IPA Phonetic Sounds Flashcards
[e]
pays, année, ai
“say”
[i]
fille, île
“see”
[ε]
bec, mère
[a]
lac, papillon, la
Similar to “Tom”
[α]
tas, âme, pas
“Ah!”
[o]
drôle, aube, hôtel
“also”
[u]
outil, goût, Ou
“too”
[y]
usage, lune, lu
Similar to sound in “few” w/o “y” sound before the “u” sound or “w” that comes after it.
• No English equivalent.
[ø]
aveu, jeu, peux
Close to “pudding”
• No English equivalent.
[œ]
peuple, bœuf, heure
Close to “purr”
• No English equivalent
[j]
yeux, lieu, joyeux
“you,” “spaniel,” “yes”
[w]
ouest, oui
“wet,” “why,” “twin”
[p]
prendre, grippe
“pop,” “people”
[b]
bateau, rosbif
“bottle,” “bib”
[t]
théâtre, temps
“train,” “tip”
[d]
dalle, ronde
“dog,” “did”
[k]
coq, quatre
“come,” “kitchen”
[g]
garder, épilogue
“gag,” “great”
[R]
arracher, sabre
“right,” “carry”
[f]
physique, fort
“fib,” “physical”
[v]
voir, rive
“vine,” “livid”
[s]
cela, savant, cesse
“seal,” “peace,” “kiss”
[z]
fraise, zéro
“zip,” “his,” “zero”
[m]
mât, drame
“metal,” “comb”
