1.
The
consonant <s> sounds /s/ in the following cases:
- at the very beginning
seu,
sac, sol. etc.
- after a consonant
corsa,
absolut, amics, etc.
- at the very end
portuguès, dos, etc.
2. The consonant
<s> sounds /z/
- between vowels
casa,
portuguesos, pageses, , etc.
- before a voiced consonant:
esmorzar,
3.
The
final consonant <s> sounds /z/ when it remains intervocalic or comes
before a voiced consonant
les
altres, els dos amics etc.
4.
The
digraph <ss> is used only between vowels and is always pronounced /s/
5. The consonant
<z> reproduces the sound /z/ in any position, though it is not usual at
the end of a word:
zero,
esmorzar, etc.
