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What is the capital of Tunisia?

Six janvier, dix mars, etc

If you are asking about the pronunciation of the “s” sound at the end six, dix, then yes, it is not pronounced in six janvier. For dix mars, I am not so sure. I could say it both ways, although without sounds better.

There are actually three possible situations, depending mainly on the word following six or dix:

  1. If the following word starts with a consonant or an aspirated h, then the final consonant shouldn’t be pronounced. Examples : Le six mars, le dix mai, pronounced si and di.
  2. If the following word starts with a vowel or a mute h, then the final consonant is pronounced as a (z). Example : Le six avril pronounced le sizavril.
  3. In the other cases (mainly when six or dix are alone, or finishing a sentence, but also when they are used as a pronoun), the final consonant is pronounced (s). Example : Il m’en reste dix à faire (diss à faire). Le mot que tu cherches se trouve à la page six. (siss).
    Source : https://www.fpjq.org/pdfs/08-05_outils-nombres.pdf (along with my everyday experience of my native language).

To take in consideration: according to the region of France you live in, liaisons and pronunciation of a final letter are subject to change; in the south, people are more up to pronounce the final x of six & dix as an s, less in the northern half; there are even some regions (more in the north-eastern country) where the final t in vingt is being pronounced(but not the g), which always surprises me.

 

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