There are no explicit rules for when pronouncing or not the final consonant in French.
We do not pronounce the "
r” in the ending "
er”, such as in "
loyer”, "
garder”, but it is pronounced it in the word "
mer” and in verbs ending with "
-ir” with the infinitive form "
dormir”, "
sortir”.
In general, we do not pronounce the final consonant of words ending with "
d”, "
p”, "
s”, "
t”. Memorize the word "
DePoSiTo” which contains these consonants.
The final consonant of an adjective is pronounced before a vowel. It is called the liaison:
Pronouncing the “ s ” at the end of "plus ”
We
do not pronounce the "
s” at the end of "
plus”:
- before a word starting with a consonant:
|
Ce logement est plus [ply] petit. |
- in the expression "
ne... plus ”:
|
Ce logement n’est plus [ply] à louer. |
We
pronounce the "
s” at the end of "
plus”:
- before a word starting with a vowel:
|
Ce logement est plus [plyz] original. |
- in the expression "
plus de”:
|
Ce logement a plus [plys] de pièces. |
- for the
plus” sign in mathematics (
+). We pronounce
[s] before a consonant and
[z] before a vowel.
|
Il faut un bureau plus [plys] deux chambres. |
|
Ce logement compte deux pièces plus [plyz] une. |