French Letter Combination
The letter combination ch has three possible pronunciations in French. By far the most common is [ʃ], equivalent to "sh" in English.
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Par exemple… |
| le champagne | champagne | |
| cher | dear, expensive | |
| un anchois | anchovy |
In a few words, ch is pronounced [k]
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Par exemple… |
| le chaos | hot | |
| le krach | hat |
The sound [tʃ] as in "cheese" is very rare in French; it’s found only in borrowed words like cheap and in the letter combination tch.
Related lessons
- Letters: C | H
- Combination: TCH
- French consonants
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