<P> In French orthography , ⟨ y ⟩ is pronounced as ( i ) when a vowel ( as in the words cycle , y ) and as ( j ) as a consonant ( as in yeux , voyez ) . It alternates orthographically with ⟨ i ⟩ in the conjugations of some verbs , indicating a ( j ) sound . In most cases when ⟨ y ⟩ follows a vowel , it modifies the pronunciation of the vowel : ⟨ ay ⟩ ( ɛ ) , ⟨ oy ⟩ ( wa ) , ⟨ uy ⟩ ( ɥi ) . The letter ⟨ y ⟩ has double function ( modifying the vowel and ( j ) or ( i ) ) in the words payer , balayer , moyen , essuyer , pays , etc. , but in some words it has only a single function : ( j ) in bayer , mayonnaise , coyote ; modifying the vowel at the end of proper names like Chardonnay and Fourcroy . In French ⟨ y ⟩ can have a diaresis ( tréma ) as in Moÿ - de-l'Aisne . </P>
<P> In French orthography , ⟨ y ⟩ is pronounced as ( i ) when a vowel ( as in the words cycle , y ) and as ( j ) as a consonant ( as in yeux , voyez ) . It alternates orthographically with ⟨ i ⟩ in the conjugations of some verbs , indicating a ( j ) sound . In most cases when ⟨ y ⟩ follows a vowel , it modifies the pronunciation of the vowel : ⟨ ay ⟩ ( ɛ ) , ⟨ oy ⟩ ( wa ) , ⟨ uy ⟩ ( ɥi ) . The letter ⟨ y ⟩ has double function ( modifying the vowel and ( j ) or ( i ) ) in the words payer , balayer , moyen , essuyer , pays , etc. , but in some words it has only a single function : ( j ) in bayer , mayonnaise , coyote ; modifying the vowel at the end of proper names like Chardonnay and Fourcroy . In French ⟨ y ⟩ can have a diaresis ( tréma ) as in Moÿ - de-l'Aisne . </P>
how do you spell the letter y in french
how do you spell the letter y in french
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