Languages › French The French Pronunciation of E Share Flipboard Email Print Orin Zebest/Flickr/CC BY 2.0 French Pronunciation & Conversation Vocabulary Grammar Resources For Teachers By ThoughtCo Updated March 06, 2019 The French letter E can be pronounced several different ways — such as the schwa sound, a long A sound, and short E sounds. Below are examples of the different sounds and sound files to hear the way they're spoken. Examples of the Various E Sounds Like the E in angel (like a schwa) — listen. This sound is often heard in single syllable words like le, me, etc.Like the vowel sound in "weigh" except without the y sound at the end — listen. This sound occurs in the following:E with an acute accent: étéE in an open syllable (i.e., a syllable that ends in a vowel sound): trajetthe verb endings -er and -ez: manger, veuillez.Like the E in bed — listen. This sound is found in the following:E with a grave accent: exprèsE with a circumflex: têteE followed by a double consonant: belleE in a closed syllable (a syllable that ends in a consonant sound): septAn unaccented E at the end of a word is called an E muet and may or may not be pronounced. French Words With E Click on the links below to hear the words pronounced in French: le (the)été (summer)manger (to eat)veuillez (please)exprès (on purpose)tête (head)belle (beautiful)sept (seven)