French Lesson
French Lesson
Vowels in French can have accent marks; except for "e", this doesn't usually change the sound:
o, o, , au,
like "oa" in "boat" or "aw" in "law"
eau
u, more or less like "oo" in "food", but the tongue is like "ee" in "feed";
written uu in transcriptions
The following video clip shows how to pronounce the letters of the French alphabet:
You can hear these and other common everyday words and phrases in French with this link:
Saying hello in French and other common phrases
Hello Bonjour. (bohng-ZHOOR)
Hello (informal /
Salut. (sah-LUU)
to friends)
Good morning Bonjour. (bohng-ZHOOR)
Good evening Bonsoir. (bohng SWAHR)
How are you? Comment allez-vous? (kuh-mahng tah-lay VOO?)
Fine thank you. Bien, merci. (byahng, mehr-SEE)
What is your Comment vous appelez-vous? (kuh-MAWNG vooz ah-puhll-ay
name? VOO?)
My name is... Je m'appelle ..... (zhuh mah-PEHLL......)
Enchant(e). (ahng-chahng-TAY) (takes the extra 'e' at the end if you
Nice to meet you
are female)
Goodbye Au revoir. (oh RVWAHR)
Goodbye
(informal / to Salut. (sah-LUU) (yes, the same word as hello!)
friends)
Good night (to
Bonne nuit. (buhn NWEE)
sleep)
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1 un (ung)
2 deux (deu)
3 trois (trwa)
4 quatre (katr)
5 cinq (sank)
6 six (seece or see)
7 sept (set)
8 huit (wheat)
9 neuf (neuf)
10 dix (deece or dee)
11 onze (ohnz)
12 douze (dooz)
13 treize (trayz)
14 quatorze (kat-ORZ)
15 quinze (cans)
16 seize (sayz)
17 dix-sept (dee-SET)
18 dix-huit (dee-ZWEET)
19 dix-neuf (dee-ZNEUF)
20 vingt (vang)
21 vingt-et-un (vang-tay-UNG)
22 vingt-deux (vang-DEU)
23 vingt-trois (vang-TRWA)
30 trente (trongt)
40 quarante (kar-AHNGT)
50 cinquante (sank-AHNGT)
60 soixante (swah-SAHNGT)
70 soixante-dix (swah-sahngt-DEE)
80 quatre-vingt (katr-VANG)
90 quatre-vingt-dix (katr-vang-DEE)
100 cent (sahng)
200 deux cent (deu sahng)
300 trois cent (trwa sahng)
1000 mille (meel)
2000 deux mille (deu meel)
1,000,000 un million (ung mee-LYOHNG)
'Quelle heure est-il?' What time is it? This video helps you to learn how to tell the time
in French:
With this video you can practise some French weather phrases:
supper
souper (soo-PAY)
I want _____.
Je voudrais _____. (zhuh voo-DREH _____)
(for audio files on making a reservation at hotel room in France, see below)