Title: Model Deck / 1. Minimal Pairs
Tags: english-french english italian french russian english-german german spanish english-russian korean english-italian tricky fabien

Word 1: su (French) [ sy ] (Rounded lips, tongue like "ee")
Word 2: sous (French) [ su ] ("Ooh")
Word 3: si (French) [ si ] ("Ee")

Word 1: oui (French) [ wi ] (Tongue back)
Word 2: huis (French) [ ɥi ] (Tongue forward)

Word 1: moeurs (French) [ mœʁ ] (Tongue forward, Lips rounded)
Word 2: mort (French) [ mɔʁ ] (Tongue back)
Word 3: maire (Frenchɛ) [ mɛʁ ] (Tongue forward, lips unrounded)

Word 1: ты [ tɨ ] (Russian) (Tongue back)
Word 2: ти [ ti ] (Russian) (Tongue forward)

Word 1: се (Russian) [ sʲɛ ]  (Middle of tongue raised up)
Word 2: сэ (Russian) [ sɛ ]
Word 3: сье (Russian) [ sjɛ ]

Word 1: те [ tʲɛ ] (Russian)  (Middle of tongue raised up on T)
Word 2: тэ [ tɛ ] (Russian)
Word 3: тье [ tjɛ ] (Russian)
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Word 1: ы [ ɨ ] (Tongue back)
Word 2: и [ i ] (Tongue forward)
Word 3: oo-ee [ ui ]  (English)

Word 1: ак но (Russian) [ 'ak 'no ] (Both syllables stressed)
Word 2: окно (Russian) [ ak'no ] (Last syllable stressed)

Word 1: не (Russian) [ nʲɛ ]  (Middle of tongue raised up on N)
Word 2: нэ (Russian) [ nɛ ]
Word 3: нье (Russian) [ njɛ ]

Word 1: ге (Russian) [ gɛ ]
Word 2: гэ (Russian) [ gʲɛ ]  (Middle of tongue raised up on G)
Word 3: гье (Russian) [ gjɛ ]

Word 1: эл [ ɛʟ ]
Word 2: эль [ ɛlʲ ] (Middle of tongue raised up on L)
Word 3: "A" (English) [ ɛɪ ]
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Word 1: ain (like in "pain")  (English) [ ɛɪn ]
Word 2: энь [ ɛnʲ ]  (Middle of tongue raised up on N)
Word 3: ang (like in "angle")  (English) [ ɛɪŋ ]
Compare Word 2 to Word 3? (y = yes,: j

Word 1: апрель (Russian) [ aprʲelʲ ]  (Middle of tongue raised up on L)
Word 2: апрел (Russian) [ aprʲeʟ ]
Word 3: апрей (Russian) [ aprʲei ]

Word 1: эр [ ɛr ]
Word 2: эрь [ ɛrʲ ] (Middle of tongue raised up on R)
Word 3: "A"  (English) [ ɛɪ ]
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Word 1: эш [ ɜʂ ] (Tip of tongue pulled back, making lower pitch)
Word 2: эщ [ ɜɕː ] (Middle of tongue at the roof of the mouth, making higher pitch)
Word 3: "Esh" (As in M.C. Escher) [ ɜʃ ] (English) ("sh" - Medium pitch)
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Word 1: эд [ ɛd ]
Word 2: эдь [ ɛdʲ ] (Middle of tongue raised up on D)
Word 3: эдж [ ɛdʒ ] "Edge" (English)
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Word 1: thee (English) [ ði ]
Word 2: "z" (English) [ zi ]

Word 1: then (English) [ ðɛn ] (tongue against teeth)
Word 2: zen (English) [ zɛn ]
Word 3: den (English) [ dɛn ]

Word 1: thick (English) [ θɪk ]
Word 2: sick (English) [ sɪk ]
Word 3: tick (English) [ tɪk ]

Word 1: loathes (English) [ loʊðz ] (tongue against teeth)
Word 2: loads (English) [ loʊdz ] (tongue behind teeth)
Word 3: loaves (English) [ loʊvz ] (lips against teeth)

Word 1: array (English) [ əɹɛɪ ]
Word 2: away (English) [ əwɛɪ]

Word 1: rake (English) [ ɹɛɪk ]
Word 2: wake (English) [ wɛɪk ]
Word 3: lake (English) [ lɛɪk ]

Word 1: bury (English) [ ˈbɛ.ɹi ]
Word 2: belly (English) [ ˈbɛ.li ]

Word 1: luck (English) [ lʌk ] (No lip rounding, tongue down)
Word 2: look (English) [ lʊk ] (Lip rounding, tongue up)

Word 1: come (English) [ kʌm ]
Word 2: calm (English) [ kɑm ]

Word 1: cam (English) [ kæm ]
Word 2: calm (English) [ kɑm ]

Word 1: pire (French) [ piʁ ] (Made with back of tongue)
Word 2: pier (English) [ piɹ ] (Made with front of tongue pulling up)

Word 1: d'air (French) [ dɛʁ ]
Word 2: dare (English) [ dɛɹ ]

Word 1: laïque (French) [ laik ]
Word 2: like (English) [ laɪk ]

Word 1: Moo (English) [ mʊu ]
Word 2: mou (French) / mu (Spanish) [ mu ]

Word 1: chat (French) [ ʃa ] (Tongue forward)
Word 2: Shah (English) [ ʃɑ ] (Tongue back)

Word 1: ache (French) [ aʃ ]
Word 2: ash (English) [ æʃ ] (Tongue higher)

Word 1: ma (French) [ ma ]
Word 2: maw (English) [ mɑ ] (Tongue further back)

Word 1: ode (French) [ ɔd ]
Word 2: odd (English) [ ɑd ]

Word 1: ode (French) [ ɔd ]
Word 2: ode (English) [ oʊd ]

Word 1: bonne (French) [ bɔn ] (lip rounding)
Word 2: bun (English) [ bʌn ] (no lip rounding)

Word 1: nos (French) [ no ]
Word 2: nous (French) [ nu ]

Word 1: nôtre (French, closed O) [ notʁə ]
Word 2: notre (French, open o) [ nɔtʁə ]

Word 1: mot (French) [ mo ]
Word 2: mow (English) [ moʊ ]

Word 1: née (French) [ ne ] (1 vowel)
Word 2: neigh (English) [ nɛɪ ] (Two vowels)

Word 1: fée (French) [ fe ] (Tongue up)
Word 2: fait (French) [ fɛ ] (Tongue down)

Word 1: pute (French) [ pyt ] (Tongue higher)
Word 2: put (English) [ pʊt ] (Tongue lower)

Word 1: du (French) [ dy ]
Word 2: do (English) [ dʊu ]

Word 1: peu ding (French) [ pødiŋ ] (Tongue further forward)
Word 2: pudding (English) [ pʊdɪŋ ] (Tongue further back)

Word 1: boeuf y (French) [bœ fi]
Word 2: boeufs phi (French) [bø fi]

Word 1: bande (French) [ bɑ̃d ]
Word 2: bond (English) [ bɑnd ]

Word 1: fente (French) [ fɑ̃t ] (Nasal vowel, no N)
Word 2: font (English) [ fɑnt ]

Word 1: cangue aux (French) [ kɑ̃go ]
Word 2: congo (English) [ kɑngoʊ ]

Word 1: rond (French) [ ʁõ ] (Nasal)
Word 2: rôt (French) [ ʁo ]

Word 1: bain (French) [ bɛ̃ ]
Word 2: ban (English) [ bæn ]

Word 1: cinq (French) [ sɛ̃k ]
Word 2: sack (English) [ sæk ]

Word 1: bain (French) [ bɛ̃ ] ("eh", nasalized)
Word 2: ban (French) [ bɑ̃ ] ("ah", nasalized)
Word 3: bon (French) [ bõ ] ("o", nasalized)
Compare Word 2 to Word 3? (y = yes,: f

Word 1: brin (French) [ bʁɛ̃ ]
Word 2: brun (French) [ bʁœ̃ ]

Word 1: un (French) [ œ̃ ] (Nazalized, no N)
Word 2: un (English) [ ʌn ]

Word 1: signer (French) [ siɲe ] (N made with the middle of the tongue)
Word 2: seen yay (English) [ sinjɛɪ ]

Word 1: saigne (French) [ sɛɲ ] (N made with the middle of the tongue)
Word 2: seine (French) [ sɛn ]

Word 1: peine (French) (Unaspirated P)
Word 2: pen (English) (Aspirated P)

Word 1: bath (English) [ bæθ ]
Word 2: bass (English, Fish) [ bæs ]

Word 1: Knick (German) [ knɪk ]
Word 2: Nick (English) [ nɪk ]

Word 1: will (German) [ vɪl ] (Back of tongue down, front up)
Word 2: ville (English) [ vɪɫ ] (Back of tongue up, front up too)

Word 1: Pfand (German) [ pfant ]
Word 2: fand (German) [ fant ]

Word 1: Trick (German)  [ tʁɪk ]
Word 2: Trick (English)  [ tɹɪk ]

Word 1: Bach (German) [ baχ ]
Word 2: balk (English) [ bɑk ]

Word 1: dich (German) [ dɪç ]
Word 2: dish (English) [ dɪʃ ]

Word 1: nieder (German) [ ni:dɐ ]
Word 2: needer (English) [ ni:dɚ ]

Word 1: Hölle (German) [ hœlə ] (Short vowel, tongue down)
Word 2: Höhle (German) [ høːlə ] (Long vowel, tongue up)

Word 1: Goethe (German) [ gøːtə ] (Rounded lips)
Word 2: Goethe (English) [ gɝtə ] (Unrounded lips, tongue flipped up)

Word 1: Größe (German) [ gʁøːsə ]
Word 2: Grüße (German) [ gʁyːsə ] (Tongue further up)

Word 1: fülle (German) [ fʏlə ] (Short vowel, tongue down)
Word 2: fühle (German) [ fy:lə ] (Long vowel, tongue up)

Word 1: Stück (German) [ ʃtʏk ] (Rounded lips, tongue like "ih")
Word 2: Stick (German) [ ʃtɪk ] ("ih")
Word 3: Stuck (German) [ ʃtʊk ] (like "book")

Word 1: Bau (German)
Word 2: Bow (English)

Word 1: mein (German) [ maen ]
Word 2: mine (English) [ mɑɪn ] (English goes more in the direction of "ee" at the end)

Word 1: Bahn (German) [ baːn ] (Long vowel)
Word 2: Bann (German) [ ban ] (Short vowel)

Word 1: schlag (German) [ ʃlak ] (Tongue is further forward)
Word 2: schlock (English) [ ʃlɑk ] (Tongue is further back)

Word 1: Gott (German) [ gɔt ]
Word 2: Goat (English) [ goʊt ]

Word 1: Gott (German) [ gɔt ] (Tongue rounded)
Word 2: got (English) [ gɑt ] (Tongue not rounded)

Word 1: Rotte (German) [ ʁɔtə ] (Tongue is lower)
Word 2: Rutte (German) [ ʁʊtə ] (Tongue is higher)

Word 1: Ofen (German) [o:fən] (long vowel, higher tongue)
Word 2: offen (German) [ɔfən] (short vowel, lower tongue)

Word 1: Bote (German) [ bo:tə ]
Word 2: Bute (German) [ bu:tə ]

Word 1: Not (German) [ no:t ] (Tongue slightly higher)
Word 2: Nut (German) [ nu:t ] (Tongue slightly lower)

Word 1: biete (German) [ bi:tə ]
Word 2: bitte (German) [ bɪtə ]
Word 3: bete (German) [ be:tə ]
Compare Word 2 to Word 3? (y = yes,: d

Word 1: caro (Italian)
Word 2: carro (Italian)

Word 1: fato (Italian) [ 'fa:to ]
Word 2: fatto (Italian) [ 'fat:to ]

Word 1: pesca (Italian, fishing, closed e) [ peska ]
Word 2: pesca (Italian, peach, open e)  [ pɛska ]

Word 1: late (English) [ lɛɪt ]
Word 2: laid (English) [ lɛɪd ]

Word 1: lap (English)  [ læp ]
Word 2: lab (English) [ læb ]

Word 1: lack (English) [ læk ]
Word 2: lag (English) [ læg ]

Word 1: cadde (Italian)
Word 2: cade (Italian)

Word 1: leggo (Italian) [ lɛg:go ]
Word 2: lego (Italian) [ 'lɛ:go ]

Word 1: bevve (Italian)
Word 2: beve

Word 1: bella (Italian) ['bɛl:la]
Word 2: bela [ 'bɛ:la ]

Word 1: figlio (Italian) [ 'fiʎ:ʎo ] (L made with center of tongue)
Word 2: filo (Italian) [ 'fi:lo ]

Word 1: nonno (Italian)
Word 2: nono (Italian)

Word 1: sogno (Italian) [ˈsoɲɲo ]
Word 2: sono (Italian) [ˈso:no ]

Word 1: palco (Italian) [ palko ]
Word 2: parco (Italian) [ parko ]

Word 1: pasta (Italian) [ pasta ] (Tongue further forward, clear "a" at the end)
Word 2: pasta (English) [ pɑstə ] (Tongue further back)

Word 1: latte (Italian) [ 'lat:te ]
Word 2: latte (English) [ 'lɑteɪ ]

Word 1: pizza (Italian) [ 'pitːtsa ]
Word 2: pizza (English) [ 'pitsə ] (No double t, no clear A at the end)

Word 1: sous (Italian) [ su ]
Word 2: Sue (English) [ sʊu ]

Word 1: sot (French) [ so ]
Word 2: so (English) [ soʊ ]

Word 1: Korean: 빨 - ppal - [p͈al]
Word 2: Korean: 팔 - pal - [pʰal]
Word 3: Korean: 발 - bal - [pʰál]
Compare Word 2 to Word 3? (y = yes,: f

Word 1: Korean: 뿔 - ppul - [p͈ul]
Word 2: Korean: 풀 - pul - [pʰul]
Word 3: Korean: 불 - bul - [pʰùl]
Compare Word 2 to Word 3? (y = yes,: f

Word 1: Korean: ㅛ - [jo]
Word 2: Korean: ㅠ - [ju]

Word 1: Korean: ㅕ- yeo - /jʌ/
Word 2: Korean: ㅑ- ya - /jɐ/

Word 1: Korean: ㅟ - wi - /ɥi/
Word 2: Korean: ㅢ - ui - /ɰi/