how to pronounce machin

/ma.ʃɛ̃/

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the above transcription of machin is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

machin is pronounced in two syllables

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ɛ̃

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An example use of machin in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… stéphanie monsieur machin et isabelle il …”

meanings of machin

noun:

Thingy, thingamabob.

name:

What's-his-face; A general word used to designate a person whom one does not know how to name more precisely, in particular whose name has been forgotten.

machin frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word machin occurs in french on average 8.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.