French Phonetic Alphabets
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alphabet phonétique français


Vowels
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    | IPA | Sound                             | Example |
    | --- | --------------------------------- | ------- |
    | /i/ | close front unrounded             | *si*    |
    | /e/ | close-mid front unrounded         | *été*   |
    | /ɛ/ | open-mid front unrounded          | *mère*  |
    | /a/ | open front unrounded              | *papa*  |
    | /ɑ/ | open back unrounded (formal/rare) | *pâte*  |
    | /o/ | close-mid back rounded            | *eau*   |
    | /ɔ/ | open-mid back rounded             | *porte* |
    | /u/ | close back rounded                | *fou*   |
    | /y/ | close front rounded               | *lune*  |
    | /ø/ | close-mid front rounded           | *peur*  |
    | /œ/ | open-mid front rounded            | *sœur*  |
    | /ə/ | mid central (schwa)               | *le*    |


    Nasal vowels

    | IPA | Sound                | Example |
    | ----| -------------------- | ------- |
    | /ɑ̃/ | open back nasal      | *sans*  |
    | /ɛ̃/ | open-mid front nasal | *pain*  |
    | /œ̃/ | open-mid back nasal  | *un*    |
    | /ɔ̃/ | open-mid back nasal  | *nom*   |


Consonants
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    | IPA | Sound                                | Example    |
    | --- | ------------------------------------ | ---------- |
    | /p/ | voiceless bilabial stop              | *pas*      |
    | /b/ | voiced bilabial stop                 | *bon*      |
    | /t/ | voiceless alveolar stop              | *tout*     |
    | /d/ | voiced alveolar stop                 | *don*      |
    | /k/ | voiceless velar stop                 | *coup*     |
    | /g/ | voiced velar stop                    | *gare*     |
    | /f/ | voiceless labiodental fricative      | *femme*    |
    | /v/ | voiced labiodental fricative         | *vin*      |
    | /s/ | voiceless alveolar fricative         | *si*       |
    | /z/ | voiced alveolar fricative            | *zéro*     |
    | /ʃ/ | voiceless postalveolar fricative     | *chat*     |
    | /ʒ/ | voiced postalveolar fricative        | *jour*     |
    | /m/ | bilabial nasal                       | *mère*     |
    | /n/ | alveolar nasal                       | *neuf*     |
    | /ɲ/ | palatal nasal                        | *montagne* |
    | /ŋ/ | velar nasal (mostly in loanwords)    | *parking*  |
    | /l/ | alveolar lateral                     | *lit*      |
    | /ʁ/ | voiced uvular fricative (French “r”) | *rue*      |
    | /j/ | palatal approximant                  | *fille*    |
    | /w/ | labial-velar approximant             | *oui*      |
    | /ɥ/ | labial-palatal approximant           | *nuit*     |


French Alphabet
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    | Letter | Name / Pronunciation             |
    | ------ | -------------------------------- |
    | A      | /a/ — *ah*                       |
    | B      | /be/ — *bay*                     |
    | C      | /se/ — *say*                     |
    | D      | /de/ — *day*                     |
    | E      | /ə/ or /ø/ — *uh / eu*           |
    | F      | /ɛf/ — *ef*                      |
    | G      | /ʒe/ — *zhay*                    |
    | H      | /aʃ/ — *ahsh*                    |
    | I      | /i/ — *ee*                       |
    | J      | /ʒi/ — *zhee*                    |
    | K      | /ka/ — *kah*                     |
    | L      | /ɛl/ — *el*                      |
    | M      | /ɛm/ — *em*                      |
    | N      | /ɛn/ — *en*                      |
    | O      | /o/ — *oh*                       |
    | P      | /pe/ — *pay*                     |
    | Q      | /ky/ — *kew*                     |
    | R      | /ɛʁ/ — *air* (uvular French “r”) |
    | S      | /ɛs/ — *es*                      |
    | T      | /te/ — *tay*                     |
    | U      | /y/ — *ü* (front rounded vowel)  |
    | V      | /ve/ — *vay*                     |
    | W      | /dublə.ve/ — *doo-bluh-vay*      |
    | X      | /iks/ — *eeks*                   |
    | Y      | /igʁɛk/ — *ee-grek*              |
    | Z      | /zɛd/ — *zed*                    |