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I have come across the following sentence lately:

Je mets fin à un conflit.

How am I supposed to pronounce ɛ̃ (fin), a (à) and œ̃ (un) after one another? Is there a way to go about it? Should I fuse the first one with the second or the second with the last one or all of the three? It's highly confusing for me as a beginner.

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I have come across the following sentence lately:

Je mets fin à un conflit.

How am I supposed to pronounce ɛ̃ (fin), a (à) and œ̃ (un) after one another? Is there a way to go about it? Should I fuse the first one with the second or the second with the last one or all of the three? It's highly confusing for me as a beginner.

nasalisation

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I have come across the following sentence lately:

Je mets fin à un conflit.

How am I supposed to pronounce ɛ̃ (fin), a (à) and œ̃ (un) after one another? Is there a way to go about it? Should I fuse the first one with the second or the second with the last one or all of the three? It's highly confusing for me as a beginner.

nasalisation

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There is usually a very slight pause between fin and à un conflit but all these vowels might be also pronounced in a row.

In poetry, hiatus tend to be avoided but in regular prose/speech, French has no problem with successive vowels, whether nasalized or not.

For example, the sentence:

Tu as en haut un houx aérien.

has eight successive phonetic vowels /ty a ɑ̃ o œ̃ u aerjɛ̃/ but can be nevertheless easily pronounced by any native French person.

Here is another one that could technically be heard in a primary school:

Haie a un A, un I et un E et eau a un E un A et un U qui se suivent.

/ɛ a œ̃ a œ̃ i e œ̃ ə e o a œ̃ ə œ̃ a œ̃ y kisəsɥiv/

Nineteen phonetic vowels...

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  I mean, that is absolutely horrifying! in Hungarian, we have words like "fiaiéié" (vowel-collision) or "megszentségteleníthetetlenségeskedéseitekért" (too long word) but these ones with their own special pronounciations are the worst!
  
  – Marcus
  3 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  actually, this is the best answer I have ever got on any SE site. it made me laugh so hard. thank you!
  
  – Marcus
  3 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  It seems Hungarian can even coin fiaiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiért ... ;-)
  
  – jlliagre
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  yes, but it is something that will never be said.
  
  – Marcus
  2 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  

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You can't pronounce that too fast; use the indicated sounds, taking care to pronounce each nasal vowel fully so as to avoid blurred sounds; it's difficult for natives too as the usual distribution of sounds in French is based on the principle of having a consonant sound between any two vowel sounds.

There is no other way, no adition of phantom consonants, no fusion.

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answered 8 hours ago

LPHLPH

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  That would be great to add some reference regarding the statement: “French is based on the principle of having a consonant sound between any two vowel sounds.” It is a first for me, and I could probably find hundreds of individual words that have two vowel sounds in a row.
  
  – Montée de lait
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  @Montéedelait True, it would be better if this statement were supplemented with a reference; unfortunately, I can't get back at the source where I got that. Anyway, that's mostly true and the theory of liaisons is such that it tends to introduce these missing consonants between words (un navion, deux zétangs, …).
  
  – LPH
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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There is usually a very slight pause between fin and à un conflit but all these vowels might be also pronounced in a row.

In poetry, hiatus tend to be avoided but in regular prose/speech, French has no problem with successive vowels, whether nasalized or not.

For example, the sentence:

Tu as en haut un houx aérien.

has eight successive phonetic vowels /ty a ɑ̃ o œ̃ u aerjɛ̃/ but can be nevertheless easily pronounced by any native French person.

Here is another one that could technically be heard in a primary school:

Haie a un A, un I et un E et eau a un E un A et un U qui se suivent.

/ɛ a œ̃ a œ̃ i e œ̃ ə e o a œ̃ ə œ̃ a œ̃ y kisəsɥiv/

Nineteen phonetic vowels...

share|improve this answer

edited 3 hours ago

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answered 6 hours ago

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I mean, that is absolutely horrifying! in Hungarian, we have words like "fiaiéié" (vowel-collision) or "megszentségteleníthetetlenségeskedéseitekért" (too long word) but these ones with their own special pronounciations are the worst!
  
  – Marcus
  3 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  actually, this is the best answer I have ever got on any SE site. it made me laugh so hard. thank you!
  
  – Marcus
  3 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  It seems Hungarian can even coin fiaiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiért ... ;-)
  
  – jlliagre
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  yes, but it is something that will never be said.
  
  – Marcus
  2 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

5

There is usually a very slight pause between fin and à un conflit but all these vowels might be also pronounced in a row.

In poetry, hiatus tend to be avoided but in regular prose/speech, French has no problem with successive vowels, whether nasalized or not.

For example, the sentence:

Tu as en haut un houx aérien.

has eight successive phonetic vowels /ty a ɑ̃ o œ̃ u aerjɛ̃/ but can be nevertheless easily pronounced by any native French person.

Here is another one that could technically be heard in a primary school:

Haie a un A, un I et un E et eau a un E un A et un U qui se suivent.

/ɛ a œ̃ a œ̃ i e œ̃ ə e o a œ̃ ə œ̃ a œ̃ y kisəsɥiv/

Nineteen phonetic vowels...

share|improve this answer

edited 3 hours ago

qoba

5,993619

answered 6 hours ago

jlliagrejlliagre

70.8k450116

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I mean, that is absolutely horrifying! in Hungarian, we have words like "fiaiéié" (vowel-collision) or "megszentségteleníthetetlenségeskedéseitekért" (too long word) but these ones with their own special pronounciations are the worst!
  
  – Marcus
  3 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  actually, this is the best answer I have ever got on any SE site. it made me laugh so hard. thank you!
  
  – Marcus
  3 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  It seems Hungarian can even coin fiaiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiéiért ... ;-)
  
  – jlliagre
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  yes, but it is something that will never be said.
  
  – Marcus
  2 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

There is usually a very slight pause between fin and à un conflit but all these vowels might be also pronounced in a row.

In poetry, hiatus tend to be avoided but in regular prose/speech, French has no problem with successive vowels, whether nasalized or not.

For example, the sentence:

Tu as en haut un houx aérien.

has eight successive phonetic vowels /ty a ɑ̃ o œ̃ u aerjɛ̃/ but can be nevertheless easily pronounced by any native French person.

Here is another one that could technically be heard in a primary school:

Haie a un A, un I et un E et eau a un E un A et un U qui se suivent.

/ɛ a œ̃ a œ̃ i e œ̃ ə e o a œ̃ ə œ̃ a œ̃ y kisəsɥiv/

Nineteen phonetic vowels...

share|improve this answer

edited 3 hours ago

qoba

5,993619

answered 6 hours ago

jlliagrejlliagre

70.8k450116

share|improve this answer

edited 3 hours ago

qoba

5,993619

answered 6 hours ago

jlliagrejlliagre

70.8k450116

edited 3 hours ago

qoba

5,993619

edited 3 hours ago

qoba

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answered 6 hours ago

jlliagrejlliagre

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answered 6 hours ago

jlliagrejlliagre

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0

You can't pronounce that too fast; use the indicated sounds, taking care to pronounce each nasal vowel fully so as to avoid blurred sounds; it's difficult for natives too as the usual distribution of sounds in French is based on the principle of having a consonant sound between any two vowel sounds.

There is no other way, no adition of phantom consonants, no fusion.

share|improve this answer

answered 8 hours ago

LPHLPH

13.8k1630

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  That would be great to add some reference regarding the statement: “French is based on the principle of having a consonant sound between any two vowel sounds.” It is a first for me, and I could probably find hundreds of individual words that have two vowel sounds in a row.
  
  – Montée de lait
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Montéedelait True, it would be better if this statement were supplemented with a reference; unfortunately, I can't get back at the source where I got that. Anyway, that's mostly true and the theory of liaisons is such that it tends to introduce these missing consonants between words (un navion, deux zétangs, …).
  
  – LPH
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

0

You can't pronounce that too fast; use the indicated sounds, taking care to pronounce each nasal vowel fully so as to avoid blurred sounds; it's difficult for natives too as the usual distribution of sounds in French is based on the principle of having a consonant sound between any two vowel sounds.

There is no other way, no adition of phantom consonants, no fusion.

share|improve this answer

answered 8 hours ago

LPHLPH

13.8k1630

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  That would be great to add some reference regarding the statement: “French is based on the principle of having a consonant sound between any two vowel sounds.” It is a first for me, and I could probably find hundreds of individual words that have two vowel sounds in a row.
  
  – Montée de lait
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Montéedelait True, it would be better if this statement were supplemented with a reference; unfortunately, I can't get back at the source where I got that. Anyway, that's mostly true and the theory of liaisons is such that it tends to introduce these missing consonants between words (un navion, deux zétangs, …).
  
  – LPH
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

You can't pronounce that too fast; use the indicated sounds, taking care to pronounce each nasal vowel fully so as to avoid blurred sounds; it's difficult for natives too as the usual distribution of sounds in French is based on the principle of having a consonant sound between any two vowel sounds.

There is no other way, no adition of phantom consonants, no fusion.

share|improve this answer

answered 8 hours ago

LPHLPH

13.8k1630

share|improve this answer

answered 8 hours ago

LPHLPH

13.8k1630

answered 8 hours ago

LPHLPH

13.8k1630

answered 8 hours ago

LPHLPH

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