Is the "se" in the verbs pronounced /s/ or /z/ ?
1. I used to live in Moscow.
2. He used his headphones.
3. I used my credit card to pay.
4. She used to play football.
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Is the "se" in the verbs pronounced /s/ or /z/ ?
1. I used to live in Moscow.
2. He used his headphones.
3. I used my credit card to pay.
4. She used to play football.
These are all definitely pronounced with the 'SE' sound.
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The [s] in the verb 'use' is always pronounced [z]. However in the expression 'used to,' the [t] makes the [z] voiceless, so the whole expression is pronounced like one phonological word: [yustu]. It's the same in Russian - that's why вести and везти are both pronounced [viesti], because the [t] makes the [z] voiceless - [s].
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1= /s/
2= /z/
3= /z/
4= /s/
I guess pretty much every time that "used" is used as a verb, the "se" sounds like a "z".
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