I would say EH equals the
e in "men"; or E alone (as BtN says in its Pronunciation Guide), if the
e in "bet" is the same as in "men".
But I can't help you on the French
u, since I only know how to count to five and to say few isolated words that I can't remember right now in French. Lol.
Miranda (who learned how to count in French from
Sesame Park, the Canadian version of
Sesame Street)