| Pronounced like | Sounds like | Punjabi | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | aa; ‘a’ in car | aa; ‘a’ in car | ਆ | car -because, salut |
| B | bay | b | ਬੱ | beaucoup |
| C | say | k | ਕੱ | ca- ka , co - ko , cu- keww, ci - si, ce - se |
| D | they | the | ਦੱ | |
| E | u in cup | u in cup | ਅ | le repas- the meal |
| F | same as in English but softer | Ph | ਫ਼ੱ | France |
| G | sound in between Jay and yay | s in pleasure | ਜ਼ੱ - ਯੱ | manger- to eat |
| H | Hush, but h is silent, so ush h aspiré- consonant , h muet - semi vowel- silent | majorly silent | - | le hibou - the owl (h aspiré) l’homme -the man ( h muet) |
| I | e | e | ਈ | |
| J | sound between ji and yee | s in pleasure | ਜ਼ੱ - ਯੱ | bonjour |
| K | kaah | k | ਕੱ | kilomètre |
| L | Same as L in English, but softer and more pronounced | le | ਲ਼ੱ | facile - easy , lion |
| M | same as in English | muh | ਮੱ | mère |
| N | same as in English | nuh | ਨੱ | nager |
| O | same as in English | o | ਓ | orange |
| P | Pay | p | ਪੱ | Père |
| Q | same as in English | k | ਕੱ | que - what |
| R | err, but r is more in the throat | R in throat , gargle it out! | ਰ ( but rr)in throat) | Père- father |
| S | same as in English | se | ਸੱ | Salut, Français (masc) |
| T | tay but t sounds way softer than t in English | te | ਤੱ | petit- small |
| U | sounds like eww | eww | ਈਊ | tu- you (informal) |
| V | vay | ve | ਵੱ | vous- formal you |
| W | double v, sounds like duble-vay | ve | ਵੱ | wifi |
| X | iks | se | ਸ | deux- 2 , six, dix (10) |
| Y | I-grecque ( greek I ) , sounds like e-graikh | Rolling i- ie | ਈਅ | voyez |
| Z | zed but d sounds like th in they | ze | ਜ਼ੱ | nez, française - french |
Vowels - a, e, i, o, u, y
Les ligatures: ⟨æ⟩ ae and ⟨œ⟩ oe — french ‘e’ sound
sœur - sister (pronounced like sir) soeur also acceptable
œuf - egg (uphh)
oeil - eye
Consonants are always silent at the end of a word - français
e makes them pronounced - féminin - française