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[tardy coral]

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[jolly nymph]

"en" is one sound, a nasal

[vast notch]

.pronounce endroit

[tardy coral]

Pronounciation Ressources on: **endroit**

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Forvo

https://forvo.com/word/endroit/#fr

Youglish

https://youglish.com/pronounce/endroit/french

Wiktionary

https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/endroit#Prononciation

Jun 20, 2024, 1:11 PM

[spice thunder]

I asked it because in its phonetic spelling there is no "n": /ɑ̃dʀwa/

And I can't read IPA very well either.

[vast notch]

"en" makes the sound /ɑ̃/

it's a nasal sound, hence the "n"

[spice thunder]

This pretty much sums it up. 👋

Thanks for the replies. 👋

[vast notch]

there are several nasal vowels in French that are formed using a "n"
"on" /ɔ̃/ (ex: bonbon)
"in" /ɛ̃/ (ex: pain)
"un" /œ̃/ (ex: brun)
"an" /ɑ̃/ (ex: enfant)

(note that the vowel combination can vary a bit)

also, the combination doesn't always make that sound. If the "n" is followed by a vowel then it's pronounced as a consonant

[gray basin]

You can consider vowel + N/M as a nasal if it's not followed by another vowel. Compare « important (/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tɑ̃/) and **im__a__**ginaire (/i.m__a__.ʒi.nɛːʁ/) »

[vast notch]

brun \bʁœ̃\ (masculine, "un" is the nasal vowel /œ̃/)
brune \bʁyn\ (feminine, "u" is the vowel /y/ and "n" is the consonant /n/, because it's followed by a vowel)