AIL / AILLE - French Pronunciation

The letters AIL and AILLE are pronounced [ahy], as if you are pronouncing the a in "father" followed by a y sound. It's fairly similar to the pronunciation of the English word "eye."

French words with AIL and AILLE

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   ail (masc)   (garlic)

   un bail   (lease)

   faillir   (to almost do something)

   la paille   (straw)

   la taille   (size)

   bâiller   (to yawn)

Note that LL preceded by AI is always pronounced like a y, but this is not necessarily the case for other words with LL.


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