How to pronounce PLUS in French | When to pronounce the S | French pronunciation

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Answer with : - No S / S or Z sound Il est plus àgé que toi (He is older than you) = Il a plus d’argent que lui (He has more money than him)= Le gâteau est plus sec (The cake is dryer) = 2 + 3 = 5 = Elle a plus de cheveux que sa sœur (She has more hair than her sister) =

[@M_SC]

1 z 2 s 3 no s 4 s 5 s

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Très bien Esther 👏

[@M_SC]

The perfect French with Dylane Merci c’etait pas facile

[@LeCrenn]

Plus age is Z, plus d’argent is S, plus sec is no S, 2+3 is S, plus de cheveux is S.

[@hyd44bn]

1 c'est z, 2 avec s, 3 sans s, 4 avec s, 5 c'est s aussi. Merci

[@John-v3q1c]

Merci infiniment, je ne pourrais pas être plus heureux(se) grâce à toi.

[@thanujaselvaraj1543]

Good guide

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Glad you think so!

[@KaraLey98]

Also want to say: You make the rule very clear to understand. I was listening to something in French online, and was confused since the speaker pronounced the S at the end of PLUS. ( I thought all of letter "S" at end of words were *silent*) When I looked up the question, the search engine brought me to your page here, 😊

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Kara I am so glad my video helped you 🤩

[@moisesrocha9250]

Merci pour votre explication, madame.

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

je t’en prie 🙂

[@tanvirhasan7677]

Vous très bien

[@jasmindomee5350]

Merci 😍😍😍 for another lesson...😍

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Thanks to you! 😃

[@mrahmanshah2474]

Bonjour Dylane et comment allez vous! J’en veux plus videó de Dylane pour apprendre le Francaise. Excellent video, j'adore beaucoup et merci madam.

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Merci 😊

[@arrakis7132]

Finnaly i understand this! Merci beacoup...i have a question though, which s should one pronounce in the temps composé "plus-que-parfait", i have seen people use both 😫😖

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

For Plus-que-parfait the S is pronounced. I should have thought about including it in there 😕

[@arrakis7132]

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane mais pas de souci, on peut voir par ici maintenant si on veux

[@paulharvey7278]

mercí, j'ai eu la même question!

[@moulmour]

Salut Dylane. here I'm confused! plus que deux jours d'école; et si je dis: plus de deux jours d'école= more than two days of school. dois-je prononcer le S ou non? Et merci pout tout.

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Salut Kamel. Technically you should say pluS, with the S pronounced. But it's a weird way to say it. We would say "encore deux jours d'école" or "un peu pluS de deux jours d'école". I hope it helps 🙂

[@M_SC]

The perfect French with Dylane So, in front of De it’s pronounced. The consonant rule is just for adjectives not for the word de

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Correct 🙂

[@moulmour]

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Thank you so much.

[@KaraLey98]

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Thank you for that tip on how to express "more than 2 days of school" which we can now use to say "more than 2 days of...x..." and insert other nouns as well?

[@mikelocke3258]

I love the way you sometimes say Plus when without the S. It comes out as a sort of soft sigh at the end , should us students of French try to emulate that ? or is it a feminine/ regional thing ? I've also noticed a similar sound with words like Tu from some other french speakers.

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

I definitely force my pronunciation a bit but I think we all do that with the U at the end of words 😊

[@jajaipaddomee7586]

Salut dylane😍😍

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Salut 🙂

[@asifdadashov161]

Great video Dylana. I even have not paid attention to pronunciation of "plus" till now. But it really confusing as you said. So, I wonder how rude or incorrect will I sound if I don't stick to this rule. I mean, is it crucial for native speaker to understand me?

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

no Asif it’s not crucial to be understood and you won’t do a faux pas by mixing them up don’t worry 😉 with time you will get it right, no need to force it

[@devendra1956]

Bon soir Madame. At 2.20 minutes Vou say Un plus Un = Deux. Is that correct ?

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Oui :D

[@paulharvey7278]

i thought I understood this but then kept messing up in my classes! Merci beaucoup, un gran bilan.

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Who knew a small word like this could be so much trouble right?

[@paulharvey7278]

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Le français en bref : "c'est la règle, SAUF quand ...

[@steviebarrett]

It just makes me happy that you pronounce the letter Z as zed and not zee. But that's just me being snobby englishman

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

ahah in French we say Zed and in Canada they say that too. Do you say Zed in England as well?

[@mikelocke3258]

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane REAL english speakers say Zed .....Americans say Zee :-)

[@frenchsolutionx]

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[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

toujours au rendez-vous 😉

[@sohailyaqub123]

1. Z 2. No S 3. S 4. S 5. No S

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

2. S = More 3. No S = Followed by an adjective starting with a consonant Pas mal du tout Sohail!

[@tommyjules902]

The problem is the French often don't use "ne" so j'en veux plus could mean either I want more, or I want no more. Why does every french youtube channel ignore this? No one uses "ne". If they did, there wouldn't be any confusion whether or not "plus" means "more" or "no more" Je n'ai plus de temps = I have no more time J'ai plus de temps = I have more time. But they drop the "n" and just say "J'ai plus de temps" This is where they typically pronounce the s if they mean "more", and drop it if they mean "no more" J'ai pluS de temps = I have more time J'ai plu de temps = I have no more time. Using examples with the "ne" isn't that helpful because it doesn't mimic real life.

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Not correct. J'en veux pluS = I want more J'en veux plus = I want no more. The rule applies even if we don't add the NE. Which I talk about a lot on my channel, but I am not going to repeat it in every single video. I teach academic French, I am not going to make a video without the NE and make people fail their exam. Also we do use NE when writing, but not when speaking. Having a good foundation allows to change it later on when you feel comfortable. Feel free to start your own KZbin channel if you aren't happy with what people teaches you for free online ;) And please don't say "the French" but "French speakers", as many other countries speak French. Thank you. Oh and "je n'ai plus de temps" - Nobody really says that.

[@KaraLey98]

You are so right TommyJules902... I was reading an article which said that the young people today, and even the older people do not say "Ne" anymore to denote negative, just a real loud "PAS", so it is with other words which also call for the "Ne" in front of the verb.. Makes it so difficult if you have a habit ot using "ne" and you now must get rid of what you learned so many years ago.

[@LongAwaitedBaby]

La grammaire allemande est plus difficile que la grammaire française.

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

J'ai fait un petit peu d'allemand et c'est très difficile!

[@kumludeniz3508]

Dear Dylane, finally l understand, you make everything easier🙏🏻 We are lucky to have you ❤️😍

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

I am so glad I made it easier for you ❤️

[@kumludeniz3508]

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane For us, I am sure others also feel in a same way 😊😘❤️

[@KaraLey98]

But I detect an "S" sound in your speech , even when you claim that the "S" is silent, such as when it denotes a negative. Certainly it does not as loud or crisply pronounced as the other "S" which you demonstrate, in the "positive" or the "SZ" sound used before a consonant, but it is there.. It is a hissing souind, almost like you put your tongue in back of your lips to "shush" the S from being FULLY pronounced.

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Kara can you add a timing from the video so I know what you are referring to? Thanks a lot :)

[@KaraLey98]

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane OK, but I'm not good at KZbin so it might take me a little / or a lot / of time! 😉