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Pronunciation of the double 's'

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Pronunciation of the double 's'

For the pronunciation of 'finissons' and 'finissez' (or 'choisissons' and 'choisissez'), does the double s sound more like a 's' or 'z'?

This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate regular -ir verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)"
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LauraNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Katie,

The double ss is always pronounced [s]. You can hear those conjugations pronounced here:

https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/verbs/choisir

https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/verbs/finir

A single s may be pronounced [s] or [z], depending on the letters around it.

For more info, please see S pronunciation.

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Pearl R.A1Kwiziq community member

it will be sound S, when double S the sound will be S, and when it has single S the sound  will be Z

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Pronunciation of the double 's'

For the pronunciation of 'finissons' and 'finissez' (or 'choisissons' and 'choisissez'), does the double s sound more like a 's' or 'z'?

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