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Les symboles phonétiques

In the phonetic alphabet, a single symbol or letter corresponds to a single sound, unlike the traditional alphabets of English or French. The phonetic alphabet is provided here as a means for indicating pronunciation more consistently and precisely. Note that a single French sound may correspond to several different spellings or combinations of letters.

Vowels


[ a ] sa, la, toi
[ e ] ses, regarder, université
[ ɛ ] mère, treize, faites, belge
[ ə ] le, se
[ i ] Italie, si
[ o ] bureau, tôt
[ ɔ ] bonne, prof
[ ø ] peu, bleu
[ œ ] fleur, heure
[ u ] nous, jour
[ y ] tu, du

Nasal Vowels

[ ã ] campagne, dentiste
[ ɛ̃ ] ingénieur, demain, impossible, lundi
[ õ ] mon, regardons

Semi-Vowels

[ j ] travailler, crayon
[ ɥ ] huit, suis
[ w ] soir, oui

Consonants

[ b ] beau, table
[ d ] dix, regarder
[ f ] français, oeuf
[ g ] gothique, guitare, gare
[ k ] couleur, quel
[ l ] les, aller, espagnole
[ m ] ma, comment
[ n ] nouveau, minérale
[ ɲ ] montagne
[ p ] parler, s’appeler
[ R ] rouge, Paris, mer
[ s ] sa, ça, passer
[ ʃ ] château, acheter
[ t ] ta, maths
[ v ] va, livre
[ z ] zèbre, musique
[ ʒ ] je, manger

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Français Interactif Copyright © by Morgane Haesen; Nancy Guilloteau; Claire Jones; Beatriz Schleppe; Elizabeth Mayne; Melissa Skidmore; Rachael Gilg; Ellenor Shoemaker; Ryan Swankie; Heather Pelletier; and Gene Ferrier-Rainey is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

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