The Alphabet
English name Letter French name English name Letter French name sounds like sounds like sounds like sounds like
A as in hay A A as in cat O as in oats O O (oats)
Bee B bé (bay) P as in peel P pé (pay)
See C sé (say) Q as in cue Q ku
Dee D dé (day) R as in are R ère, aire (r-r-r)
E = ee E E (like Beulah the Buzzer) Ess S èss, esse (Bess)
F as in deaf F èf (as in deaf) Tee T té (tay)
Jee G Jé (jay) You U U – lips as if to say O, but say E
Ay+Ch H ache (ash) Vee V vé (vay)
I as in pie I i (equal) double You W double vé (doo bluh vay)
Jay J ji (jeepers) ex X ix (eeks or icks)
Kay K kah (cop X cup) why Y i grecque (ee grek)
El L èl, elle (el) zed Z zède (zed)
Em M èm, aime (em)
En N èn, laine (en)
See how letters whose names sound EE in English come out AY in French ? B-C-D = Bee-See-Dee = Bay-Say-Day in French.