General Terms
IPA is the abbreviation of this system.
What is the International Phonetic Alphabet?
ʃ
What is an "esh"?
Spelling: y + vowel
What is a [j]?
Spelling: é, ê, ë
What is [Ɛ]?
The word rendra has one bright [a] in this position.
What is the final a?
This is a word that contains one vowel sound per syllable.
What is a Monophthong?
ʒ
What is an "ezh"?
The final -ie in a word:
What is an [i]?
Spelling: -ai verb ending
What is [e]?
In this position -emm is transcribed as a bright a.
What is medial?
This is the last letter or sound in a word.
What is Final?
õ
What is a tilde?
In a haitus: Vowel + ï.
What is an [i]
Transcribe the following: des
What is [de]?
Spelling oi.
What is [wa]?
This is a consonant that stands between vowel sounds.
What is an Intervocalic?
â
What is a circumflex?
Transcribe the following: nuit
What is [nɥi]?
Transcribe the following: allez
What is [allez]?
Transcribe the following: froid
What is [frwa]?
This is adjacent vowel sounds that occupy consecutive syllables.
What is a Haitus?
é
What is an accent aigu?
Transcribe the following: zéphyrs
What is [zefir]?
Transcribe the following: pleine
What is [plƐnə]?
Transcribe the following: femmes
What is [famə]?