Pronouncing the letter s in French
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Pronouncing the letter s
• when it's situated at the start of a word
désert , dessert desert, dessert
baiser , baisser to shag/screw, to lower
cousin , coussin cousin, cushion
• abasourdi (stunned) et aseptisé (sterilised) are two exceptions.
• generally when the s is situated at the end of the word it is silent, although there are exceptions.
bus bus
un os mais des os a bone, bones
mon fils my son
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