How To Pronounce French Vowel Combinations And Dipthongs
Written byAmélie Pinon
Combination Sounds in French
| Sounds | Sounds Like the: | In: | French Examples (Translation) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ai | ai | l[ai]ssez-faire | jamais (never), parfait (perfect) |
| -ain, -aim | un | Verd[un] | pain (bread), faim (hunger) |
| au | o | r[o]pe | paume (palm), baume (balm) |
| ch | sh | [sh]ampoo | chameau (camel), chapeau (hat) |
| ei | e | m[e]n | près (close), peine (pain) |
| eu | e | th[e] | peu (little), deux (two) |
| -er, -ez | a | d[a]y | manger (to eat), assez (enough) |
| eau, -aud, -ot | o | [o]zone | rateau (rake), chaud (hot) |
| em, en before consonant | en | [en]core | encre (ink), emploi (job) |
| ha- | a | r[a]t | bras (arm), chat (cat) |
| ill | y | [y]ogurt | merveille (marvel), fille (girl) |
| oi | wa | [wa]ter | joie (joy), loi (law) |
| oin | oo + un | t[oo]+Verd[un] | loin (far), point (point) |
| on, om | awn | l[awn] | bon (good), pont (bridge) |
| ou | oo | t[wo] | genou (knee), tout (all) |
| ph | ph | [ph]il | phoque (seal), phare (lighthouse) |
| sc before o,a,u | sc | [sc]oundrel | sculpter (to sculpt), scorpion |
| sc before e,i,y | sc | [sc]enario | scellé (sealed), scie (saw) |
| th | t | [th]yme | théologie (theology), thèse (thesis) |
| ti | s | [s]tone | objection, ration |
| um, un word ending or before a consonant | un | Verd[un] | lundi (Monday), parfum (perfume) |
| ui | wi | ki[wi] | pluie (rain), buisson (bush) |
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