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Rules of reading in French

Letters & Sounds --> Rules of reading

Сonsonants

LettersTranscriptionExamples
d, p, s, t, x, z [-] at the endsport, fruit, expert, nez
qu [k]
c [s] before i and y
[k] exept before i and y
g [ʒ] before i and y
[g] exept before i and y
ti, tie [s] in the middle or end of a word
x [gz] between vowels
[ks] in other cases

Vowels

LettersTranscriptionExamples
ai [ε]lait, paire
ay [εj]payer
au [ɔ] before r
[o]
laure, taure
haut, faux
eau [o]eau, peau, bateau
an, am [ɑ̃]bandit, océan,lampe
é [e]métal, vélo, métro
è [ε]problème, sirène, poème
ê [ε]fête, tête, fenêtre
e [ε] in closed syllable
[ə] in open syllable
[-] at the end
duel, buffet, terrasse
semestre, souvenir
registre
eu [ø] in the end
[œ]
peu, jeu, deux, ceux
neuve, seul, visiteur
i [j] before vowels
ô [o]dôme, rôle, hôte
ou [u]journal, tour
oi [wa]toilette, histoire
oy [waj]voyage
on, om [ɔ̃]balcon, concert, complexe, bombe
un, um [ε̃]un, brun, parfum
y [j] before vowels








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