how to pronounce maman

/ma.mɑ̃/

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the above transcription of maman 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.

maman is pronounced in two syllables

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ɑ̃

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

“… la sphère de la maman qui avait été gazé …”

meanings of maman

noun:

Mummy, mom, mum.

maman frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word maman occurs in french on average 120.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.