The French Alphabet
فرانسیسی حروفِ تہجی
French uses the same 26 letters as English, but the NAMES of the letters sound different. Click any letter to hear it. You need this to spell your name.
Tip
Letters G and J are swapped compared to English: French G = 'zhay', French J = 'zhee'. Letter E = 'uh' (not 'ee'). Letter I = 'ee'.
* Q, U and R cannot be written correctly in English or Urdu letters. Learn them in the 'U sound' and 'R sound' sections by listening and copying the mouth position.
Words and letters
| French | Say it | Meaning | اردو | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | ah | آ | ||
| B | bay | بے | ||
| C | say | سے | ||
| D | day | دے | ||
| E | uh | اُہ | ||
| F | eff | ایف | ||
| G | zhay | ژے | ||
| H | ash | اش | ||
| I | ee | ای | ||
| J | zhee | ژی | ||
| K | kah | کا | ||
| L | ell | ایل | ||
| M | emm | ایم | ||
| N | enn | این | ||
| O | oh | او | ||
| P | pay | پے | ||
| Q | kü * | کُو (گول ہونٹ) | ||
| R | air (throat) * | ایغ (حلق سے) | ||
| S | ess | ایس | ||
| T | tay | تے | ||
| U | ü * | اُو (گول ہونٹ) | ||
| V | vay | وے | ||
| W | doo-bluh-vay | دُبل وے | ||
| X | eeks | ایکس | ||
| Y | ee-grek | ای گریک | ||
| Z | zed | زیڈ |
Letters with accents
| French | Say it | Meaning | اردو |
|---|---|---|---|
| é | ay | e accent aigu → 'ay' sound | 'ے' جیسی آواز |
| è | eh | e accent grave → 'eh' sound | 'اے' (کھلی) آواز |
| ê | eh | e accent circonflexe → 'eh' | 'اے' آواز |
| à | ah | a accent grave → same 'ah' | وہی 'آ' |
| ç | s | c cédille → always 's' sound | ہمیشہ 'س' کی آواز |
| ù | oo | u accent grave (only in 'où') | صرف 'où' (کہاں) میں |