FRENCH EASY CONSONANTS

Of the 18 French consonants, b, d, f, k, l, p, t and v are pronounced pretty much as in English. The letter w appears in words from German and English and is pronounced as English v or w. As in English, q only appears before u in French.

French easy consonants:

LETTER	SOUND	WORD

b	beh	bonbons - candy
d	deh	dinde - turkey
f	eff	février - february
k	kah	kiosque - newstand
l	ell	fleurs - flowers
p	peh	pomme - apple
t	teh	tomate - tomato

There is no inintial aspiration when pronouncing French consonants. However, there is a slight aspiration after pronouncing French consonants.

In English, someone might say soup without opening his mouth at the end of the word, thus "swallowing" the last sound. In French, you must open your mouth to complete the word.