Languages › French Learn the French Pronunciation of the Letters "AU" Share Flipboard Email 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.) 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, Dec. 6, 2021, thoughtco.com/french-pronunciation-of-au-1369546. Team, ThoughtCo. (2021, December 6). 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 March 28, 2023). copy citation