French AN vs ON: Hear /ɑ̃/ and /ɔ̃/ | Nasal Vowel Practice

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French AN vs ON

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Hear two nasal vowels. Keep the vowel shapes
different.

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Listen: AN / EN /ɑ̃/

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Listen: ON /ɔ̃/

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Listen: AN / EN /ɑ̃/

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/ɑ̃/ · More open jaw; lips unrounded.

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/ɔ̃/ · Lips rounded; nasal resonance.

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These are broad European reference cues.
French varieties differ.

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Listen to /ɑ̃/. Then try it during the
pause.

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Listen to /ɔ̃/. Then try it during the
pause.

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Which vowel do you hear?
A /ɑ̃/ or B /ɔ̃/?

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Answer: /ɔ̃/

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Which vowel do you hear?
A /ɑ̃/ or B /ɔ̃/?

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Answer: /ɑ̃/

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banc /bɑ̃/ · bench

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bon /bɔ̃/ · good

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The clips model isolated vowels, not these
whole words.

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Contrast /ɑ̃/ and /ɔ̃/ without adding a
final n.

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Word readings adapted from Lexique3.83, Boris New and Christophe Pallier et al. (https://openlexicon.fr/datasets-info/Lexique383/README-Lexique.html), with IPA examples under CC BY-SA4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). This does not license the audio or software. Nasal-vowel variation: https://vitrinelinguistique.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/22133/la-prononciation/notions-de-base-en-phonetique/les-traits-articulatoires-des-voyelles