French· nasal vowel

How to pronounce the nasal 'on' sound in French

Round your lips as for a deep 'o' and let the air flow through your nose at the same time. Your tongue must not touch anywhere — there is no 'n' consonant at the end of 'bon'.

Heard in bon · on · non

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French words with nasal 'on' sound

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onnonmonsontonbondoncmondemaisonnombonjourraisoncombiencontrequestionlongtempsattentionfaçondontpardon

In a sentence

  • Tout le monde sur le pont !

    monde

  • Tu as de quoi payer ?

    question

  • Jamais on ne vit chien pareil !

    on

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