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Alphabet

A    /a/            N    /ɛn/
B /be/   O /o/
C /se/   P /pe/
D /de/   Q /ky/
E /ə/   R /ɛʁ/
F /ɛf/   S /ɛs/
G /ʒe/   T /te/
H /aʃ/   U /y/
I /i/   V /ve/
J /ʒi/   /dublə ve/    Lit. double V
K /ka/   X /iks/
L /ɛl/   Y /i gʁɛk/    Lit. Greek I
/ɛm/   Z /zɛd/

Accents

é    accent aigu /aksɑ̃t‿egy/
à è ù accent grave /aksɑ̃ gʁav/
â ê î ô û   accent circonflexe    /aksɑ̃ siʁkɔ̃flɛks/
ë ï ü tréma /tʁema/
ç cédille /sedij/

Uppercase accents

In Europe, accents are often omitted on uppercase letters. In Canada, however, they are mandatory.

Pronunciation: /a/ /ɑ̃/ /b/ /d/ /e/ /ə/ /ɛ/ /ɛ̃/ /f/ /g/ /i/ /j/ /k/ /l/ /m/ /n/ /ɲ/ /ŋ/ /o/ /ɔ/ /ɔ̃/ /ø/ /œ/ /œ̃/ /p/ /ʁ/ /s/ /ʃ/ /t/ /u/ /ɥ/ /v/ /w/ /y/ /z/ /ʒ/ more...

List of abbreviations used
Phonetic font: Lucida Sans Unicode

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