French Alphabet Pronunciaiton

Post on 24-Jan-2015

3.299 views 2 download

description

PowerPoint Presentation: French Alphabet Pronunciation with pronunciation hints and example words

Transcript of French Alphabet Pronunciaiton

A aPronunciation Hint

• the sound you make when you are at the doctor’s office and they ask you to stick out your tongue

Example Word

astronaute

B bPronunciation Hint

• like the English word “bay”

Example Word

banane

C cPronunciation Hint

• like the English word “say”

Example Word

croissant

D dPronunciation Hint

• like the English word “day”

Example Word

dessert

E ePronunciation Hint

• the schwa sound• the sound you

might make when someone punches you in the stomach

Example Word

Europe

F fPronunciation Hint

• same as English pronunciation

Example Word

fille

G gPronunciation Hint

• like the English word “jay” but with a soft /j/ sound

Example Word

girafe

H hPronunciation Hint

• like the English word “gosh” but without the /g/ sound

Example Word

hélicoptère

I iPronunciation Hint

• like the English letter “e”

Example Word

igloo

J jPronunciation Hint

• like the English letter “g” but with a soft /j/ sound

Example Word

judo

K kPronunciation Hint

• what a crow might say

Example Word

kangourou

L lPronunciation Hint

• same as English pronunciation

Example Word

lion

M mPronunciation Hint

• same as English pronunciation

Example Word

microscope

N nPronunciation Hint

• same as English pronunciation

Example Word

Noël

O oPronunciation Hint

• same as English pronunciation

Example Word

orange

P pPronunciation Hint

• like the English word “pay”

Example Word

parachute

Q qPronunciation Hint

• like the English word “cue” but without the /y/ sound

Example Word

quiche

R rPronunciation Hint

• like the English word “air”

Example Word

rose

S sPronunciation Hint

• like the English pronunciation

Example Word

serpent

T tPronunciation Hint

• rhymes with the English word “day”

Example Word

trompette

U uPronunciation Hint Example Word

uniforme

V vPronunciation Hint

• rhymes with the English word “day”

Example Word

voyage

W wPronunciation Hint Example Word

western

X xPronunciation Hint

• what you may say when you get scared

• “eeeks”

Example Word

xylophone

Y yPronunciation Hint

• eeegrehk

Example Word

yo-yo

Z zPronunciation Hint

• rhymes with the English word “red”

Example Word

zèbre