How to pronounce ‘PLUS’ in French?

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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]

--------------------1 - [plys]--------------------

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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