French spelling/pronounciation help

b

b (same as English)

d

d (same as English)

k

k (same as English)

l

l (same as English)

m

m (same as English)

n

n (same as English)

p

p (same as English)

s

s (same as English)

t

t (same as English)

v

v (same as English)

z

z (same as English)

c (before e, i, y) [cinéma]

s

c (before a, o, u) [cave]

k

ç (appears only before ~ a, o, u) [français]

s

ch [chaud]

sh

g (before e, i, y) [âge]

zh in (measure)

g (before a, o, u) [gâteau]

g (in game)

gn [agneau]

ny (in onion)

h [homme]

always silent

j [Jacques]

zh (in measure)

qu [qui]

k

final q [qui]

k

ss [tasse]

s

s (beginning of word or before/after consonant) [salle]

s

s (between vowels) [maison]

Z (in Zelda)

th [thé]

t

x [exact]

gz (in exact)

x [excellent]

ks (in excellent)

Il (between i and e) [volaille]

y (in yes)

Il [elle]

l (in ill)

a

a (in father)

à

a (in father)

â

a (in father)

é (end of word) [thé]

ay (in lay)

er (end of word) [parler]

ay (in lay)

ez (end of word) [allez]

ay (in lay)

e (plus final pronounced consonant) [belle]

e (in met)

è (père)

e (in met)

aî (chaÎne)

e (in met)

e (lever)

uh (in alone)

eu (always followed by a consonant sound) [leur]

uh (in fur but with very loose and rounded lips)

œu (always followed by a consonant sound) [cœur]

uh (in fur but with very loose and rounded lips)

eu (never followed by any sound) [feu]

uh (but with very round and tight lips)

œu (always followed by a consonant sound) [vœu]

uh (but with very round and tight lips)

i [ici]

ee (in beet)

i (plus vowel) [lion]

y (in yesterday)

o [mot]

o (in caught)

au [chaud]

o (in caught)

eau [beau]

o (in caught)

ô [hôte]

o (in caught)

ou [vous]

oo (in toot)

oi [moi]

wa (in watt)

oy [croyant]

wa (followed by a y sound

u [tu]

u (no equivalent in English - Say ee then round lips)

ui [lui]

wee (in week)

an [France]

vowel in balm

en [emmener]

vowel in balm

em [emmener]

vowel in balm

in [fin]

vowel in man

ain

vowel in man

ein

vowel in man

im

vowel in man

aim [faim]

vowel in man

ien [bien]

y + vowel in men

ion [station[

y + vowel in song

oin [loin]

w + vowel in man

on [bon]

vowel in song

om [tomber]

vowel in song

un [un]

vowel in lung