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CEFR A2

Review the contrast after listening

poison

[pwazɔ̃]

poison

poisson

[pwasɔ̃]

fish

What tells the two sounds apart

  • [s] / [z]In these examples intervocalic s represents [z], while ss represents [s]. Lightly touch your throat: [z] is voiced, [s] is not. Preserve the contrast in the sentence; this rule does not cover every word with s or every word boundary.

Why it is hard

In these examples intervocalic s represents [z], while ss represents [s]. Lightly touch your throat: [z] is voiced, [s] is not. Preserve the contrast in the sentence; this rule does not cover every word with s or every word boundary.

Pendant la visite, nous passons par la cuisine.

To practise

  1. la visite[la vizit]the visit
  2. une adresse[yn adʁɛs]an address
  3. la cuisine[la kɥizin]the kitchen
  4. une tasse[yn tas]a cup