French· nasal vowel
How to pronounce the nasal 'in' sound in French
Start from the open 'è' of 'mère', keep the mouth there, and let the air pass through your nose. Written in, ain, ein, and also un/um — keep it well apart from 'an' and 'on'. Words spelled with 'un' (un, brun, parfum) use this same sound.
Heard in vin · bien · rien
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French words with nasal 'in' sound
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In a sentence
Tout le monde sur le pont !
besoin
Tu as de quoi payer ?
rien
Jamais on ne vit chien pareil !
chien
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