Languages › French Learn the French Pronunciation of the Letters "AU" Print French Pronunciation & Conversation Vocabulary Grammar Resources For Teachers By ThoughtCo Team Updated on May 04, 2018 The letters AU in French are pronounced like the "closed" O sound. (Note that the letter combination EAU is also pronounced this way.) Read More Learn to Correctly Pronounce the French Words 'Au' and 'Eau' By ThoughtCo Team French words with AU Click on the links below to hear the words pronounced in French: autobus (bus) chaud (hot) mauvais (bad) taux (rate) auto (car) cauchemar (nightmare) taule (jail [informal]) Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Team, ThoughtCo. "Learn the French Pronunciation of the Letters "AU"." ThoughtCo, Apr. 5, 2023, thoughtco.com/french-pronunciation-of-au-1369546. Team, ThoughtCo. (2023, April 5). Learn the French Pronunciation of the Letters "AU". Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/french-pronunciation-of-au-1369546 Team, ThoughtCo. "Learn the French Pronunciation of the Letters "AU"." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/french-pronunciation-of-au-1369546 (accessed April 26, 2024). copy citation