Letter

Pronounced

Examples

ey, eille 

ehy (as in hey!)

seyant (seh-yahⁿ) = becoming

bouteille (boo-tehy) = bottle

ie

yeh (as in yes)

hier (yehr) = yesterday

oeil

uhy (no equivalent)

oeil (uhy) = eye

ille

eey (no equivalent)

fille (feey) = girl, daughter

oi

wah (as in choir)

moi (mwah) = me

oui

(w)ooee (no equivalent)

Louis (l^wooee) = Louis

oy

wah + y (no equivalent)

foyer (fwah-yeh) = home

ui

wee (no equivalent)

lui (lwee) = him, her, it