French language translation - English to French
French Language Translation
This page of French Language Translation will show you the alphabet and the most common words and phrases. This is an English to French translation.
It is always nice to be able to say a few words when visiting a country. In France the main language is French, but more and more people speak English too, especially the younger generation.
If you go around France and visit smaller villages inland , the older folks may not speak much English and knowing a few phrases and words will help you and French are ALWAYS impressed when foreigners can speak a little French!
The French alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet. It uses the standard 26 letters.
Letter names -
| Letter | Letter name | | Pronunciation | Spelling | | A | /ɑ/ | a | | B | /be/ | bé | | C | /se/ | cé | | D | /de/ | dé | | E | /ə/ | e | | F | /ɛf/ | effe | | G | /ʒe/ | gé | | H | /aʃ/ | ache | | I | /i/ | i | | J | /ʒi/ | ji | | K | /ka/ | ka | | L | /ɛl/ | elle | | M | /ɛm/ | emme | | N | /ɛn/ | enne | | O | /o/ | o | | P | /pe/ | pé | | Q | /ky/ | qu | | R | /ɛʁ/ | erre | | S | /ɛs/ | esse | | T | /te/ | té | | U | /y/ | u | | V | /ve/ | vé | | W | /dublə ve/ | double vé | | X | /iks/ | icse | | Y | /igʁɛk/ | i grec | | Z | /zɛd/ | zède |
LigaturesSpecial ligatures exist for some words: - œ (œil, fœtus, bœuf ...)
- æ (et cætera, tænia, ex æquo...)
Notes - 'W' and 'K' are rarely used except in loan words or regional words, 'ou' is used to represent the /w/ sound;
- vowels are A, E, I, O, U, sometimes Y;
- semi-vowels are Y, rarely W (except regionally, for instance in Belgium);
- usual diacritic marks are acute ( ´ ), grave ( ` ), circumflex ( ˆ ), diaeresis (called tréma in French) ( ¨ ), and the cedilla ( ¸ ). The most frequent combinations are: à â ç é è ê ë î ï ô û ù ü ÿ. Diacritics have no impact on the primary alphabetical order.
- the tilde diacritical mark ( ˜ ), used only above n, is occasionally used with the French alphabet, for well-known words or terms of Spanish origin that have been incorporated in the language (El Niño, cañon, ...) even though they also have an alternate orthography (with "gn" or "ny" instead of "-ñ-"). Like the other diacritics, the tilde has no impact on the primary alphabetical order.
Two systems of letter namesMany 19th century French dictionaries mention a second system of naming the consonant letters, called "la nouvelle épellation" as opposed to the "épellation traditionelle" mentioned above.
In this system, the consonant letters were read as follows: be, ke, de, fe, gue, he, je, ke, le, me, ne, pe, ke, re, se, te, ve, we, kse, ze. Although it is more phonetically based than the traditional system, "la nouvelle épellation" never took hold.
Useful words and phrases in French Here are some useful words and phrases in French. Please also visit this site, I found it very helpful if you need more words and phrases in French. It is also very helpful for a correct prononciation.
Well, I am back to the old times when I was a French teacher!!!
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