1. b, pronounced as in English.
2. c has the two English sounds:
- (a) Like k, when followed by a, o, u, or by a consonant: capable, colline, culotte, clair.
- (b) Like c in cent, when followed by e, i, y, and also when it has a cedilla: ce, ici, garçon.
- (c) In the word second the c sounds like g in gone.
- (d) Final c is usually pronounced: avec, sec.
3. ch, like the English sh: chapeau.
4. d, pronounced as in English.
5. f, pronounced as in English.
6. g, like g in go and like s in measure:
- (a) Like g in go, when followed by a, o, u, or by a consonant: garçon, argot, ambigu, grand.
- (b) Like s in measure, when followed by e, i, y: général, gîte, gymnase.
7. gn, like ny in canyon: gagner.
8. h is not pronounced (see paragraph on liaison).