minimal pair
ʃɑ̃ːt vs. ʃat
ʃat - sounds like the French word chat (/ʃa/) but with final t
ʃɑ̃ːt - has nasalized ɑ̃ and longer vowel sound (:)
To see ɑ̃ (and ʃ) sounds, http://www.acaexplorers.com/keyboard/
Word 1 - ʃat
Word 2 - ʃɑ̃ːt
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