Brand names: French brand names

💬 The lt at the end of Renault is silent: roughly (reh-no).

💬 In Peugeot, the ending -eot sounds like (zho): roughly (puh-zho).

💬 The two dots in Citroën show you pronounce both vowels separately: roughly (see-tro-en), not one blended sound.

💬 The ending -in in Michelin is nasal, so you do not say a clear final n: roughly (meesh-lan).

💬 In Air France, air sounds like ère, not like English air. The final ce in France is also silent.

💬 In Danone, all three syllables are said clearly: roughly (da-non), with the final e silent.

💬 In Ricard, the final d is silent: roughly (ree-kar).

💬 Orange is pronounced in French with the stress spread evenly, roughly (oh-rahnzh), not like the English fruit word.

💬 In Veuve Clicquot, veuve sounds roughly (vuhv), and the final t in Clicquot is silent.

💬 The two dots in Moët mean both vowels are pronounced: roughly (mo-et), not one syllable.