French Alphabets - l'alphabet en Francais
In French there are 5 vowels and 21 consonants which make as total 26 alphabets.
Alphabets written in French will be same as in English, only the difference is in the pronunciation, though there are few alphabets which are pronounced same as in English.
A,E,I,O,U are the vowels and the remainders are consonants, remember "H" is always silent in French.
Alphabets in English Pronunciation in French As pronounced in English
A aa as "a" in army
B be as"b" in baby
C ce as"c" in same
D de as"th" in mother
E a as "a" in along
F ef as "af" in Africa
G gee as"s" in measure
H al it is always silent
I I as "e" in English
J zee as "zea" in zeal
K ka as"cal" in calm
L l as 'l" in english
M em as "am" in amplifier
N en as "n" in nest
O o as"o" in old
P pe as " pai" in paint
Q k as"co" in come
R not equivalent- it is pronounced at the back of the throat
S es as "s" in std
T te as " t" in Pakistan
U eu as "eu" in english
V ve as "vei" in Vietnam
W dublave as "w" in water
X iks as "x" in six
Y y as "y" in y
Z zed as "z" in z
Numbers
Cardinal numbers and Ordinal numbers
spellings of the numbers written in French are totally different like pronunciation.
Cardinal Numbers:-
Numbers : 0
Spellings : zero
As pronounced in English :as ze in zebra and as ho in home=ze+ho
1
un
as u in uncle
2
deux
the
3
trois
thua
4
quatre
cath
5
cinq
sunk
6
seize
cease
7
sept
set
8
huit
wheat
9
neuf
nuf
10
dix
this
11
onze
as on in onion and as z in zebra = on+z
12
douze
dooz
13
treize
threz
14
quatorze
cathorze
15
quinze
canze
16
seize
sez
17
dix-sept
this+set
18
dix-huit
this+wheat
19
dix-nuef
this+nef
20
vingt
as w in won
21
vingt et un
w +te+ u = w+te+un
22
vingt deux
w+the
23
vingt trois
w+thua
24
vingt quatre
w+cath
30
trente
thront
31
trente et un
thront+te+un
32
trente deux
thront+the
40
quarante
khonte
41
quarante et un
khonte+te+un
50
cinquante
sunkonte
51
cinquante et un
sunkonte+te+un
60
soixante
suasont
61
soixante et un
suasont+te+un
70
soixante dix
suasont+te+this
71
soixante et onze(60+11)
suasont+te+on+z
72
soixante douze (60+12)
suasont+te+dooz
80
quatre-vingt
cath+w
81
quatre-vingt-et-un
as already explained
82
quatre-vingt-deux
"
90
quatre-vingt-dix (80+10)
"
91
Quatre-vingt-douze (80+11)
"
100
Cent
so
101
cent un
as already explained
200
deux cent
deux so
1000
mille
meel
(*) Ordinal Numbers
Numbers(N) : 1
French spellings(FS) : premier
Pronounced in English(PIE) : prhomeer
N : 2
FS : deuxieme
PIE : dzeeyeme
N :3
FS : troisieme
PIE : thusazeeyeme
N : 4
FS : quatrieme
PIE : catheeyeme
N:5
FS : cinquieme
PIE : sunkeeyem
N:6
FS : sixieme
PIE : seezeyeme
N:7
FS :septieme
PIE : seteeyem
N:8
FS : huitieme
PIE : wheateeyem
N:9
FS : neuvieme
PIE : nveeyem
N:10
FS : dixieme
PIE : thiseeyem
N:11
FS : onzieme
PIE :onzeeyem
N:12
FS : douzieme
PIE : doozeyem
N:13
FS : treizieme
PIE : thrzeeyem
N:14
FS : quatorzieme
PIE : cathzeeyem
N:15
FS : quinzieme
PIE : canzeeyem
N:16
FS : seizieme
PIE : seezeeyem
N:17
FS : dix-septieme
PIE : deezsetieme
N:18
FS : dix-huitieme
PIE : distieme
N:19
FS : dix-neuvieme
PIE : disneveeyem
N:20
FS : vingtieme
PIE : vinteeyem
N:21
FS : vingt-et-unieme
PIE : vinteeyem
N:22
FS : vingt duexieme
PIE : vingdeezeeyem
N : 60
FS : soixantieme
PIE : susanteeyem
N:61
FS : soixante-et-unieme
PIE : susanteeyem
N :70
FS : soixante-dixieme
PIE : susantdeezeyem
N :80
FS : quatre-vingtieme
PIE : cathvinteeyem
NOTE:- When writing number in French, the function of periods and commas is reversed from the english function
Commas are used in decimals and periods in numbers of four or more digits.Thus 1,000-one thousand becomes 1.000-mille in French and 1.5 is translated as 1.5-un virgule cinq
L'exercise
A. Ecriez en numero
1) Quatre vingt neuf
( cathr w neuf)
2) Vingt-et-un
(e te un)
3) Trente trios
(thront thua)
4) Cinquante six
(sunkonte seez)
5) Quatre vingt trieze
(cathre w threize)
6) deux cent dix
(the so dees)
B. Write in words
1) 95
2) 138
3) 189
4) 34
5) 564
6) 876
In French there are 5 vowels and 21 consonants which make as total 26 alphabets.
Alphabets written in French will be same as in English, only the difference is in the pronunciation, though there are few alphabets which are pronounced same as in English.
A,E,I,O,U are the vowels and the remainders are consonants, remember "H" is always silent in French.
Alphabets in English Pronunciation in French As pronounced in English
A aa as "a" in army
B be as"b" in baby
C ce as"c" in same
D de as"th" in mother
E a as "a" in along
F ef as "af" in Africa
G gee as"s" in measure
H al it is always silent
I I as "e" in English
J zee as "zea" in zeal
K ka as"cal" in calm
L l as 'l" in english
M em as "am" in amplifier
N en as "n" in nest
O o as"o" in old
P pe as " pai" in paint
Q k as"co" in come
R not equivalent- it is pronounced at the back of the throat
S es as "s" in std
T te as " t" in Pakistan
U eu as "eu" in english
V ve as "vei" in Vietnam
W dublave as "w" in water
X iks as "x" in six
Y y as "y" in y
Z zed as "z" in z
Numbers
Cardinal numbers and Ordinal numbers
spellings of the numbers written in French are totally different like pronunciation.
Cardinal Numbers:-
Numbers : 0
Spellings : zero
As pronounced in English :as ze in zebra and as ho in home=ze+ho
1
un
as u in uncle
2
deux
the
3
trois
thua
4
quatre
cath
5
cinq
sunk
6
seize
cease
7
sept
set
8
huit
wheat
9
neuf
nuf
10
dix
this
11
onze
as on in onion and as z in zebra = on+z
12
douze
dooz
13
treize
threz
14
quatorze
cathorze
15
quinze
canze
16
seize
sez
17
dix-sept
this+set
18
dix-huit
this+wheat
19
dix-nuef
this+nef
20
vingt
as w in won
21
vingt et un
w +te+ u = w+te+un
22
vingt deux
w+the
23
vingt trois
w+thua
24
vingt quatre
w+cath
30
trente
thront
31
trente et un
thront+te+un
32
trente deux
thront+the
40
quarante
khonte
41
quarante et un
khonte+te+un
50
cinquante
sunkonte
51
cinquante et un
sunkonte+te+un
60
soixante
suasont
61
soixante et un
suasont+te+un
70
soixante dix
suasont+te+this
71
soixante et onze(60+11)
suasont+te+on+z
72
soixante douze (60+12)
suasont+te+dooz
80
quatre-vingt
cath+w
81
quatre-vingt-et-un
as already explained
82
quatre-vingt-deux
"
90
quatre-vingt-dix (80+10)
"
91
Quatre-vingt-douze (80+11)
"
100
Cent
so
101
cent un
as already explained
200
deux cent
deux so
1000
mille
meel
(*) Ordinal Numbers
Numbers(N) : 1
French spellings(FS) : premier
Pronounced in English(PIE) : prhomeer
N : 2
FS : deuxieme
PIE : dzeeyeme
N :3
FS : troisieme
PIE : thusazeeyeme
N : 4
FS : quatrieme
PIE : catheeyeme
N:5
FS : cinquieme
PIE : sunkeeyem
N:6
FS : sixieme
PIE : seezeyeme
N:7
FS :septieme
PIE : seteeyem
N:8
FS : huitieme
PIE : wheateeyem
N:9
FS : neuvieme
PIE : nveeyem
N:10
FS : dixieme
PIE : thiseeyem
N:11
FS : onzieme
PIE :onzeeyem
N:12
FS : douzieme
PIE : doozeyem
N:13
FS : treizieme
PIE : thrzeeyem
N:14
FS : quatorzieme
PIE : cathzeeyem
N:15
FS : quinzieme
PIE : canzeeyem
N:16
FS : seizieme
PIE : seezeeyem
N:17
FS : dix-septieme
PIE : deezsetieme
N:18
FS : dix-huitieme
PIE : distieme
N:19
FS : dix-neuvieme
PIE : disneveeyem
N:20
FS : vingtieme
PIE : vinteeyem
N:21
FS : vingt-et-unieme
PIE : vinteeyem
N:22
FS : vingt duexieme
PIE : vingdeezeeyem
N : 60
FS : soixantieme
PIE : susanteeyem
N:61
FS : soixante-et-unieme
PIE : susanteeyem
N :70
FS : soixante-dixieme
PIE : susantdeezeyem
N :80
FS : quatre-vingtieme
PIE : cathvinteeyem
NOTE:- When writing number in French, the function of periods and commas is reversed from the english function
Commas are used in decimals and periods in numbers of four or more digits.Thus 1,000-one thousand becomes 1.000-mille in French and 1.5 is translated as 1.5-un virgule cinq
L'exercise
A. Ecriez en numero
1) Quatre vingt neuf
( cathr w neuf)
2) Vingt-et-un
(e te un)
3) Trente trios
(thront thua)
4) Cinquante six
(sunkonte seez)
5) Quatre vingt trieze
(cathre w threize)
6) deux cent dix
(the so dees)
B. Write in words
1) 95
2) 138
3) 189
4) 34
5) 564
6) 876
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