Vowel Sounds (A, E, É, È, I, O, OU)
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French vowels are short and clean — no gliding like English 'ay-ee'. Keep your mouth still while saying the vowel.
Tip
Final -e with no accent is usually SILENT (femme → 'fam'). É always sounds 'ay'. È / Ê / AI sound 'eh' like English 'bed'.
Spelling patterns
| Spelling | Sounds like | Example |
|---|---|---|
Words and letters
| French | Say it | Meaning | اردو | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| papa | pa-pa | dad | ابو | |
| la table | la tabl | the table | میز | |
| madame | ma-dam | madam | محترمہ | |
| je | zhuh | I | میں | |
| le | luh | the (masc.) | (مذکر) the | |
| de | duh | of / from | کا / سے | |
| le café | ka-fay | coffee / café | کافی | |
| l'été | lay-tay | summer | گرمی کا موسم | |
| le bébé | bay-bay | baby | بچہ | |
| le père | pehr | father | والد | |
| la mère | mehr | mother | والدہ | |
| la fête | feht | party | جشن | |
| le lait | leh | milk | دودھ | |
| ici | ee-see | here | یہاں | |
| le lit | lee | bed | بستر | |
| la photo | fo-to | photo | تصویر | |
| le vélo | vay-lo | bicycle | سائیکل | |
| l'eau | lo | water | پانی | |
| le bateau | ba-to | boat | کشتی | |
| aussi | o-see | also | بھی | |
| vous | voo | you (formal) | آپ | |
| bonjour | bon-zhoor | hello | سلام | |
| la route | root | road | سڑک | |
| la porte | port | door | دروازہ |
Minimal pairs — hear the difference
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