Never pronounce h at start of word (hôpital, hôtel)
Il = [y] (fille, famille, s’habiller) exception = ville, tranquille, mille
‘s’ in between two vowels = [z] (television, choisir)
‘t’ = [s] in –tion, -tieux-, -tien (conversation)
‘qu’ = [k] (question)
‘ch’ = [sh] (architecte)
‘é’ = [ey] (été)
‘è’ = [ay] (mère, matière)
‘ê’ = [ay] bête
A E I O U
We do not pronounce the last consonant of words (s, t, d, x)
Exceptions; fils, mars, plus (more), août, but, sept, exact, huit, six, dix, lac parc, sac
er = é (aller, métier) exceptions = mer, cher, hiver
We pronounce ‘r’ if preceded by vowels ‘i’ or ‘u’ (finir, dur, soir, pour, sur)
et / ez / er = é
Liaisons; we pronounce the last consonant if it is followed by a word beginning with a vowel/silent ‘h’
Je suis épuisé
Les environs
Dix-huit
‘f’ in neuf = [v] in a liaison (neuf ans)