La Prononciation

Les lettres muettes silent letters

In French the last letters are often silent.

Final E is always silent.
Cline, Philippe, Stphanie, anglaise, franaise, onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze, seize.

Final S is sometimes silent.

Paris, Nicolas, Jacques, anglais, franais, trois *fils, autobus, tennis

D, G, M, N, P, T, X, and Z are also sometimes silent.

froid, long, parfum, beaucoup, salut, deux, chez

Other times, the first letter is silent

H is always silent at the start of a word in French. However, some hs can be combined with preceding words, whereas others cannot. Hlne, Henri, homme, hockey, htel, hiver, Hawa

Final letters that are pronounced:

B, C, F, K, L, Q, R snob, truc, avec, actif, uf, bifteck, avril, bol, cinq, hiver, four

Pratiquez!
This rule is especially important with telling masculine and feminine adjectives apart.

blond grand petit amusant franais anglais amricain canadien

vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs.

blonde grande petite amusante franaise anglaise amricaine canadienne