écran versus écrire
/ekʁɑ̃/ vs /ekʁiʁ/
Compare the complete words. This is not a one-sound minimal pair.
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Visioconférence: French dialogue with IPA and English
Follow all six turns, inspect the pronunciation, and practise the contrasts that matter inside this situation.
Six turns for this web role-play
French conversation, IPA, and English meaning
- MoiEst-ce que vous m'entendez tous bien?1
/ɛs kə vu mɑ̃tɑ̃de tus bjɛ̃/
Can you all hear me clearly?Tous means all of you here, so its final /s/ is pronounced /tus/. The question is followed by a reply about a muted microphone.
- CollègueTon micro est coupé, on ne t'entend pas.2
/tɔ̃ mikʁo ɛ kupe | ɔ̃ nə tɑ̃tɑ̃ pa/
Your microphone is muted, we can't hear you. - MoiAh, pardon! Je partage mon écran maintenant.3
/a paʁdɔ̃ | ʒə paʁtaʒ mɔ̃n‿ekʁɑ̃ mɛ̃tnɑ̃/
Oh, sorry! I'm sharing my screen now. - CollègueC'est bon, on voit bien ta présentation.4
/sɛ bɔ̃ ɔ̃ vwa bjɛ̃ ta pʁezɑ̃tasjɔ̃/
That's fine, we can see your presentation clearly. - MoiJe vais passer rapidement sur les chiffres clés.5
/ʒə vɛ pase ʁapidmɑ̃ syʁ le ʃifʁ kle/
I'll quickly go over the key figures. - CollègueAttends, j'ai une question sur ce point précis.6
/atɑ̃ ʒe yn kɛstjɔ̃ syʁ sə pwɛ̃ pʁesi/
Wait, I have a question about this specific point.
How to read this IPA. These are broad French reference readings, edited as complete sentences. Accent, schwa and optional liaison vary; many speakers use /ɛ̃/ where this reference keeps /œ̃/. The mark ‿ highlights a word link; | marks a rhythmic break; ↑ and ↓ suggest pitch movement.
Word readings adapted from Lexique 3.83, Boris New and Christophe Pallier et al.; sentence readings and notes edited by Parle. Revised IPA and notes: CC BY-SA 4.0. See OQLF on obligatory, forbidden and optional liaison. Reviewed .
Culture and context in French
Read the situation beyond the individual lines.
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Four focused comparisons
Compare words before another full read.
Follow each card’s label and note. Some words differ by one sound, some share a pronunciation, and others differ more broadly. Use the sentence context when the words sound alike.
son versus sans
/sɔ̃/ vs /sɑ̃/
Change the contrasting sound while keeping the other sounds steady.
micro versus métro
/mikʁo/ vs /metʁo/
Compare the complete words. This is not a one-sound minimal pair.
voix versus foi
/vwa/ vs /fwa/
Change the contrasting sound while keeping the other sounds steady.
Word IPA adapted from Lexique 3.83, Boris New and Christophe Pallier et al., with contextual readings and notes edited by Parle. Comparison transcriptions and notes: CC BY-SA 4.0. Broad reference readings vary with accent and speaking style. See OQLF’s liaison guidance and prosody reference. Reviewed .
Role-play routine
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- Read the exchange once for meaning without stopping at every IPA symbol.
- Repeat one speaker's turns and keep the other turns as prompts.
- Change one time, place, object, or preference while preserving the structure.
- Switch roles and answer without reading the original line word for word.
- Use the sound chart for a reference clip when a sound is difficult.
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