an
chante
danse
France
quarante
tante
pantalon
bandeon
raconte
sondage
monte
bonbon
saumon
baton
nonin
matin
fin
dinde
gingembre
patin
lutin
vinun
brun
aucun
emprunt
défunt
chacun
commun
lundiLes phonèmes nasales
entomo insecte (insect) entomologiste
phage qui mange (to eat) bactériophage
phile qui aime (to love) audiophile
phobe qui craint (to fear) germophobe
mégalo très grand (immense) mégalomaniac
mélo musique (music) mélodie
man- main (hand) manipulation
gène naissance (origin) pathogène
anthropo homme (species) anthropode
andro homme (mâle) androgène
gyné femme (woman) gynécologie
morpho forme (form) morphogénèse
crate puissance (power) démocratiearisto meilleur (best) aristocrate
géronto vieux (old) gérotologie
plouto riche (rich) ploutocratie
démo peuple (people) démocratie
géno peuple, race (racial) génologue
logue étude/science (study) psychologue
pathe état (state) antipathique
thérap- soins (care) thérapie
psycho esprit (spirit/mental) psychologie
graphe l’écrit (written) orthographe
phone le son (sound) phonémes
sphère boule (ball) lithosphèreThere are four nasal vowels in French though in France, most only pronounce the first three groups and often exclude the
un sound as it so closely resembles the in sound. In Canadian French, all of these sounds are pronounced distinctly. With
an, start by pronoucing the vowel “a” as in aw. The wind comes out of your mouth. Now curve the back of your tongue up
towards the roof of your mouth. Make the same aw sound but make the wind should come out your nose when the sound is
complete. Repeat the same for “o” (as in ohhh) and “i” (as in ai like paint). However “un” isn’t similar to any English sound
and you may benefit from watching the video! Once you’ve mastered the sounds, practice the example words below.
RACINE DÉFINITION EXEMPLE RACINE DÉFINITION EXEMPLE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t72xMFwf6e0Un gros merci à KarambolageUse Zappar.
Scan for a video
demonstration of
these sounds.