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French letter combinations follow rules, and the most common ones are few. Here they are. In the respellings, «ü» is the French u: say «ee» with your lips rounded, and «uh» is the sound in «the».
| FR | Sounds like | Means |
|---|---|---|
| vous | voo | youou = «oo» |
| voiture | vwa-tür | caroi = «wa» |
| moi | mwa | meoi = «wa» |
| eau | oh | watereau, au = «oh» |
| au revoir | oh ruh-vwar | goodbyeau = «oh» |
| français | fra(n)-seh | Frenchai = «eh», ç = «s» |
| chat | sha | catch = «sh» |
| montagne | mo(n)-tany | mountaingn = «ny» |
| tu | tü | youu = «ü» |
| deux | duh | twoeu = «uh» |
| merci | mair-see | thank youc before e, i = «s» |
| fromage | fro-mazh | cheeseg before e, i = «zh» |
| jour | zhoor | dayj = «zh» |
| qui | kee | whoqu = «k» |