| French | English Example |
|---|---|
| i | see |
| o | boat |
| a | mama |
| u | shoe |
| e | the (schwa) |
| è | bet |
| é | hay |
| oi | water |
| eu | mama |
| y | be |
| qu | keep |
| ê | bet |
| au | boat |
| s | at the end |
| e | unaccented |
| h | at the beginning |
| English | French | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| and | et | [ay] |
| it is | c'est | [say] |
| is it? | est-ce? | [ess] |
| le | masc. |
| la | fem. |
| l' | before a vowel |
| les | plural |
| un | masc. |
| une | fem. |
| des | plural |
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