The gn sound, as in montagne

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Word 1 of 3: montagne, mountain

/mɔ̃taɲ/
montagne

mountainnoun

A very large rise of earth and rock, much higher than a hill.

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The on is nasal: there's no n sound after the o, and gn is said /ɲ/, like the ny in canyon.

  1. 1On peut marcher dans la montagne toute la journée demain.We can go hiking in the mountains all day tomorrow.