6.5: Phonétique
In addition to oral vowels, French also has three nasal vowels (however, in some Francophone areas, there are four nasal vowels). Oral vowels are produced mainly within the oral cavity. Nasal vowels are produced when air passes through the nose as well as the mouth.
English has nasal-like vowels in words such as sing and impossible, but the nasal consonants /n/ and /m/ are still pronounced. These consonants are not pronounced in French when following a nasal vowel. The consonant is totally assimilated into the vowel pronunciation.
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| ã | centre, pantalon, sandales, manteau, planche, randonnée, médicaments, ventre, jambe, branché | |
| ɛ̃ | moins, ceinture, bain, imperméable, alpin, peinture, main, mincir | |
| õ | talon, décontracté, tomber, bon, longue, son, pont, onze, content, maison |
ã
Lisez les paires de mots suivants:
gras/grand
chat/chanter
Jeanne/Jean
âne/an
ɛ̃
Lisez les paires de mots suivants:
certaine/certain
ancienne/ancien
aucune/aucun
õ
Lisez les paires de mots suivants:
peau/pont
mot/mont
beau/bon
Aknowledgment: some parts of this page are partially adopted from Francais Interactif .