BASICS: The French Alphabet

The FRENCH ALPHABET 

Hello !
Today, I will introduce you to the basics of French Alphabet. As you probably already know, the French alphabet differs slightly from the traditional latin alphabet. How? Let me show you.

Accents and ligatures

In french, we use diacritical marks on some letters...

• Accent aigu ("aigu"="acute") : é
• Accent grave : à è ù
• Accent circonflexe : â ê î ô û 
• Tréma : ä ë ï ü ÿ 

...and also ligatures:

• æ and œ 

Vowels

• Aa : à â ä æ
• Ee: é è ê ë
• Ii: î ï
• Oo: ô œ  
• Uu: ù û ü
• Yy: ÿ (rarely used)

Consonants 

• Cc: ç

So, to sum it all up 

But how about pronunciation? 

If ever you're wondering about how you should pronounce the French alphabet, here's a site that I've found very helpful : LanguageGuide.
It contains audio files and it's a great way to become familiar with French letters.

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