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***Tomisimo*** · #1 May 19, 2008, 09:50 AM

In French, bread is pain. How is it pronounced? Thanks

Iris · #2 May 19, 2008, 10:27 AM

I don't know how to transcribe it, but it sounds something like /pan/. Why?

Marsopa · #3 May 19, 2008, 10:53 AM

But you don't really hear the end. It's a nasal sound.

I don't know how to transcribe it either.

**Rusty** · #4 May 19, 2008, 12:09 PM

http://www.fonetiks.org/indexother.html

At this site, choose French, single vowel sounds, and then move your cursor over "a" nasal on the page that loads.

***Tomisimo*** · #5 May 19, 2008, 01:45 PM

Thanks Rusty, with that link I was able to find the pronunciation. It's basically "pa" with a barely pronounced nasal n at the end.

@Iris Why? Well, I'm just trying to re-learn the few French words I used to know. You never know, you might need them someday.

Thanks Marsopa, I agree, you don't really hear the end.

Escarabajo · #6 May 19, 2008, 03:59 PM

From what I know of the French, they would be pleased with you for learning the word for bread.

Marsopa · #7 May 20, 2008, 10:19 AM

I have been trying to revive my defunct French too. I have been watching Disney movies in French. So far, Lady and the Tramp has been the easiest to hear.

Marsopa

**AngelicaDeAlquezar** · #8 February 13, 2009, 01:09 PM

I think in English, the nasal sound in "pain" would be like a very stressed (more acute) vocal in "Fang" and "n" is not pronounced...

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