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French Words pronunication usually has 3 syllables to most words 

Polly boo front say how you doing Grace Jones French 

Merci Beaucoup MERCY bowcoo2 thank you very much

Coeur CUR

Louvre (LO V) 

Loreal (Lorrie L)

l occitane (Loc-cee-tan, french makeup) 

Escargot (S-CAR-GO3) 

Touche (TOO SAY) 

Bonjour hello (BORN-JUR2) 

Bon appetit

Bon voyage

Bourgeois (BOOS-WA2)

Au revoir UH-WA2 goodbye

Givenchy (G-VON-SHEE3)

Louis Vuitton (Loui Veeton)

Chanel

Celine Dion (Sir lean)

Chloe (col wee)

Noir (NEW R) Black in French 

Dior (D R)

Rue Cambon

Champs Elysees SHA LAZY-AY4

VAN JOHN Vin Jaune (yellow wine in French)

Pivoine 

Vachetta (Italian)

Rose Poudre 

Amarante 

Montorgueil

Hermes (Air mes, h is silent)

Longchamp (LongShawn, g and p silent)

Le Pliage

Cartier (Car-tee-A)

Christian Dior (D R)

Yves Saint Laurent (Eves Sir Lawn, y and ts silent)

Pochette Accessories 

Pochette Metis

Damier Eben

Damier Azur

Peugeot (per-joe, the t is silent, 1896 french car)

Christian Louboutin (lue-blue-ton)

Balenciaga (bal-lance-c-gia)

Lancome (Lawncoom)

Guerlain (Girl lawn)

Jean-Paul Gaultier (John Paul Gutee or Goo-tee-air)

Mont Blanc (Mon Blonde, t and c silent)

Lanvin (longvon)

Kenzo(French used this Japanese word)

Raunelt (Ren-no, french car)

Citroen (Cen tro wen, french car)

Alpine (Alpin, french car)

Avion UH-VEE-IN3 (French Air plane)

Bugatti (bu got tee)

CON-SEE-AIR-JA3 Concierge (French)

Merlot (mer low, French wine)

Pomerol (po mer roll, french wine)

Bordeaux (bore dough, french city)

BLUJO-LAY3 Beaujolais (French)

BREW-WAS2 Brunoise (French)

BOREDOUGH2 Boudoir (French)

BOW-VA2 Beauvoir (French)

BOT-TA-GA3 VEN-BET-TA3 Bottega Venetta

BOO-WAS-ZEE3 Bourgeois (French)

BOO-CHER-RUM3 Boucheron (French)

SHADOW2 Chateaux 

Quebec (Q-BECK2, French city)

Lamborghini (lam bow gee nee, Italian car, French probably use this word often)

Chevrolet (che row lay, German car, duh, lol)

Clairvoyance 

Arouet ( ARE-RULE-WAY3) sounds like away french

Croix  (croy)

LaCroix (la croy)

Pirouette (pear ou let) PEAR-OU-LET3

Banquet vs Bank Quit (French) 

Bouquet vs Bow Key (French) 

Rendezvous RUN-DAY-VOO3

Nutella NEW-TELL-YA3 (Italian)

Orecchiette ORE-REE-CET-TAY4 

Hors d’oeuvres OR THIRDS ODORS

Capise CA-PEACE2

CHAR-COO-TER-REE4 Charcuterie

Le bain LU-BON2 bath

LA-TREEN2 Latrine bathroom

(please dont say this to kids, ladies, or other dudes, just for your information) VOO-LAY-VOO-COO-SAY-UH-VAY-MA-SUE-SA10 Voulez Vou Coucher Acev Ce SoirMoi do you want to sleep with me tonight in French)