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| FRENCH | ENGLISH |
|---|---|
| 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 |