K

French consonant

The letter K is pronounced similarly in French and English, and is identical to the hard French C. Phonetic symbol: [k].

  K is quite rare in French – it’s found mainly in words borrowed from other languages.

the letter k
un kilo kilogram
kascher Kosher
le ski skiing

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