Two ways to say ill in French in French

1. 1
   fille/fij/

   girlnoun

   A child or young person who is female.
2. 2
   famille/famij/

   familynoun

   A group of people who are related, especially parents and children.
3. 3
   ville/vil/

   citynoun

   A place inhabited by many people, with streets, shops, and buildings.
4. 4
   village/vilaʒ/

   villagenoun

   A small group of houses in the countryside, with few inhabitants.
5. 5
   tranquille/tʁɑ̃kil/

   quietadjective

   Calm, without noise or disturbance.
6. 6
   brillant/bʁijɑ̃/

   shinyadjective

   Something that shines, that reflects a lot of light.
7. 7
   oreille/ɔʁɛj/

   earnoun

   The part of the body on the side of the head used for hearing.
8. 8
   réveiller/ʁevɛje/

   to wake upverb

   To bring someone out of sleep, to make them stop sleeping.
9. 9
   travailler/tʁavaje/

   to workverb

   To do work, most often to earn money.
10. 10
    distiller/distile/

    to distillverb

    To heat a liquid and collect its cooled vapor to extract alcohol or a fragrance from it.

The sentences

1. La fille de mes voisins cherche un logement.

   My neighbors' daughter is looking for a place to live.

2. Cette maison est parfaite pour une famille avec enfants.

   This house is perfect for a family with children.

3. On préfère habiter en ville, pas trop loin.

   We'd rather live in the city, not too far out.

4. Le village est à vingt minutes de la ville.

   The village is twenty minutes from the city.

5. Le quartier est très tranquille, surtout le soir.

   The neighborhood is very quiet, especially at night.

6. Le parquet du salon est brillant comme un miroir.

   The living room floor is shiny like a mirror.

7. Je colle mon oreille contre le mur des voisins.

   I press my ear against the neighbors' wall.

8. Le train du matin va vous réveiller très tôt.

   The morning train is going to wake you up very early.

9. Vous allez travailler en ville tous les jours ?

   Are you going to work in the city every day?

10. Ici, on apprend à distiller des fleurs pour le parfum.

    Here, you learn to distill flowers to make perfume.

Pronunciation

• fille/fij/

  Here ill is said like a y: the l isn't heard.

• famille/famij/

  Like fille: ill is said like a y, with no l.

• ville/vil/

  Here you do hear the l: vil, not like fille.

• village/vilaʒ/

  The l is heard, as in ville.

• tranquille/tʁɑ̃kil/

  The qu is said like a k, and the ending -ille is simply said as il, with no nasal sound.

• brillant/bʁijɑ̃/

  ill like a y, and the ending is a nasal vowel: neither the n nor the t is heard.

• oreille/ɔʁɛj/

  eill is said with an open è followed by a y.

• réveiller/ʁevɛje/

  A closed é then an open è, and the final -er is said as é, with no r.

• travailler/tʁavaje/

  -aill- is said like a y, /aj/, and the ending -er is said /e/.

• distiller/distile/

  Here ill is said with an l, as in ville, and the final -er is said é.

Questions

How do you pronounce ill in fille?

In fille the ill sounds like a y: the l isn't heard.

What's the difference between fille and ville?

In fille the ill sounds like a y, with no l heard; in ville you do hear the l, as in vil.

How do you say to wake someone up in French?

Use réveiller, as in Le train du matin va vous réveiller très tôt.