2 - How to Pronounce the French Alphabet
In this lesson, you'll learn how to pronounce the French alphabet!
After the lesson, head over to the French Made Easy Exercise Library to practice!
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Episode transcript
Intro: Welcome to the French Made Easy podcast, where I give you all the basics you need to speak French clearly and confidently. I'm your host, Mathilde, and I'm a French teacher, mumpreneur, and bread and cheese lover. Join me as I dive into all things French for beginners, and deliver to you bite-sized and easy-to-follow lessons every Tuesday. Let's get started, "on commence"!
Hi everyone! Bonjour à tous! Welcome back to the French Made Easy podcast! This is episode number 2, numéro 2!
In this episode, we'll have a look at the French alphabet.
You'll learn how to pronounce it, and I'll also share a few example words!
Before we get started, make sure you have your lesson's cheat sheet in front of you, so you can have a look at the words and hear them at the same time.
After the lesson, head over to the French Made Easy Library to download your lesson's exercises. It's free.
Ready? C’est parti! (Let’s go!)
Répétez après moi. Pepeat after me.
A [a]
B [be]
C [ce]
D [de]
E [ə]
F [εf]
G [ʒe]
H [aʃ]
I [i]
J [ʒi]
K [ka]
L [εl]
M [εm]
N [εn]
O [o]
P [pe]
Q [ky]
R [er]
S [εs]
T [te]
U [y]
V [ve]
W [dubleve]
X [iks]
Y [igrεk]
Z [zεd]
Très bien! Now let's see a few example words starting with each letter of the French alphabet.
Again, repeat after me, répétez après moi.
l'amour (love)
le bonbon (candy)
le croissant (croissant)
le dauphin (dolphin)
l'escargot (snail)
la fleur (flower)
le gâteau (cake)
le hibou (owl)
l'île (island)
jaune (yellow)
le koala (koala)
la lune (moon)
la maison (house)
le nuage (cloud)
l'orange (orange)
la pomme (apple)
quatre (four)
les raisins (grapes)
le soleil (sun)
le tigre (tiger)
le ukulélé (ukulele)
la voiture (car)
le wagon (wagon)
le xylophone (xylophone)
les yeux (eyes)
le zèbre (zebra)
Alright! That's now the end of today's episode; I hope you enjoyed it! And if you did, I'd really appreciate a quick rating & review on Apple Podcast!
I'll chat with you next week.
Merci beaucoup, et à bientôt!