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Prononciation du français /French pronunciation
Key French Vowel Sounds (IPA)
- [i]: si [si] (like 'ee' in see)
- [y]: tu [ty] (no English equivalent; 'ee' with rounded lips)
- [u]: vous [vu] (like 'oo' in food)
- [e]: café [kafe] (like 'ay' in say, but shorter)
- [ɛ]: lait [lɛ] (like 'e' in bed)
- [ə]: le [lə] (schwa'uh' sound)
- [ø]: feu [fø] (like 'u' in burn, but rounded)
- [œ]: fleur [flœʁ] (like 'u' in hurt)
- [a]: sac [sak] (like 'a' in father)
- [ɔ]: fort [fɔʁ] (like 'o' in pot)
- [o]: dos [do] (like 'o' in go)
Nasal Vowels
- [ɛ̃]: vin [vɛ̃] (nasalized 'an' in anger)
- [œ̃]: un [œ̃] (nasalized 'un' in hunger)
- [ɑ̃]: en [ɑ̃] (nasalized 'on' in song)
- [ɔ̃]: bon [bɔ̃] (nasalized 'on' in long)
Consonants
- [ʁ]: rouge [ʁuʒ] (the guttural French 'r')
- [ʃ]: chat [ʃa] (sh sound)
- [ʒ]: je [ʒə] (soft 'j' or 'g' in beige)
- [ɲ]: oignon [ɔɲɔ̃] (ny sound like in canyon)
- [j]: yeux [jø] (y sound)
- [w]: oui [wi] (w sound)
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Prononciation du français /French pronunciation
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