Pronunciation of the double 's'

K. T.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

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

Asked 5 years ago

LauraNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Katie,

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

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

For more info, please see S pronunciation.

Like05 years ago

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

Like04 months ago

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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