Day 1 — The French Alphabet

1. Introduction

The French alphabet has 26 letters, the same as English.
However, the pronunciation is different, and French words often depend on how letters sound together.

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Learning the alphabet helps you:

• spell words
• pronounce new vocabulary
• understand dictionaries
• improve listening

In French, every letter has a specific sound.

2. French Alphabet Pronunciation

Letter	French Pronunciation	Example Word	Meaning
A	ah	ami	friend
B	bay	bonjour	hello
C	say	café	coffee
D	day	demain	tomorrow
E	uh	le	the
F	eff	femme	woman
G	jay	garçon	boy
H	ash	hôtel	hotel
I	ee	ici	here
J	zhee	jour	day
K	kah	kilo	kilogram
L	ell	livre	book
M	emm	maison	house
N	enn	nom	name
O	oh	orange	orange
P	pay	père	father
Q	koo	question	question
R	air	rue	street
S	ess	soleil	sun
T	tay	table	table
U	oo	une	a / one
V	vay	voiture	car
W	doo-bluh-vay	wagon	wagon
X	eeks	exemple	example
Y	ee-grek	yaourt	yogurt
Z	zed	zéro	zero

3. Core Sentences (Memorize)

French Sentence	Meaning
Je m’appelle Marie.	My name is Marie.
Mon nom commence par M.	My name starts with M.
Le mot “bonjour” commence par B.	The word “bonjour” starts with B.
Le mot “chat” commence par C.	The word “cat” starts with C.
Le mot “France” commence par F.	The word “France” starts with F.

These sentences help you practice:

• alphabet pronunciation
• basic vocabulary
• sentence structure

4. Vocabulary

French Word	Gender	Meaning	Pronunciation
le mot	masculine	word	luh mo
la lettre	feminine	letter	la letr
le nom	masculine	name	luh nom
l’alphabet	masculine	alphabet	lal-fa-bay
la langue	feminine	language	la long
le français	masculine	French language	luh fron-say
la prononciation	feminine	pronunciation	la pro-non-sya-syon
le son	masculine	sound	luh son
la phrase	feminine	sentence	la fraz
le mot-clé	masculine	key word	luh mo-klay

5. Mini Paragraph (Memorize)

FRENCH	ENGLISH
Je m’appelle Alex. Mon nom commence par la lettre A. Le mot “ami” commence aussi par A. Le français utilise l’alphabet latin. Chaque lettre a une prononciation particulière.	My name is Alex. My name starts with the letter A. The word “ami” also starts with A. French uses the Latin alphabet. Each letter has a special pronunciation.

6. Memory Practice

Read these sentences aloud:

Je m’appelle Anna.
Mon nom commence par A.
Le mot “amour” commence par A.
Le mot “bonjour” commence par B.
Le mot “chat” commence par C.

Try to pronounce the first letter clearly.