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The pronunciation of French
Vowels
a as in patte
A
pâte
clan
~ A
e
dé
E
belle
lin
~ E
@
demain /d@m~ E /
gris
i
o
gros
O
corps
long
~ O
9
leur
brun
~ 9
deux
{
u
fou
pur
y
Semi-vowels
j as in fille
H
huit
oui
w
The symbols used in this dictionary for the pronunciation of French are
those of the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet). Certain differences in
pronunciation are shown in the phonetic transcription, although many
speakers do not observe them—e.g. the long 'a' /A/ in pâte and the
short 'a' /a/ in patte , or the difference between the nasal vowels 'un' / ~ 9/
as in brun and 'in' /~ E / as in brin .
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/pat/
/pAt/
/kl~ A /
/de/
/bEl/
/l~ E /
/gRi/
/gRo/
/kOR/
/l~ O /
/l9R/
/bR ~ 9/
/d{/
/fu/
/pyR/
/fij/
/Hit/
/wi/
Consonants
b as in bal
d
dent
foire
f
g
gomme /gOm/
k
clé
lien
l
m
mer
nage
n
J
gnon
N
dancing /d~ AsiN/
porte
p
R
rire
sang
s
chien
S
t
train
voile
v
z
zèbre
Z
jeune
/bal/
/d~ A/
/fwaR/
/kle/
/lj~ E /
/mER/
/naZ/
/J~ O /
/pORt/
/RiR /
/s ~ A/
/Sj~ E /
/tR~ E /
/vwal/
/zEbR/
/Z9n/
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