# BEGIN_TEST #------------------------------ # French (fr-FR) # # Notes: These tests use the XSAMPA examples given in the pico manual. # The only differences between the manual and the test strings are: # 1/ replaced the primary stress character " (double quote) by its dec code " # 2/ the XSAMPA "r\" is replaced by "r\\" (the backslash is escaped) otherwise pico says # garbage or the "rrr" sound is pronounced "j" (as a french j) # When a test is marked as "BUG", if possible, the tester will capture an approximate # transcription of what was heard inside [ ]. # Consonants # --------- Plosives # TEST b bon "bO~ Je teste . # TEST d dans "dA~ Je teste . # TEST g gant "gA~ Je teste . # TEST k quand "kA~ Je teste . # TEST p pont "pO~ Je teste . # TEST t temps "tA~ Je teste . # --------- Nasals # TEST J oignon O."JO~ Je teste . # TEST N camping kA~."piN Je teste . # TEST m mont "mO~ Je teste . # TEST n nom "nO~ Je teste . # --------- Fricatives # TEST R rond "RO~ Je teste . # TEST S champ "SA~ Je teste . # TEST Z gens "ZA~ Je teste . # TEST f femme "fam Je teste . # TEST s sans "sA~ Je teste . # TEST v vent "vA~ Je teste . # TEST z zone "zon Je teste . # --------- Approximants # TEST H juin "ZHE~ Le mois de , et de juin. # TEST j pierre "pjER Je teste . # TEST l long "lO~ Je teste , long, et longtemps. # TEST l long "lO~ used here in a sentence (to say "longtemps") Je teste et . # TEST w coin "kwE~ Je teste , et coin. # --------- Vowels # TEST 2 deux "d2 Je teste . # TEST 9 neuf "n9f Je teste . # TEST @ justement "Zys.t@.mA~ Je teste . # BUG E seize "sEz says [seisse] Je teste , et seize, et césar. # TEST O comme "kOm Je teste . # TEST a patte "pat Je teste . # TEST e ses "se Je teste . # TEST i si "si Je teste . # TEST o gros "gRo Je teste . # TEST u doux "du Je teste . # TEST y du "dy Je teste . # TEST 9~ brun "bR9~ Je teste . # TEST E~ vin "vE~ Je teste . # TEST O~ bon "bO~ Je teste . # TEST A~ vent "vA~ Je teste . # END_TEST # --------- Other Symbols # word separator NEED TEST HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<------------------------------------ % secondary stress NEED TEST HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<------------------------------------ . syllable break NEED TEST HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<------------------------------------ " primary stress NEED TEST HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<------------------------------------ # ---------