M

French consonant

The letter M at the beginning of any word or syllable is pronounced like the English M. Phonetic symbol: [m].

M preceded by a vowel usually makes that vowel nasal, except when it’s followed by a vowel or another M.

the letter m
une machine   machine
une main   hand
un homme   man
comment   how
la faim   hunger

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