1. a nasal: an, am, en, em.
- Somewhat like the an in want with the sound cut short: dans, jambe, enfant, temps.
2. i nasal: in, im, ain, aim, ein, eim, yn, ym.
- Somewhat like the an in rang without the sound of g and with the sound cut short: fin, simple, main, faim, plein, Reims, syntaxe, sympathie.
3. o nasal: on, om.
- Somewhat like the on in long without the sound of g and with the sound cut short: mon, bon, tomber, nom.
4. u nasal: un, um.
- Somewhat like the un in sung without the sound of g and with the sound cut short: chacun, parfum.
Compound Vowel Sounds
1. oi, like wa in was: moi, voix, soir.