Nasal Vowels Before Consonants

In this section, you'll find words that have nasal vowels that are followed by a non-nasal consonant.  Remember, DO NOT pronounce an [m] or [n] sound after the vowel.

<a href="../audio/absenteisme.mp3">play</a> absentéisme <a href="../audio/accidentelle.mp3">play</a> accidentelle <a href="../audio/ambre.mp3">play</a> ambre
<a href="../audio/amphitheatre.mp3">play</a> amphithéâtre <a href="../audio/ample.mp3">play</a> ample <a href="../audio/angle.mp3">play</a> angle
<a href="../audio/anglicisme.mp3">play</a> anglicisme <a href="../audio/antidote.mp3">play</a> antidote <a href="../audio/assurance.mp3">play</a> assurance
<a href="../audio/bambou.mp3">play</a> bambou <a href="../audio/banquet.mp3">play</a> banquet <a href="../audio/banquier.mp3">play</a> banquier
<a href="../audio/bonjour.mp3">play</a> bonjour <a href="../audio/cancer.mp3">play</a> cancer <a href="../audio/candidat.mp3">play</a> candidat
<a href="../audio/cantaloup.mp3">play</a> cantaloup <a href="../audio/chambre.mp3">play</a> chambre <a href="../audio/changeable.mp3">play</a> changeable
<a href="../audio/complet.mp3">play</a> complet <a href="../audio/complete.mp3">play</a> complète <a href="../audio/compressible.mp3">play</a> compressible
<a href="../audio/concert.mp3">play</a> concert <a href="../audio/concrete.mp3">play</a> concrète <a href="../audio/condor.mp3">play</a> condor
<a href="../audio/conformisme.mp3">play</a> conformisme <a href="../audio/confort.mp3">play</a> confort <a href="../audio/confortable.mp3">play</a> confortable
<a href="../audio/conservatisme.mp3">play</a> conservatisme <a href="../audio/consolable.mp3">play</a> consolable <a href="../audio/console.mp3">play</a> console
<a href="../audio/constable.mp3">play</a> constable <a href="../audio/contestable.mp3">play</a> contestable <a href="../audio/controverse.mp3">play</a> controverse
<a href="../audio/convertible.mp3">play</a> convertible <a href="../audio/decembre.mp3">play</a> décembre <a href="../audio/defendable.mp3">play</a> défendable
<a href="../audio/defense.mp3">play</a> défense <a href="../audio/demande.mp3">play</a> demande <a href="../audio/dentiste.mp3">play</a> dentiste
<a href="../audio/echange.mp3">play</a> échange <a href="../audio/egocentrisme.mp3">play</a> égocentrisme <a href="../audio/employee.mp3">play</a> employée
<a href="../audio/enthousiasme.mp3">play</a> enthousiasme <a href="../audio/entreprise.mp3">play</a> entreprise <a href="../audio/enveloppe.mp3">play</a> enveloppe
<a href="../audio/enviable.mp3">play</a> enviable <a href="../audio/essence.mp3">play</a> essence <a href="../audio/essentiel.mp3">play</a> essentiel
<a href="../audio/evangelisme.mp3">play</a> évangélisme <a href="../audio/eventuel.mp3">play</a> éventuel <a href="../audio/exemple.mp3">play</a> exemple
<a href="../audio/fiance.mp3">play</a> fiancé <a href="../audio/fontaine.mp3">play</a> fontaine <a href="../audio/frontiere.mp3">play</a> frontière
<a href="../audio/gangster.mp3">play</a> gangster <a href="../audio/garantie.mp3">play</a> garantie <a href="../audio/gentil.mp3">play</a> gentil
<a href="../audio/grandeur.mp3">play</a> grandeur <a href="../audio/humble.mp3">play</a> humble <a href="../audio/impeccable.mp3">play</a> impeccable
<a href="../audio/imperialisme.mp3">play</a> impérialisme <a href="../audio/implacable.mp3">play</a> implacable <a href="../audio/import.mp3">play</a> import
<a href="../audio/impossible.mp3">play</a> impossible <a href="../audio/improbable.mp3">play</a> improbable <a href="../audio/impropre.mp3">play</a> impropre
<a href="../audio/imputable.mp3">play</a> imputable <a href="../audio/incalculable.mp3">play</a> incalculable <a href="../audio/incapable.mp3">play</a> incapable
<a href="../audio/incognito.mp3">play</a> incognito <a href="../audio/incorrigible.mp3">play</a> incorrigible <a href="../audio/incurable.mp3">play</a> incurable
<a href="../audio/indigo.mp3">play</a> indigo <a href="../audio/individualisme.mp3">play</a> individualisme <a href="../audio/indivisible.mp3">play</a> indivisible
<a href="../audio/industrialisme.mp3">play</a> industrialisme <a href="../audio/inflexible.mp3">play</a> inflexible <a href="../audio/info.mp3">play</a> info
<a href="../audio/injectable.mp3">play</a> injectable <a href="../audio/inseparable.mp3">play</a> inseparable <a href="../audio/instable.mp3">play</a> instable
<a href="../audio/installation.mp3">play</a> installation <a href="../audio/intelligible.mp3">play</a> intelligible <a href="../audio/interieur.mp3">play</a> intérieur
<a href="../audio/interview.mp3">play</a> interview <a href="../audio/intolerable.mp3">play</a> intolérable <a href="../audio/intrigue.mp3">play</a> intrigue
<a href="../audio/invariable.mp3">play</a> invariable <a href="../audio/invisible.mp3">play</a> invisible <a href="../audio/irreconciliable.mp3">play</a> irréconciliable
<a href="../audio/irresponsable.mp3">play</a> irresponsable <a href="../audio/jungle.mp3">play</a> jungle <a href="../audio/kangourou.mp3">play</a> kangourou
<a href="../audio/longueur.mp3">play</a> longueur <a href="../audio/membre.mp3">play</a> membre <a href="../audio/monstre.mp3">play</a> monstre
<a href="../audio/novembre.mp3">play</a> novembre <a href="../audio/occidental.mp3">play</a> occidental <a href="../audio/plombier.mp3">play</a> plombier
<a href="../audio/pointillisme.mp3">play</a> pointillisme <a href="../audio/ponctualite.mp3">play</a> ponctualité <a href="../audio/presentable.mp3">play</a> présentable
<a href="../audio/pretendre.mp3">play</a> prétendre <a href="../audio/principale.mp3">play</a> principale <a href="../audio/protestantisme.mp3">play</a> protestantisme
<a href="../audio/province.mp3">play</a> province <a href="../audio/provincialisme.mp3">play</a> provincialisme <a href="../audio/quantifiable.mp3">play</a> quantifiable
<a href="../audio/quintuple.mp3">play</a> quintuple <a href="../audio/rectangle.mp3">play</a> rectangle <a href="../audio/rendezvous.mp3">play</a> rendez-vous
<a href="../audio/rendre.mp3">play</a> rendre <a href="../audio/reponse.mp3">play</a> réponse <a href="../audio/residence.mp3">play</a> résidence
<a href="../audio/responsable.mp3">play</a> responsable <a href="../audio/sensible.mp3">play</a> sensible <a href="../audio/septembre.mp3">play</a> séptembre
<a href="../audio/sincere.mp3">play</a> sincère <a href="../audio/sombre.mp3">play</a> sombre <a href="../audio/symbole.mp3">play</a> symbole
<a href="../audio/symbolisme.mp3">play</a> symbolisme <a href="../audio/temple.mp3">play</a> temple <a href="../audio/tendre.mp3">play</a> tendre
<a href="../audio/timbre.mp3">play</a> timbre <a href="../audio/tranquil.mp3">play</a> tranquil <a href="../audio/transferable.mp3">play</a> transférable
<a href="../audio/transport.mp3">play</a> transport <a href="../audio/transportable.mp3">play</a> transportable <a href="../audio/transposable.mp3">play</a> transposable
<a href="../audio/triangle.mp3">play</a> triangle <a href="../audio/vandalisme.mp3">play</a> vandalisme  
Introduction | Syllable Length | C'est passionnant! | Huffing & Puffing |
How Many Syllables? | Dipthongs | Say aaaaaah! | Know How to Whistle? | Grrrrrrr! |
Front Rounded Vowels | e-caduc | Nasal Vowels
Arizona State University Dept. of Languages and Literatures