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| FRENCH | ENGLISH |
|---|---|
| Prononciation française | French pronunciation |
| è | |
| après /apʀɛ/ | after |
| frère /fʀɛʀ/ | brother |
| mère /mɛʀ/ | mother |
| père /pɛʀ/ | father |
| très /tʀɛ/ | very |
| ê | |
| être /ɛtʀ/ | to be |
| même /mɛm/ | same / even |
| prêt /pʀɛ/ | ready |
| tête /tɛt/ | head |
| ai | |
| chaise /ʃɛz/ | chair |
| faire /fɛʀ/ | make / do |
| mais /mɛ/ | but |
| maison /mɛzɔ̃/ | home |
| naissance /nɛsɑ̃s/ | birth |
| vrai /vʀɛ/ | true |
| er | |
| dernier /dɛʀnje/ | last / latest |
| exercice /ɛɡzɛʀsis/ | exercise |
| merci /mɛʀsi/ | thank you |
| perdu /pɛʀdy/ | lost |
| univers /ynivɛʀ/ | universe |
| vers /vɛʀ/ | line |
| e | |
| accepter /aksɛpte/ | accept |
| baguette /baɡɛt/ | stick of French bread |
| met /mɛ/ | to put |
| nouvelle /nuvɛl/ | news / short story |
| potentiel /pɔtɑ̃sjɛl/ | potential |
| presque /pʀɛsk/ | almost |
| presse /pʀɛs/ | press |
| projet /pʀɔʒɛ/ | plan / draft |
| question /kɛstjɔ̃/ | question |
| week-end /wikɛnd/ | weekend |