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| FRENCH | ENGLISH |
|---|---|
| Prononciation française | French pronunciation |
| â | |
| âge /ɑʒ/ | age |
| âme /ɑm/ | soul |
| bâtard /bɑtaʀ/ | bastard |
| bâtiment /bɑtimɑ̃/ | building |
| bâton /bɑtɔ̃/ | stick |
| câble /kɑbl/ | cable |
| câlin /kɑlɛ̃/ | cuddly |
| château /ʃɑto/ | castle |
| crânien /kʀɑnjɛ̃/ | skull |
| dégâts /deɡɑ/ | damage |
| gâteau /ɡɑto/ | cake |
| gâter /ɡɑte/ | to spoil |
| hâte /ɑt/ | to be eager / in a hurry |
| lâcher /lɑʃe/ | to let go of / fail / drop |
| mâché /mɑʃe/ | chewed |
| mâle /mɑl/ | male |
| pâte /pɑt/ | pastry / dough |
| plâtre /plɑtʀ/ | plaster |
| râpé /ʀɑpe/ | grated |
| râteau /ʀɑto/ | rake |
| tâter /tɑte/ | to feel |
| théâtre /teɑtʀ/ | theatre |
| -as endings | |
| bas /bɑ/ | low / bottom |
| cas /kɑ/ | case |
| las /lɑ/ | tired |
| mas /mɑ(s)/ | farmhouse |
| pas /pɑ/ | not |
| passe /pɑs/ | pass |
| tas /tɑ/ | heap |