French alphabet for beginners
After this lesson, you will know the french letters A – Z and some words starting with those letters.
The composition of the French alphabet
The French alphabet is made of 26 letters in the following order:
a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x,
y and z.
There are two categories of letters in the french alphabet, there are :
–6 vowels: a, e, i, o, u, y.
–20 consonants: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, z.
Note: The vowels in the alphabet have accents. There are a total of 13 accented vowels in the french alphabet: à, â, é, è, ê, ë, î, ï, ô, ù, û, ü and ÿ.
Some words of the French language have a particular spelling. Indeed, the c can be written with a cedilla (ç) and there are two letter combinations: the a+e (æ ) and the o+e (œ).
How to pronounce french letters
Here is how to pronounce the letters of the French alphabet.
Note: Accents change the pronunciation of the “e” on which it is located:
– For the acute accent (‘), it is pronounced as a closed e.
– The grave accent (`) is pronounced as an open e.
In order to listen to the pronunciation of the 26 letters of the French letters of the French alphabet, don’t hesitate to consult the video below.
Learn the french alphabet !!
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
French Alphabet for beginners
A
Un avion
B
Un bol
C
Un chien
D
Un drapeau
E
Un éléphant
F
Une flûte
G
une gamelle
H
Un hamster
i/I
Un immeuble
J
Un journal
K
Un kangourou
L
Un lion
M
Une mongolfière
N
Des noisettes
O
Une orange
P
Un parapluie
Q
Une question
R
Un robot
S
Un scorpion
T
Une tortue
U
Des ustensiles
V
Une vache
W
Un Wagon
X
Un xylophone
Y
Un yacht
Z
Un zèbre
French exercise 1: practice the french alphabet
Your teacher will pick a picture and you have to say the french pronunciation corresponding.
French exercise 2: practice french words
Your teacher will pick a picture and you have to say the french names corresponding.
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Answers to exercise 2
1. Un(e) orange (féminin)
2. Un(e) parapluie (féminin)
3. Un(e) flûte (féminin)
4. Un immeuble (masculin)
5. Un hamster (masculin)
6. Un chien (masculin)
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