Lesson summary
The key points to remember, for revision.
- 1Three nasal vowels: [ɑ̃] an/en, [ɔ̃] on, [ɛ̃] in/ain/ein/un; the n is not pronounced.
- 2vent / vont / vin; blanc / blond / bain.
- 3Before a vowel or nn, the n is heard: bon → bonne, canadien → canadienne.
Key vocabulary
| le vent | the wind |
| le vin | the wine |
| le pain | bread |
| le dimanche | Sunday |