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."
You say memorize in Swahili like this: kukariri
"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.
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).
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.
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."
You say memorize in Swahili like this: kukariri
"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.
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).
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).
The sound that "s" makes in the word "sure" is the /ʃ/ sound, which is like the "sh" sound in "shoe."
Kind of like a "za" sound. Like the "za" in the word zany.
Walter Schicho has written: 'Syntax des Swahili von Lubumbashi' -- subject(s): Dialects, Swahili language, Syntax 'Kiswahili von Lubumbashi' -- subject(s): Dialects, Swahili language