I asked teacher.

I asked teacher about '~s'. Sometimes '~s' is pronounced [s], sometimes [z]. I found the naver dictionary. When 'girls and boy' is pronounced 'girl [z] and boy [z]' When 'The girls played' is pronounced 'girl[s]' I'm confused.

Hi Sun, English sounds were really confusing but don't let it discourage you to keep learning. Keep these general rules in pronouncing ending/fina "s" sound.Rule 1: When the last sound in the base word ends in a voiceless sound. use the voiceless ending /s/ Rule 2:  When the last sound in the base word ends in a voiced (vibrated) sound. use the voiced ending /z/ Have a great day! Teacher Faye I asked teacher about '~s'. >>I asked my teacher about final "s" sounds.Sometimes '~s' is pronounced [s], sometimes [z]. >>Sometimes '~s' is pronounced as [s] or [z] soundI found the naver dictionary.When 'girls and boy' is pronounced 'girl [z] and boy [z]'When 'The girls played' is pronounced 'girl[s]' >>I found out in Naver Dictionary that when we say 'girls and boy' it is pronounced 'girl [z]  and boy [z]' but when we sat 'The girls played' is pronounced 'girl[s]'I'm confused. >>CORRECT