🎓 The lesson
Let’s start by studying the first 5 letters of the alphabet: A, B, C, D, and E.
The letter A and its diacritics (à, â) are all pronounced the same, as follows:
And here is how it is pronounced in a word, for example: ananas (pineapple).
⚠️ It should be noted however that the ligature æ has 2 possible different pronunciation.
Either like é
Either like è
The letter B is pronounced as follows:
And here is how it is pronounced in a word, for example: bébé (baby).
The letter C is pronounced as follows:
And here is how it is pronounced in a word, for example: canard (duck).
⚠️ Before E, I, or Y, C is pronounced like S. Before other letters, it is pronounced like a K.
It should be noted that the diacritic ç is pronounced like an S in the word “ça.” Example:
The letter D is pronounced as follows:
And here is how it is pronounced in a word, for example: dauphin (dolfin).
The letter E is pronounced as follows:
The é is pronounced as follow:
The è, ë, ê are pronounced as follow:
The word élève is pronounced as follow: