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How to pronounce the French article "un"? | ||
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| Paigems Newbie United States Joined 5104 days ago 34 posts - 38 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French | Message 1 of 11 02 July 2011 at 3:07am | IP Logged | ||
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Any tips on how to position my mouth/tongue? :)
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| zekecoma Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5348 days ago 561 posts - 655 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: German, Spanish | Message 2 of 11 02 July 2011 at 3:24am | IP Logged | ||
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I believe it's pronounced as oon and une is pronounced as ewn. Edited by zekecoma on 02 July 2011 at 3:24am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Paigems Newbie United States Joined 5104 days ago 34 posts - 38 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French | Message 3 of 11 02 July 2011 at 3:26am | IP Logged | ||
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I know how it sounds, I just don't know how to perfectly produce the sound...
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| Kitchen.Sink Newbie United States Joined 6184 days ago 20 posts - 67 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Japanese, Korean | Message 4 of 11 02 July 2011 at 3:30am | IP Logged | ||
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No need to position your mouth or tongue into any position beyond open. This sound comes
straight from the nose. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Jeffers Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4913 days ago 2151 posts - 3960 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Hindi, Ancient Greek, French, Sanskrit, German | Message 5 of 11 03 July 2011 at 2:56am | IP Logged | ||
I'm just starting with French, but I'm pretty sure the final n is silent. And it sounds more like "ah" than "oo". 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| jean-luc Senior Member France Joined 4964 days ago 100 posts - 150 votes Speaks: French* Studies: German | Message 6 of 11 03 July 2011 at 9:08am | IP Logged | ||
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Actually you don't prononce the n (your tongue don't move for making the sound n).
If you read french you can have a look at that : http://biblio.alloprof.qc.ca/ImagesDesFiches/3000-3999-Franc ais/3002/3002i3.jpg Your tongue have to be "flat" and at the bottom of your mouth, and your mouth open and slightly round (not to much). 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| tractor Tetraglot Senior Member Norway Joined 5457 days ago 1349 posts - 2292 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, English, Spanish, Catalan Studies: French, German, Latin | Message 7 of 11 03 July 2011 at 12:10pm | IP Logged | ||
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You may be hearing two different sounds, depending on the dialect and the speaker. Traditionally un has been
pronounced like [œ̃] (rounded), but many speakers pronounce it like [ɛ̃] (unrounded). The IPA symbols are explained in the chart Jean-Luc referred to. Edited by tractor on 03 July 2011 at 1:52pm 3 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Remster Diglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 4809 days ago 120 posts - 134 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English Studies: German, French | Message 8 of 11 03 October 2011 at 10:47am | IP Logged | ||
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Most words in French don't pronounce the last letter. The same goes for ''un''.
As the people above me said, it comes from the nose. An ''U"' from the nose, and try to exhale some breath from your mouth when you do it. You'll feel some slight vibrations in your nose. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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