In les amis (the friends), a z sound connects the words. Liaison does not happen at every word boundary; it depends on the phrase and the speaking situation.
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- French liaison and elision by ear Liaison links a normally silent final consonant to a following vowel sound. Elision removes a vowel in writing and speech before another vowel, as in l’ami.
- Why is spoken French hard to understand? French words often join in speech, and spelling does not show every sound directly. Familiar written words can therefore be hard to recognise in a continuous sentence.
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Jibber Jabber. "Liaison." Comprehensible Input French, updated 2026-11-09. https://comprehensibleinputfrench.com/glossary/liaison/