French consonant
The letter W is rarely found in French, and almost always in words borrowed from English or German.
It’s usually pronounced the same as the W the source language, meaning that in words borrowed from English, it’s pronounced like an English W (phonetic symbol: [w]), while in German words, it’s pronounced V (phonetic symbol: [v]).
the letter w | ||
wallon | Walloon (French-speaking Belgian) | |
un week-end | weekend | |
wagon | train car, truckload |
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