French Pronunciation

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Prononciation française French pronunciation
ain
Américain /ameʀikɛ̃/ American man
bain /bɛ̃/ bath
copain /kɔpɛ̃/ friend / boyfriend
demain /d(ə)mɛ̃/ tomorrow
humain /ymɛ̃/ human
pain /pɛ̃/ bread
prochain /pʀɔʃɛ̃/ next
terrain /teʀɛ̃/ land
train /tʀɛ̃/ train
ein
rein /ʀɛ̃/ kidney
ceins /sɛ̃/ to surround
feins /fɛ̃/ to pretend to do
hein /ɛ/ eh? / what?
plein /plɛ̃/ full
sein /sɛ̃/ breast
ien
ancien /ɑ̃sjɛ̃/ old / former / antique
bien /bjɛ̃/ good
bientôt /bjɛ̃to/ soon
bienvenu /bjɛ̃v(ə)ny/ welcome
chien /ʃjɛ̃/ dog
mien /mjɛ̃/ mine
rien /ʀjɛ̃/ nothing / anything
tien /tjɛ̃/ yours
im / in
chemin /ʃ(ə)mɛ̃/ path / way
dingue /dɛ̃ɡ/ crazy
fin /fɛ̃/ end
importe /ɛ̃pɔʀt/ import / to matter
impression /ɛ̃pʀesjɔ̃/ impression
incroyable /ɛ̃kʀwajabl/ unbelievable / incredible
indépendant /ɛ̃depɑ̃dɑ̃/ independent
information /ɛ̃fɔʀmasjɔ̃/ information
inquiet /ɛ̃kjɛ/ worried
instituteur /ɛ̃stitytœʀ/ primary school teacher
jardin /ʒaʀdɛ̃/ garden
lingerie /lɛ̃ʒʀi/ underwear
matin /matɛ̃/ morning
vin /vɛ̃/ wine
sym / syn
symbole /sɛ̃bɔl/ symbol
sympa /sɛ̃pa/ nice
symptôme /sɛ̃ptom/ symptom
syncope /sɛ̃kɔp/ to faint / pass out
syntaxe /sɛ̃taks/ syntax