Pronounciation of the word 'PLUS' in French?
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Here are the 3 different ways to pronounce the word plus:
1 - [plys]
2 - [ply]
3 - [plyz]
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Adverb
When it has a positive sense.
When it's an adverb that designates the French words encore - davantage.
We use it to compare.
Verb + plus: J’ai mangé plus que toi. I ate more than you did. | J'ai mangé davantage que toi. |
Plus de + noun: Il a plus d’espace dans son jardin. He has more space in his garden. | Il a davantage d'espace dans son jardin. |
At the end of the sentence: J’en veux plus. I want more of it. | J'en veux encore. |
Noun
Addition: 2 + 5 = 7
Another example: Parler français est un plus.
Speaking French is an advantage.
--------------------2 - [ply]--------------------
Adverb
- When it has a negative sense.
Je n’ai plus de force pour avancer.
I have no strength left to move forward.

Je n’en veux plus. (We do not pronounce the letter 's') | VS | J’en veux plus. (we pronounce the letter 's') |
I don't want it anymore. | VS | I want more of it. |

Je n’ai plus envie de manger. I don't feel like eating anymore. | Je n'ai plu 'z' envie de manger. -'s' is a consonnant -'e' is a vowel So we replace the sound 's' with the sound 'z' |
- When it modifies an adjective or an adverb
Plus + adjective: Carine est plus grande que Jessica.
Carine is taller than Jessica.
Plus + adverb: Il court plus vite que les autres.
He runs faster than the others.
--------------------3 - [plyz]--------------------
Adverb
- When plus is followed by a word that starts with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u, y)
Julie est la plus âgée. Julie is the oldest. | Julie est la plu 'z' âgée. |
- When plus is followed by a word that starts with a mute h
C’est la plus heureuse. She is the happiest. | C'est la plu 'z' heureuse. |
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