Nasal Vowels - IN

Question

I've been pronouncing the nasal vowel "IN" as "EN" as pronounced in "souvent" this whole time. Is it eh(n)? If so is it pronounced that way in every scenario?

Accepted Answer

Bonjour Avasies,
- Nasal vowels /ɛ̃/ (IN) can be written as follows: 
du pain = some bread  -  impossible = impossible  -  aucun = none  -  du vin = some wine  -  ancien = old  -  une ceinture = a belt
- Nasal vowels /ã/ (EN) can be written as follows: 
souvent = often  -  un pantalon = a pair of trousers  -  le ventre = the belly  -  du jambon = some ham  - le centre = the centre
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Answer

Hi Avasies,Go here     https://www.wordreference.com/fren/enInsert "in" English word and click on the "loudspeaker" symbol  --  you will hear the pronunciation.Then insert "en" French and repeat the above procedure to hear the pronunciation.There is quite a distinct difference  --  try it   --  you will hear immediately what I mean.Hope this helps.Jim