Nasal Vowels
/ɛ̃/
gain, vin, pain, impatient, emprunter
im,in, aim, ain, eim, ein, un are all pronounced as /ɛ̃/
oin is pronounced as /wɛ̃/, as in loin, point, soin
ien is pronounced as /jɛ̃/, as in bien, rien, Lucien
if in, un are followed by a vowel or H + a vowel, then it's pronounced as /in/ or /yn/
Lips spread apart, Mouth a bit open, sound nasalized
/œ̃/
l'un, parfum, chacun
/õ/
long, monde, pont,pardon,comprendre
on, om are normally pronounced as /õ/
onne are pronouced as /ɔn/
Lips tightly closed, sound nasalized
/ɑ̃/
enfant, dans, l'an, chambre, sembler,attendre, ambitieux
an, am, en, em are all pronounced as /ɑ̃/ ; when followed by a vowel sound, it's pronounced as /an/
Mouth wide open, sound nasalized
There's no nasal vowels in the following combinations: vowel + m/n(mm/nn) + vowel
Semi-Vowels
/ɥ/ <br>
huile, nuit, lui
ui combination is pronounced as /ɥ/
/w/
moi , boire, quoi,froid,voiture, pourquoi,voyage, voyez
oi, oy are pronounced as /wa/
/j/
yeux, fillette, dieu
if y is followed by a vowel, it sounds as if there are two y. eg. payer, voyager
if -ille or -ill are preceded by a vowel, they are pronounced as /j/ , as in soleil, travail
-ille(preceded by a consonant) is pronounced /ij/, except for ville, village, tranquille,
