The consonants c, f, and l at the end of a word are pronounced; otherwise, don’t pronounce final consonants. R is an exception: The r is swallowed or “gargled” in French; the final r is pronounced in words of one syllable (such as “la mer”-the sea) but not in words of more than one syllable (except, again (!) at the end of infinitive verbs such as: venir, partir.