French pronunciation
The letter combination gn is usually pronounced like the “ni” in “onion.” IPA symbol: [ ɲ ].
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Par exemple… |
| champagne | champagne | ||
| une bagnole | (informal) | junker, bad car | |
| un champignon | mushroom | ||
| gagner | to win | ||
| un oignon | onion | ||
There are several dozen exceptions, mostly English cognates, in which gn is pronounced as two separate consonants: agnostique, cognitif, diagnostique, ignition, etc.
Related lessons
- Letters: G | N
- French consonants
- International Phonetic Alphabet
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