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  2.1 The sounds - an overview 2


4 nasal vowels
Phonetic Script Grapheme
un (a, one), parfum (perfume)
lapin (hare), chien (dog), pain (bread), peinture (painting), daim (fallow deer), imparfait (imperfect), syndicat (cooperative), sympa (likeable)
gant (glove), dent (dent), jambe (leg), empereur (emperor), paon (peacock)
ballon (balloon), ombre (shadow), punch (vigour)

3 half-vowels
Phonetic Script Grapheme
pied (foot), soleil (sun), paille (straw), hne (hyena)
huit (eight), sueur (sweat), suave (soft), ennuyeux (boring)
doigt (finger), ouate (cotton wool), wallon (Walloon), équateur (equator), moelle (marrow), ple (oven), crt (grow), asseoir (to sit)






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