Published September 28, 2022 • Updated July 10, 2026 — Lesson written by French teacher and McGill University graduate David Issokson, who has been teaching French online since 2014, with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier, a voice artist from France.
This lesson shows you how to pronounce all 26 letters of the French alphabet, with native audio for each one. Listen to the full alphabet first, then click the individual letters below to hear each pronunciation clearly.
French alphabet — How to pronounce all 26 letters
| A – ah | N – en |
| B – bay | O – oh |
| C – say | P – pay |
| D – day | Q – koo |
| E – uh | R – air |
| F – ef | S – ess |
| G – zhay | T – tay |
| H – ash | U – oo |
| I – ee | V – vay |
| J – zhee | W – doobl vay |
| K – kah | X – eeks |
| L – el | Y – ee grek |
| M – em | Z – zed |
French letters that often cause confusion
Some French letters don’t sound the way English speakers expect. When listening to the letters above individually, pay special attention to the following:
👉 E sounds like “uh”.
👉 I sounds like “ee”.
👉 G and J are the opposite of English: “zhay” and “zhee”.
👉 W is pronounced double vé.
👉 Y (i grec) literally means “Greek I”.
French alphabet pronunciation chart
A quick visual reference of all 26 French letters and their pronunciation.
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