French Pronunciation

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FRENCH ENGLISH
Prononciation française French pronunciation
consonent + u
consonent + u + consonent
ue
adulte /adylt/ adult
aventure /avɑ̃tyʀ/ adventure
bureau /byʀo/ desk / office
dessus /d(ə)sy/ on top
du /dy/ (de+le) some / any
dur /dyʀ/ hard
durer /dyʀe/ to last
entendu /ɑ̃tɑ̃dy/ heard
humain /ymɛ̃/ human
lecture /lɛktyʀ/ reading
mesure /m(ə)zyʀ/ measure / measurement
mur /myʀ/ wall
naturel /natyʀɛl/ natural
perdu /pɛʀdy/ lost
plus /ply/ or /plys/ more ("s" is pronounced in "plus de", in front of adjs beginning with vowels, at the end of a sentence meaning "more", when "plus" is used as a noun. "s" is not pronounced in negative constructions.)
plusieurs /plyzjœʀ/ several
plutôt /plyto/ rather
rue /ʀy/ street
sur /syʀ/ on / in
sûr /syʀ/ sure
surface /syʀfas/ surface
surplomber /syʀplɔ̃be/ to look down / overlook
surprise /syʀpʀiz/ surprise
surtout /syʀtu/ especially
truc /tʀyk/ thing / trick
tu /ty/ you
ultra /yltʀa/ ultra
univers /ynivɛʀ/ universe
voiture /vwatyʀ/ car
vue /vy/ eyesight / view