in 'gum' or 'go'

Question 40

g + e, i, y

Answer 40

sounds like the 's' in 'measure'

Question 41

gn

Answer 41

sounds like the first 'n' in 'canyon'

Question 42

gua

Answer 42

sounds like the 'gua' in 'guam'

Question 43

gue

Answer 43

sounds like the 'gue' in 'guerilla'

Question 44

gui

Answer 44

sounds like the 'gee' in 'geese'

Question 45

h

Answer 45

not pronounced as a single letter

Question 46

i, î, id, ie, ies, is, it, iz

Answer 46

sounds like the 'ee' in 'see'

Question 47

ia

Answer 47

sounds like the 'ya' in 'yard'

Question 48

ied, ier, iers

Answer 48

sounds like 'yea'

Question 49

ieu

Answer 49

sounds like sounds like the 'yu' in 'yuppy'

Question 50

il, ils

Answer 50

sounds like 'eel'

Question 51

im, in

Answer 51

a nasal vowel, sounds like the 'an' in 'sang'

Question 52

ique

Answer 52

sounds like the 'eek' in 'seek'

Question 53

j

Answer 53

sounds like the 's' in 'measure'

Question 54

k

Answer 54

sounds like the 'k' in 'kit'

Question 55

l

Answer 55

sounds like the 'l' in 'let'

Question 56

ll

Answer 56

sounds like the 'l' in 'let' or at times like the 'y' in 'yet'

Question 57

m

Answer 57

sounds like the 'm' in 'me'

Question 58

n

Answer 58

sounds like the 'n' in 'no'

Question 59

o

Answer 59

sounds like the 'u' in 'up' or at times like the 'o' in 'so'

Question 60

ô, ot

Answer 60

sounds like the 'o' in 'so'

Question 61

oeil

Answer 61

sounds like the 'oya' in 'loyal'

Question 62

oeu, oeud, oeufs

Answer 62

sounds like the 'u' in 'pudding'

Question 63

oeur

Answer 63

sounds like the 'ur' in 'purple'

Question 64

oi, oid, oids, oie, oigt, ois, oix, oua, oy

Answer 64

sounds like the 'wa' in 'wash'

Question 65

oim, oin

Answer 65

a nasal vowel, sounds like the 'wan' in 'wangle'

Question 66

om, on, ons, ont

Answer 66

a nasal vowel, sounds like the 'ong' in 'song'

Question 67

ou, où, oud, oue, oup, ous, out, oût, oux

Answer 67

sounds like the 'oo' in 'too'

Question 68

oué

Answer 68

sounds like 'way'

Question 69

oui

Answer 69

sounds like 'we'

Question 70

p

Answer 70

sounds like the 'p' in 'park;' at times not pronounced

Question 71

ph

Answer 71

sounds like the 'ph' in 'philosophy'

Question 72

q, qu

Answer 72

sounds like the 'k' in 'kit'

Question 73

qua

Answer 73

sounds like the 'ca' in 'cat'

Question 74

que

Answer 74

sounds like the 'ke' in 'kerchief'

Question 75

qui

Answer 75

sounds like 'key'

Question 76

r

Answer 76

sounds like the 'r' in 'gargle'

Question 77

rr

Answer 77

sounds like the 'rr' in 'purr'

Question 78

s

Answer 78

sounds like the 's' in 'sit;' at times like the 's' in 'rose'

Question 79

sc + a, o, u

Answer 79

sounds like the 'sc' in 'scold' or 'scum'

Question 80

sc + e, i, y

Answer 80

sounds like the 'sc' in 'scene' or 'scythe'

Question 81

sh

Answer 81

sounds like the 'sh' in 'shampoo'

Question 82

squa

Answer 82

sounds like the 'squa' in 'squander'

Question 83

t, tt

Answer 83

sounds like the 't' in 'to'

Question 84

tch

Answer 84

sounds like the 'ch' in 'church'

Question 85

th

Answer 85

sounds like the 't' in 'tea'

Question 86

u, û, ue

Answer 86

sounds like the 'u' in 'cute'

Question 87

ueil, ueille

Answer 87

sounds like the 'oya' in 'loyal'

Question 88

ui, uie, uis, uit, uy

Answer 88

sounds like the 'ew ea' in 'few eat'

Question 89

um, un

Answer 89

a nasal vowel, sounds like the 'un' in 'sung'

Question 90

v, w

Answer 90

sounds like the 'v' in 'verb'

Question 91

x

Answer 91

sounds like the 'x' in 'example' or 'excuse' or the 's' in 'geese'

Question 92

y

Answer 92

ounds like the 'ee' in 'see;' at times like the 'y' in 'yet'

Question 93

z

Answer 93

sounds like the 'z' in 'zero'