🔴 Le “e” final, suivi du “s” (-es)
Listen and repeat to practice pronunciation.
La lettre “e”, sans accent, suivi du “s”, à la fin du mot n’est pas prononcé.
The letter “e,” without an accent, followed by “s”, at the end of a word is not pronounced.
tables,
portes,
chaises
pommes,
lampes,
villes
cartes,
plages,
bouches
trouves,
donnes,
écoutes
tombes,
restes,
passes,
penses
EXCEPTIONS
Dans les petits mots d’une seule syllabe (les monosyllabes), le “e”, suivi du “s” se prononce [e] (comme un “e” fermé), sans le “s”.
In short one-syllable words (monosyllables), the letter “e,” followed by “s,” is pronounced [e] (like a closed “e”), without the “s.”
es,
des,
ces,
tes,
ses,
mes