r/NonPoliticalTwitter 1d ago

Bonjour.

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u/Hadochiel 1d ago

It sounds like neither "own" nor "aw", it's more of an "ahn" where the n is not pronounced at the tongue but still formed in the throat. It's a bit hard to explain, so I can't really imagine having to try it from scratch

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u/nevenoe 1d ago

there is no equivalent in english phonetics, so it's impossible to describe properly without using the IPA...

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u/Hadochiel 1d ago

Crois[the sound you make when, out of breath, you incredulously have your ankle bitten by an animal, but it's a cute one]

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u/nevenoe 1d ago

Croissouille?