French Pronunciation

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Prononciation française French pronunciation
au
animaux /animo/ animals
applaudir /aplodiʀ/ to clap / applaud
aussi /osi/ also / too
autant /otɑ̃/ so much / might as well
autre /otʀ/ other
cauchemar /koʃmaʀ/ nightmare
cause /koz/ cause
cautionner /kosjɔne/ to guarantee / support
chaude /ʃo/ warm / hot
chauffer /ʃofe/ to heat
chauffeur /ʃofœʀ/ driver
chaussette /ʃosɛt/ sock
chauve /ʃov/ bald
chevaux /ʃ(ə)vo/ horses (cheval)
costaud /kɔsto/ strong / beefy
épauler /epole/ to back up / to support
faut /fo/ to need to / to have to (falloir)
faux /fo/ fake / untrue
gauche /ɡoʃ/ left side
haut /o/ high / aloud
hauteur /otœʀ/ height
jaune /ʒon/ yellow
paumé /pome/ feel confused / physically lost
pauvre /povʀ/ poor
sauf /sof/ except
saumon /somɔ̃/ salmon
sauver /sove/ to save
taule /tol/ jail
travaux /tʀavo/ work
vaut /vo/ to be worth (valoir)
ô
Allô /alo/ hello
bientôt /bjɛ̃to/ soon
contrôle /kɔ̃tʀol/ control
côté /kote/ side
drôle /dʀol/ funny
hôtel /otɛl/ hotel
plutôt /plyto/ quite / rather
tôt /to/ early
trône /tʀon/ throne