FRENCH	ENGLISH
Règles de nasalisation	Nasalization rules
am/an, em/en, im/in, om/on & um/un are nasalized when it is at the end of a syllable or word and not immediately followed by a vowel sound.
écran /ekʀɑ̃/	screen (tv)
chambre /ʃɑ̃bʀ/	bedroom
changer /ʃɑ̃ʒe/	to change
moyen /mwajɛ̃/	average
temps /tɑ̃/	time / weather
endroit /ɑ̃dʀwa/	place
enfin /ɑ̃fɛ̃/	at last
intimité /ɛ̃timite/	privacy / intimacy
insolite /ɛ̃sɔlit/	strange / unusal
nom /nɔ̃/	name
frisson /fʀisɔ̃/	shiver
compliqué /kɔ̃plike/	complicated
bonjour /bɔ̃ʒuʀ/	hello
chacun /ʃakœ̃/	each / everyone
commun /kɔmœ̃/	common
lundi /lœ̃di/	Monday
Most words that end with "um" are not nasalized.
référendum /ʀefeʀɛ̃dɔm/	referendum
aquarium /akwaʀjɔm/	aquarium
minimum /minimɔm/	minimum
sérum /seʀɔm/	serum
am/an, em/en, im/in, om/on & um/un are NOT nasalized when they are followed by a vowel sound.
amateur /amatœʀ/	amateur
canapé /kanape/	sofa
immobilier /imɔbilje/	property
originale /ɔʀiʒinal/	original
commencer /kɔmɑ̃se/	to begin
connexion /kɔnɛksjɔ̃/	connection
fumer /fyme/	to smoke
unique /ynik/	unique
unanime /ynanim/	unanimous
When "em" and "en" are used as prefixes, they are nasalized even if they are followed by vowels.
emménager /ɑ̃menaʒe/	to move in
emmener /ɑ̃m(ə)ne/	to take
enneigement /ɑ̃nɛʒmɑ̃/	depth of snow