Et pronunciation in french

French pronunciation is not that tricky, but the pronunciation and formation of French nasals needs to be explained clearly. So first, let me explain what a “nasal” sound means.

What’s a French Nasal Sound?

A French nasal sound is a specific way to pronounce French vowels.

The various French nasal sounds are displayed in this fun example : un bon vin blanc (a good white wine).

This free French lesson – like many on French Today’s blog – features audio recordings. Click on the link next to the headphones to hear the French pronunciation.

Is There A Specific Sign For Nasal Pronunciation in French?

Unfortunately, there are no specific signs to indicate whether a French vowel should be pronounced normally or in a nasal way.

If it were up to me, I would have used some kind of accent over the vowel to indicate a nasal sound. Like ã ĩ õ…
It would have made things so much simpler!

Instead, someone decided that the way to write a nasal sound in French was to write a vowel followed by an N or an M.

“An, on, im, un, etc…”

The tricky thing for students of French is understanding whe

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