Junior Cycle French – First Year L’alphabet français
French and English share lots of words (e.g. radio, garage, restaurant and menu), but they sound different in the two languages. This is because of the differences in how the letters of the English and French alphabets are pronounced.
The following table shows how to pronounce each letter of the alphabet in French. L’alphabet français
A B C D E F
G H I
J
K L
M ah
bay say day euh effe zhay ashe ee
zhee ka
elle emme
N O P
Q R S T
U V
W X Y Z
enne oh
pay ku
erre esse tay u
vay
doob-leh-vay eex
ee-grek zed
C’est intéressant !
Words that are spelled the same in English and French and have the same meaning are known as vrais amis (true friends)!
1.6 Écoutez !
Track 7
Écoutez et répétez les lettres de l’alphabet français. Listen to and repeat the letters of the French alphabet.
EXERCICE 4
Épelez votre prénom en français. Spell your first name in French.
