French IPA Vowels Flashcards
/e/
clé [kle]
Close-mid front unfrounded vowel
What sound does this make au as in chaud.
/o/ - [ʃo]
What sound does this make eauas in bureau.
/o/ - [byro]
/ø/
feu [fø]
[e] but rounding your lips
/ə/
faisons /fə.zɔ̃/
Mid central vowel
You
/ɛ̃/
insect [ɛ̃sekt]
near-open central vowel
What sound does this make ou as in vous.
/u/ - [vu]
/ɛ/
lait [lɛ]
Open-mid front unrounded vowel
/i/
oui [wi]
Close front rounded vowel
What sound does this make ei as in neige.
/ɛ/ - [nɛʒ]
/o/
mot [mo]
Close-mid back rounded vowel
/ɑ̃/
ange [ɑ̃ʒ]
open back rounded vowel
What sound does this make oeuas in soeur.
/œ/ - [sœr]
What sound does this make ai as in mais.
/ɛ/ - [mɛ]
/ɔ̃/
montre [mɔ̃tʀ]
close-mid back rounded vowel
/ɔ/
botte [bɔt]
Like uh [ʌ] but rounding your lips
/y/
jus [ʒy]
Close front rounded vowel
Like [i] (‘ee’ in ‘free’) but rounding your lips
/u/
vous [vu]
Close back rounded vowel
*Go straight to u don’t elongate the u
What sound does this make eu as in soeur.
/œ/ - [sœr]
/a/
chat [ʃa]
Open front unrounded vowel
What sound does this make oi as in voix.
/wa/ - [vwa]
/œ/
soeur [sœʁ]
Like [ɛ] but rounding your lips
