A LISTENING CHALLENGE · French

Banc vs bon: how well do you hear French nasal vowels?

Hear two examples, then a new word. Which example shares its sound?

Let your ears go first.

The words stay hidden in the challenge. Play A, B and X, then choose. You can replay each sound before deciding.

Listen to the whole nasal vowel. There is no separate final n to match in these words.

/ɑ̃/ vs /ɔ̃/

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Two examples. One new word.

Does X share A’s sound or B’s?

Listen for the target sound. Match its sound, not the whole word.

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