Day 1 - The French Alphabet

The French alphabet has the same 26 letters as the English alphabet, but they are pronounced differently:

         Notes:     ay = [ɛji] before a consonant, [aj] elsewhere
                         c = [s] before i, e or y but [k] elsewhere
                         g = [ʒ] before i, e or y but [g] elsewhere
                         i = [ i ̭:] before vowels, but [i] elsewhere
                         ie = [i] at the end of a word, [j̃ɛ] before n, [je] elsewhere.
                         u = [ɥ] before vowels, but [y] elsewhere
                         x = [ks], [gs] or [gz] - usually [gz]
                         k and w only appear in loan words
                         y is used mainly loanwords but also in placenames.

Now, let's hear the teacher Alexa from Learn French With Alexa.