Voyelles nasales : [ɑ̃], [ɔ̃], [ɛ̃]
Identify and produce the three main French nasal vowels.
| Français | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
🔊enfant | child | an / en → [ɑ̃] |
🔊nom | name | on → [ɔ̃] |
🔊matin | morning | in / ain / un → [ɛ̃] |
🔊Jean | Jean (name) | [ʒɑ̃] |
🔊matin | morning | [matɛ̃] |
🔊nom | name | [nɔ̃] |
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Jean habite à Lyon. Il se lève tôt le matin.
Jean lives in Lyon. He gets up early in the morning.
Pronunciation Notes
Nasal vowels release air through the nose; do *not* pronounce final n/m separately. [ɑ̃] is deeper and more open; [ɔ̃] is rounded; [ɛ̃] is sharper and higher. Keep nasal vowels short and steady.
Practice chain: an – on – in
an – on – in
[ɑ̃ – ɔ̃ – ɛ̃]
Practice chain: Jean – bon – matin
Jean – bon – matin
[ʒɑ̃ – bɔ̃ – matɛ̃]
Oral vs nasal: beau vs bon
beau [[bo]] vs bon [[bɔ̃]]
Oral vs nasal: peu vs peine
peu [[pø]] vs peine [[pɛn]]