In Swahili, the "S" sound is pronounced like the "s" in "sun" or "sit." It is clear and sharp without any added emphasis.
"Splat" is an onomonopoeic word describing the sound something, say a human head, makes upon smacking the pavement after a fall from the 75th floor. The head would make the same sound in Swahili.
You say memorize in Swahili like this: kukariri
Kelele (pron., keh-LEH-leh). The Swahili e is pronounced like the English short e. (e.g., bet, yet, pen). In a few cases, it has the sound of the English a, e.g., fedha, pron. FAY-thah (hard th).
In the word "pose," the letter "s" makes the /z/ sound like in "his." In the word "soft," the letter "s" makes the /s/ sound like in "sit." In the word "wise," the letter "s" makes the /z/ sound like in "his."
The sound that "s" makes in the word "sure" is the /ʃ/ sound, which is like the "sh" sound in "shoe."
It means nothing in Swahili. It appears to be noothing more than a silly sound, probably in English, and so could be reproduced as a silly sound in any language, including Swahili.
it is like wize.
"Splat" is an onomonopoeic word describing the sound something, say a human head, makes upon smacking the pavement after a fall from the 75th floor. The head would make the same sound in Swahili.
You say memorize in Swahili like this: kukariri
The s in "asphalt" is pronounced as a z sound, similar to the sound in words like "zero" or "zebra."
miguu, pronounced mee-GOO, sing., mguu, pronounced m-GOO. (actually MGOO-oo, but said at normal speed it would sound to the non-Swahili ear like m-GOO).
It depends on whether the "s" has an "s" sound like in "pass" or a "z" sound like in "girls". "S" sound: Nisliya (نيسليا) "Z" sound: Nizliya (نيزليا)
In the word "pose," the letter "s" makes the /z/ sound like in "his." In the word "soft," the letter "s" makes the /s/ sound like in "sit." In the word "wise," the letter "s" makes the /z/ sound like in "his."
Kelele (pron., keh-LEH-leh). The Swahili e is pronounced like the English short e. (e.g., bet, yet, pen). In a few cases, it has the sound of the English a, e.g., fedha, pron. FAY-thah (hard th).
Walter Schicho has written: 'Syntax des Swahili von Lubumbashi' -- subject(s): Dialects, Swahili language, Syntax 'Kiswahili von Lubumbashi' -- subject(s): Dialects, Swahili language
The sound that "s" makes in the word "sure" is the /ʃ/ sound, which is like the "sh" sound in "shoe."
You spell Susan in Swahili the same way you spell it in ALL languages that use the Roman alphabet: s, u, s, a,n. A name for Swahili-speakers that's more common than Susan is Susana.