French pronunciation
The letter combination ei is pronounced like é or è – see E (rules 2 and 3).*
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Par exemple… |
| like è | |
| seize | sixteen |
| la neige | snow |
| la peine | pain |
| like é | |
| peiner | to struggle, toil |
| veinard | lucky |
* Except when followed by L (see eil and ueil) or by a nasal N or M.
Related lessons
- Letters: E | I
- French vowels
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