The pronunciation of French
These are the pronunciation (IPA) symbols that are used in the French
Dictionary.
| Vowels |
| a | as in | patte | /pat/ |
| ɑ | | pâte | /pɑt/ |
| ɑ̃ | | clan | /klɑ̃/ |
| e | | dé | /de/ |
| ɛ | | belle | /bɛl/ |
| ɛ̃ | | lin | /lɛ̃/ |
| ə | | demain | /dəmɛ̃/ |
| i | | gris | /gʀi/ |
| o | | gros | /gʀo/ |
| ɔ | | corps | /kɔr/ |
| ɔ̃ | | long | /lɔ̃/ |
| œ | | leur | /lœʀ/ |
| œ̃ | | brun | /brœ̃/ |
| ø | | deux | /dø/ |
| u | | fou | /fu/ |
| y | | pur | /pyʀ/ |
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| Semi-vowels |
| j | as in | fille | /fij/ |
| ɥ | | huit | /ɥit/ |
| w | | oui | /wi/ |
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| Consonants |
| b | as in | bal | /bal/ |
| d | | dent | /dɑ̃/ |
| f | | foire | /fwaʀ/ |
| g | | gomme | /gɔm/ |
| k | | clé | /kle/ |
| l | | lien | /ljɛ̃/ |
| m | | mer | /mɛʀ/ |
| n | | nage | /naʒ/ |
| ɲ | | gnon | /ɲɔ̃/ |
| ŋ | | dancing | /dɑ̃siŋ/ |
| p | | porte | /pɔʀt/ |
| ʀ | | rire | /ʀiʀ/ |
| s | | sang | /sɑ̃/ |
| ʃ | | chien | /ʃjɛ̃/ |
| t | | train | /tʀɛ̃/ |
| v | | voile | /vwal/ |
| z | | zèbre | /zɛbʀ/ |
| ʒ | | jeune | /ʒœn/ |
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Prononciation de l'anglais
| Voyelles et diphtongues |
| i: | de | see | /si:/ |
| ɪ | | sit | /sɪt/ |
| e | | ten | /ten/ |
| æ | | hat | /hæt/ |
| ɑ: | | arm | /ɑ:m/ |
| ɒ | | got | /gɒt/ |
| ɔ: | | saw | /sɔ:/ |
| ʊ | | put | /pʊt/ |
| u: | | too | /tu:/ |
| ʌ | | cup | /kʌp/ |
| ɜ: | | fur | /fɜ:(r)/ |
| ə | | ago | /ə'gəʊ/ |
| eɪ | | page | /peɪdʒ/ |
| əʊ | | home | /həʊm/ |
| aɪ | | five | /faɪv/ |
| aʊ | | now | /naʊ/ |
| ɔɪ | | join | /dʒɔɪn/ |
| ɪə | | near | /nɪə(r)/ |
| eə | | hair | /heə(r)/ |
| ʊə | | pure | /pjʊə(r)/ |
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| Consonnes |
| p | de | pen | /pen/ |
| b | | bad | /bæd/ |
| t | | tea | /ti:/ |
| d | | did | /dɪd/ |
| k | | cat | /kæt/ |
| g | | got | /gɒt/ |
| tʃ | | chin | /tʃɪn/ |
| dʒ | | June | /dʒu:n/ |
| f | | fall | /fɔ:l/ |
| v | | voice | /vɔɪs/ |
| θ | | thin | /θɪn/ |
| ð | | then | /ðen/ |
| s | | so | /səʊ/ |
| z | | zoo | /zu:/ |
| ʃ | | she | /ʃi:/ |
| ʒ | | vision | /'vɪʒn/ |
| h | | how | /haʊ/ |
| m | | man | /mæn/ |
| n | | no | /nəʊ/ |
| ŋ | | sing | /sɪŋ/ |
| l | | leg | /leg/ |
| r | | red | /red/ |
| j | | yes | /jes/ |
| w | | wet | /wet/ |
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