French Pronunciation

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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