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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents French language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.

English approximations are in some cases very approximate, and only intended to give a general idea of the pronunciation. See French phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of French.

Consonants IPA Examples nearest English equivalent b beau beau d doux do f fête festival ɡ gain gain ɥ huit (simultaneous y and w) j fief, fille yes k queue, cabas sky l loup clean m mou moo n nous no ɲ agneau canyon p passé spy ʁ roue (French r) s sœur, hausse sir ʃ chou shoe t tout sty v vous view w oui we z zain, hase zoo ʒ joue, geai fusion Marginal consonants dz tzar buds dʒ Djibouti job ŋ parking parking ts tsunami tsunami tʃ tchao chow

Vowels IPA Examples nearest English equivalent a patte pat ɑ pâte[1] bra ɑ̃ sans vin blanc (nasal) e clé clay ɛ faite festival ɛː fête[2] (as ɛ, but longer) ɛ̃ saint vin blanc (nasal) ə repeser about, sofa i si see œ sœur rounded end œ̃ brun[3] rounded end (nasalised) ø ceux rounded way o sot sole ɔ sort sort ɔ̃ son (nasal) u sous zoo y su rounded seen [edit] Notes ^ often replaced by [a] ^ often replaced by [ɛ] ^ often replaced by [ɛ̃]