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Le son du cor s'afflige vers les bois
by Claude Debussy From Trois Mélodies sur des poèmes de Paul Verlaine (1891) L81
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/:/ makes the vowel long |
French spelling | Approximate British sounds | French words |
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/a/ | a | far, large | parler, ami, après |
/ə/ | e, es | the, about | je, le, brises |
/ø/ | e, eu | deux, yeux, amoureux | |
/œ/ | eu | must, per | neuf, heure, coeur |
/e/ | é, e | et, été, passé | |
/ɛ/ | e, è, ê, ai | bed, bet | c'est, vers, mais |
/i/ | i, y, ie | see, police | il, cri, soupire |
/o/ | o, au, eau | sauce, coat | beau, nos, haut |
/ɔ/ | o | more, lost | or, corps, comme |
/y/ | u | tu, vu, murmure | |
/u/ | ou | ruce, fool | vous, tout, oubli |
Nasal Vowels | |||
/ɑ̃/ | an, am, en, em | blanc, quand, temps | |
/ɛ̃/ | un, in, ain, en | matin, bien, main | |
/ɔ̃/ | on, om | son, long, dont | |
Gliding vowels | |||
/ɥ/ | ui | nuit, depuis, lui | |
/w/ | oi, oy | moi, bois, voix | |
/j/ | i, y, ill | bien, ciel, gazouille | |
Consonants | |||
/b/ | b | bed, book | bal, bain, aube |
/d/ | d | diamond, dull | des, dans, diamand |
/f/ | f, ph | full, fair | feu, frais, philosophie |
/g/ | g, gu, gg | garage, goal | grand, galope, augure |
/ʒ/ | g, j | giraffe, casual | journal, joie, géant |
/k/ | c, qu, k, ch | cook, record | calme, que, kiwi |
/l/ | l, ll | love, elevate | lent, la, allonge |
/m/ | m, mm | moon, almond | ma, amande, gramme |
/n/ | n, nn | new, piano | neuf, nous, prenne |
/p/ | p, pp | pull, camping | pour, père, apporter |
/r/ | r, rr | rame, soir, arrive | |
/s/ | s, ss | sun, kiss | sept, sable, essayer |
/t/ | t, tt | top, butter | temps, tante, attacher |
/v/ | v, w | very, view | voix, veau, vingt |
/z/ | z, zz | zoo, buzz | zèbre, zeste, zéro |
/ɲ/ | gn | agneau, montagne, vigne | |
/ʃ/ | ch | short, ashamed | chant, cache, marche |