Language
French
Unit
Voyelles
IPA
/i/
Practice words
5

Sample pronunciation audio

Start with one sample audio file for voyelles orales - /i/.

Quick tip

Oral vowels are produced with air flowing only through the mouth.

Letters and IPA

Letters

i

/i/

Practice words

  • ici

  • vite

  • ville

  • fini

  • livre

Minimal pairs

  • vite / vite/vite
  • ville / ville/vile
  • fini / fini/fine
  • livre / livre/lèvre
  • ici / ici/ici

How to produce this sound

Place your tongue high and close to the roof of your mouth, lips unrounded, as in the English word 'see'.

Common mix-ups

  • vite / vite
  • livre / livre
  • fini / fini
  • ici / ici
  • ville / ville

Closest comparison

see, machine, me, she, city

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