For children and beginners
Pronunciation explained by a French speaker!
I am used to explaining French pronunciation as simply and clearly as possible in my online lessons.
I have therefore written:
- In color, the letters that are not pronounced.
- The English transcription of all French words.
My aim is to show you that French is easy and that you can speak it immediately!
My beginners understand everything right away because I translate everything into English and write the French phonetics in English.
This makes them feel very comfortable and confident in their language skills.
Then, in my classes, I speak more and more French and finally only will speak French! And your children will understand!
As a native French teacher, I will be happy to help you pronounce French perfectly, please contact me to book a private lesson!
Letters with English transcription
Alphabet
In French, we do not pronounce many letters!
- h is never pronounced.
- d, e, s, t, x are not pronounced at the end of the words.
ç is pronounced as “s”
français (frahnseh) French
e s pronounced as "eh", "uh"
- Letter e:
Julie (zhewlee) Julie
Elle s’appelle. (ehl sahpehl) Her name is.
- e is pronounced as “uh” at the end of words if the words have one syllable:
1 syllable: je (zhuh) I
é is pronounced as "ay"
Elle téléphone. (ehl taylayfohn) She calls.
ô is pronounced as "o":
à bientôt (ah byanto) see you soon
s is pronounced as "z", "s"
- Letter s:
- s is not pronounced at the end of words :
Je suis. (zhuh sewee) I am.
- s is pronounced as “z” between two vowels:
Toulouse (toolooz) Toulouse (city in France)
- At the beginning of a word, s is pronounced as “s“:
super (sewpehr) super
x is pronounced as "ks"
la connexion (lah kohnehksyohn) connection
Silent letters
h is always silent
Elle habite. (ehl ahbeet) She lives.
e, s, t, x are silent at the end of words
salut (sahlew) hi
Letter combinations with English transcription
ai is pronounced as "eh"
français (frahnseh) French
ain is pronounced as "an"
l’écrivain (laykreevan) writer
an, am are pronounced as “ahn"
français (frahnseh) French
la campagne (lahkahmpahny) countryside
au is pronounced as "о"
au revoir (o ruhvwah) goodbye
ay is pronounced as "ehy"
payer (pehyay) to pay
ch is pronounced as "sh"
il marche (eel mahrsh) it works
eau is pronounced as "о"
beaucoup (bokoo) a lot
en, em are pronounced as "ahn"
vraiment (vrehmahn) really
septembre (sehptahnbr) September
eu is pronounced as "uh"
heureuse (uhruhz) happy
gn is pronounced as "ny"
la campagne (lahkahmpahny) countryside
ien is pronounced as "yan"
bien (byan) well
ier is pronounced as "yay"
janvier (zhahnvyay) January
ieu is pronounced as "yuh"
monsieur (muhsyuh) Mr
ill is pronounced as "eey"
la fille (lah feey) the girl
ion is pronounced as "yon"
la connexion (lah kohnehksyohn) connection
oi is pronunced as "wаh"
pour toi (poor twah) for you
on is pronounced as "ohn"
bonjour (bohnzhoor) hello
ou is pronounced as "oo"
bonjour (bohnzhoor) hello
ph is pronounced as "f"
Elle téléphone. (ehl taylayfohn) She calls.