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When n or m follows a vowel (and no vowel comes after it), that letter isn't pronounced on its own. Instead it makes the vowel nasal, as if the sound goes through your nose. In our respellings these are written with «(n)», for example «bo(n)». Don't pronounce the n fully.
Four sounds: an, en = «a(n)»; on = «o(n)»; in, ain, ein = «e(n)»; un = «uh(n)».
If a vowel or a second n follows the n, the sound is no longer nasal: bon (nasal) and bonne («bon», with a regular n).
| FR | Sounds like | Means |
|---|---|---|
| enfant | a(n)-fa(n) | childan, en = «a(n)» |
| vent | va(n) | windent = «a(n)» |
| bon | bo(n) | goodon = «o(n)» |
| bonne | bon | good (feminine)nn represents an audible [n]; the vowel is not nasal |
| pain | pe(n) | breadain = «e(n)» |
| vin | ve(n) | winein = «e(n)» |
| un | uh(n) | oneun = «uh(n)» |