It sounds as 's'. Picks, hits, knits etc.
The s in "asphalt" is pronounced as a z sound, similar to the sound in words like "zero" or "zebra."
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."
The "s" in umbrellas is pronounced with a "z" sound.
S makes a Z sound. Pri-zim.
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In a word phase letter s gives sound of z(buzzing sound)
The "s" in "things" is a "z" sound.
The 's' in appease has the 'z' sound.
S and (in Latin American Spanish) Z and soft C.
It's a z sound as for most internal s (e.g. rose, raisin, pose, ...).
Sounds such as /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /t͟ʃ/, and /d͡ʒ/ can be identified as an "s" sound for forming plurals. This includes sounds like /s/, /z/, /t͟ʃ/, and /d͡ʒ/ found in words like "cats," "dogs," "buses," and "pajamas."