Pronunciation Key
| Symbol |
English |
French |
|
Symbol |
English |
French |
| /p/ |
pen /pɛn/ |
panne /pan/ |
|
/b/ |
bee /bi/ |
beau /bo/ |
| /t/ |
tan /tæn/ |
tour /tuʁ/ |
|
/d/ |
den /dɛn/ |
doux /du/ |
| /ʃ/ |
share /ʃɛɹ/ |
cher /ʃɛʁ/ |
|
/ʒ/ |
leisure /liʒɚ/ |
gèle /ʒɛl/ |
| /k/ |
ken /kɛn/ |
canne /kan/ |
|
/g/ |
goal /gol/ |
gare /gaʁ/ |
| /s/ |
sun /bʌn/ |
sonner /sɔne/ |
|
/z/ |
zoo /zu/ |
zoo /zo/ |
| /ɑ/ |
father /fɑðɚ/ |
pâte /pɑt/ |
|
/a/ |
≅ father /fɑðɚ/ |
patte /pat/ |
| /ɛ/ |
men /mɛn/ |
laide /lɛd/ |
|
/e/ |
bait /bet/ |
blé /ble/ |
| /i/ |
keen /kin/ |
mine /min/ |
|
/ɪ/ |
pin /pɪn/ |
≈ mine /min/ |
| /o/ |
bone /bon/ |
tôme /tom/ |
|
/ɔ/ |
cot /cɔt/ |
donner /dɔne/ |
| /u/ |
moon /mun/ |
tout /tu/ |
|
/y/ |
≈ moon /mun/ |
lune /lyn/ |
| /ʊ/ |
look /lʊk/ |
≅ loup /lu/ |
|
/œ/ |
≅ bun /bʌn/ |
heure /œʁ/ |
| /ʁ/ |
≅ rose /ɹoz/ |
rose /ʁoz/ |
|
/ɹ/ |
rose /ɹoz/ |
≅ rose /ʁoz/ |
| /θ/ |
thin /θɪn/ |
≈ si /si/ |
|
/ð/ |
this /ðɪs/ |
≈ zèle /zɛl/ |
| /ɲ/ |
≅ canyon /kænjən/ |
mignon /miɲõ/ |
|
/ŋ/ |
ring /ɹɪŋ/ |
≅ shopping /ʃopin/ |
| /n/ |
none /nʌn/ |
neuf /nœf/ |
|
/m/ |
match /mætʃ/ |
match /matʃ/ |
| /ɝ/ |
work /wɝk/ |
≅ heure /œʁ/ |
|
/ɜ/ |
work /wɜk/ (BrE) |
≅ donner /dɔne/ |
| /ø/ |
≅ dump /dʌmp/ |
deux /dø/ |
|
/æ/ |
pan /pæn/ |
≈ pin /pɛ/ |
| /ɑɪ̯/ |
lie /lɑɪ̯/ |
ail /ɑɪ̯/ |
|
/ɔɪ̯/ |
toy /tɔɪ̯/ |
Moïse /mɔiz/ |
| /ɑʊ̯/ |
town /tɑʊ̯n/ |
≅ caoutchouc /kautʃu/ |
|
/w/ |
wait /wet/ |
oui /wi/ |
| /j/ |
yell /jɛl/ |
hier /jɛʁ/ |
|
/h/ |
hen /hɛn/ |
— |
| /f/ |
file /fɑɪ̯l/ |
fiche /fiʃ/ |
|
/v/ |
vow /vɑʊ̯/ |
vœu /vø/ |
| /ə/ |
other /əðɚ/ |
je /ʒə/ |
|
/ʌ/ |
love /lʌv/ |
≅ donner /dɔne/ |
| /ɒ/ |
dog /dɒg/ |
≅ donner /dɔne/ |
|
/ɥ/ |
≅ suite /swit/ |
suite /sɥit/ |
| /l/ |
lowr /lo/ |
loup /lu/ |
|
/ɚ/ |
meter /mitɚ/ |
≈ votre /votʁ/ |
| /ɑ̃/ |
≈ sawn /sɒn/ |
sans /sɑ̃/ |
|
/õ/ |
≈ sewn /son/ |
son /sõ/ |
| /ɛ̃/ |
≈ sand /sænd/ |
sain /sɛ̃/ |
|
/œ̃/ |
≈ ton /tʌn/ |
un /œ̃/ |
| /n̩/ |
button /bʌtn̩/ |
≈ donne /dɔn/ |
|
/m̩/ |
bottom /bɑtm̩/ |
≈ pomme /pɔm/ |
| /l̩/ |
table /tebl̩/ |
≈ table /tabl/ |
|
/χ/ |
loch /loχ/ (ScoE) |
≈ bac /bak/ |
| /ʔ/ |
bottle /bɑʔl̩/ (BrE) |
— |
|
/ɾ/ |
butter /bʌɾɚ/ |
≅ donner /dɔne/ |
IPA 1996. English pronunciations in American English unless otherwise indicated. Vowel length is not phonemic in either language and is omitted.
“≅” marks approximate equivalents, “≈” marks extremely rough similarities.
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