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How to master french nasal sounds

8 lessons · 27:19 · updated 9/11/2026
11 of the lessons are not in English; each one says which language it is in.

Watch them in order, then explain the topic in your own words below.

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What you will do in this course

  • What French nasal vowels are
  • The [ɔ̃] on/om sound
  • When not to nasalize on/om
  • How to produce nasal vowels
  • The [ã] an/en sound
  • When not to nasalize an/en
  • The [ɛ̃] in/ain sound
  • When not to nasalize in/un
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Getting started

2 lessons · short section, not a full path on its own

1. Nasal Vowels

What French nasal vowels are

Comme une Française · watch the original · 4:28

2. French nasal vowels: How do you make them?

How to produce nasal vowels

Barbara Kits · watch the original · 0:59

Check yourself

Four questions on this section. Wrong answers are the point: each one explains itself.

Now you explain it

Close what you watched and explain the topic in your own words in 30 seconds. What you can explain is what you have learned. You are marked against this course's lessons and nothing beyond them.

Explain how you would do this: Getting started — How to produce nasal vowels.

You are judged on these, and nothing else in the course:

  • What French nasal vowels are
  • How to produce nasal vowels

Doing it properly

3 lessons

1. Nasal sound [ ɔ̃ ] = “on” / “om”

in French

French Talk with Carine · watch the original · 1:50

2. Nasal sound [ ã ] = an / am / en / em

in French

French Talk with Carine · watch the original · 1:40

3. Nasal sound 3. [ ɛ̃ ] = un / um / in / im / ain / aim / ein / eim

in French

French Talk with Carine · watch the original · 3:09

Check yourself

Four questions on this section. Wrong answers are the point: each one explains itself.

Now you explain it

Close what you watched and explain the topic in your own words in 30 seconds. What you can explain is what you have learned. You are marked against this course's lessons and nothing beyond them.

Explain how you would do this: Doing it properly — The [ɛ̃] in/ain sound.

You are judged on these, and nothing else in the course:

  • The [ɔ̃] on/om sound
  • The [ã] an/en sound
  • The [ɛ̃] in/ain sound

Going deeper

3 lessons

1. When not to pronounce the Nasal sound [ ɔ̃ ] = “on” / “om”

in French

French Talk with Carine · watch the original · 5:20

2. When not to pronounce the Nasal sound [ ã ] = an / am / en / em

in French

French Talk with Carine · watch the original · 6:37

3. When not to pronounce the Nasal sound [ ɛ̃ ] = un / um / in / im / ain / aim / ein / eim

in French

French Talk with Carine · watch the original · 3:16

Check yourself

Four questions on this section. Wrong answers are the point: each one explains itself.

Now you explain it

Close what you watched and explain the topic in your own words in 30 seconds. What you can explain is what you have learned. You are marked against this course's lessons and nothing beyond them.

Explain how you would do this: Going deeper — When not to nasalize in/un.

You are judged on these, and nothing else in the course:

  • When not to nasalize on/om
  • When not to nasalize an/en
  • When not to nasalize in/un

Not part of the path

Added by readers, or indexed before this course was sorted. These are not counted as one of the three sections.

1. Trick to master French nasal vowels

Cassy Parle Français · watch the original · 0:58

2. 3.1 Introduction to Nasal Vowels a-o-e

LRC Michigan (UM LRC) · watch the original · 1:22

3. French Nasal Sound IN: 10 Spellings Explained

French with Marie · watch the original · 0:52

4. French vowels are a nightmare 🇫🇷

AT Frenchies · watch the original · 0:40

5. Nasal vowels in French (pronunciation tips)

French for Canada · watch the original · 0:38

6. How to make nasal sounds in French? My 3 tips

French for Canada · watch the original · 0:27

7. The French NASAL SOUNDS - An easy GUIDE 🏻 | French - Day 146

SolarLingua · watch the original · 0:52

8. French nasal vowels: [ɛ̃]

Barbara Kits · watch the original · 0:19 · a taster

9. French Nasal Sounds Practice

in French

Comme un Français · watch the original · 0:42

10. Nasal Sounds | Learn French With Mervine

Learn French With Mervine · watch the original · 0:16 · a taster

11. French nasal vowels : What are they and what are they not ?

Barbara Kits · watch the original · 0:42

12. What is the sound of R in French Err | Learn French with Harman @Learn French with Harman ​

French with Harman · watch the original · 0:21

13. How to Improve Your French Accent

Rosetta Stone · watch the original · 1:00

14. How to Pronounce the French R Perfectly

Christelle Rolland · watch the original · 0:35

15. French alphabet for beginners.

Frenza Learn French Daily · watch the original · 0:36

16. French vowels: alone they're cute…until they team up !

Jeremy Jey · watch the original · 1:00

17. First contact with the sounds

NLF Academy | Real French Classes · watch the original · 1:40

18. Pronunciation !

NLF Academy | Real French Classes · watch the original · 5:56

19. Exercise 1 (listen, identify, repeat)

NLF Academy | Real French Classes · watch the original · 2:31

20. Exercise 2 (listen, write, repeat)

NLF Academy | Real French Classes · watch the original · 4:03

21. Video watching about [ɛ̃]

NLF Academy | Real French Classes · watch the original · 4:15

22. The different ways to write the sounds

NLF Academy | Real French Classes · watch the original · 6:05

23. Exercise 4 (listen, identify, repeat)

NLF Academy | Real French Classes · watch the original · 4:40

24. Exercise 5 (listen, write, repeat)

NLF Academy | Real French Classes · watch the original · 3:57

25. le son [ɔ̃]

in French

Guillaume Posé - Professeur de français · watch the original · 4:29

26. le son [ã]

in French

Guillaume Posé - Professeur de français · watch the original · 6:27

27. The French R

Comme une Française · watch the original · 3:38

28. French U vs. Ou

Comme une Française · watch the original · 3:06

29. French "Eu"

Comme une Française · watch the original · 3:16

30. La Liaison

Comme une Française · watch the original · 6:32

31. 2-Minute Practice Routine

Comme une Française · watch the original · 3:04

32. Why Pronunciation is a Physical Sport

in French

Français Facile Au Quotidien · watch the original · 1:40

33. Mastering the Vowels: 'U' vs 'OU'

in French

Français Facile Au Quotidien · watch the original · 1:37