Basics
French from the start
Learn to read French spelling, hear every letter, and read short guides to how French works.
67Letters to learn
4Charts
38Guides
Vowel combinations
Two or three vowels written together often make one sound: ou is the oo of food, oi is "wa", and au and eau are both o. Read them as units; reading them letter by letter is the commonest beginner's mistake.
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One sound, several letters
9 lettersRead each combination as one sound: ou is never o + u. Letters side by side in the chart sound alike.