OI

French pronunciation

The letter combination oi is pronounced [wa], similar to the first two letters in "watt." The first sound, [w], is what’s known as a semi-vowel.

French sound filesPar exemple…
avoir to have
gallois Welsh
la moitié half
la soif thirst
la voie way, road, route

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