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| FRENCH | ENGLISH |
|---|---|
| Prononciation française | French pronunciation |
| om / on | |
| bon /bɔ̃/ | good |
| bonjour /bɔ̃ʒuʀ/ | good morning/afternoon |
| bonsoir /bɔ̃swaʀ/ | good evening |
| champignon /ʃɑ̃piɲɔ̃/ | mushroom |
| combien /kɔ̃bjɛ̃/ | how many / how much |
| compagnon /kɔ̃paɲɔ̃/ | companion / partner |
| competition /kɔ̃petisjɔ̃/ | competition |
| complètement /kɔ̃plɛtmɑ̃/ | completely / fully |
| compliquè /kɔ̃plike/ | complicated |
| comportement /kɔ̃pɔʀtəmɑ̃/ | behaviour |
| comprend /kɔ̃pʀɑ̃/ | understand |
| confiance /kɔ̃fjɑ̃s/ | trust / confidence |
| content /kɔ̃tɑ̃/ | happy |
| donc /dɔ̃k/ | therefore / then |
| fond /fɔ̃/ | background / bottom |
| frontière /fʀɔ̃tjɛʀ/ | border |
| garçon /ɡaʀsɔ̃/ | boy |
| long /lɔ̃/ | long |
| maison /mɛzɔ̃/ | home / house |
| million /miljɔ̃/ | million |
| mon /mɔ̃/ | my |
| monde /mɔ̃d/ | world |
| mouton /mutɔ̃/ | sheep |
| non /nɔ̃/ | no |
| plonger /plɔ̃ʒe/ | dive |
| prénom /pʀenɔ̃/ | first name |
| question /kɛstjɔ̃/ | question |
| rencontre /ʀɑ̃kɔ̃tʀ/ | encounter |
| rèponse /ʀepɔ̃s/ | answer |
| salon /salɔ̃/ | lounge / sitting room |
| sinon /sinɔ̃/ | otherwise |
| solution /sɔlysjɔ̃/ | solution |
| sont /sɔ̃/ | are |
| tomber /tɔ̃be/ | to fall / to drop |
| vont /vɔ̃/ | go |
| ɔ̃ and ɑ̃ | |
| bon - banc | good - bench |
| don - dans | donation - in |
| fond - fend | bottom - split |
| front - franc | forehead - frank |
| long - lent | long - slow |
| mont - ment | mount - lie |
| rond - rend | round - give back |
| son - sans | sount - without |
| ton - tant | your - so much |