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How to pronounce s in English

S
/ɛs/

Examples from movies with S

She's loaded and she's an old crony of Dillings from Louisiana.
Last Holiday - Table for One
Margaret here's got a couple of his books. She's a big fan.
Last Holiday - Table for One
- What is "fetch"? - Oh, it's, like, slang. From England.
Mean Girls - Meeting the Plastics
How do you feel about the senator's stand on welfare?
Taxi Driver - Travis Visits Betsy
I don't really know his stand on welfare, but I'm sure it's a good stand.
Taxi Driver - Travis Visits Betsy
The thing is, I... I drive a taxi at night, so it's kind of hard for me...
Taxi Driver - Travis Visits Betsy
It's a little hard standing here and asking you, so...
Taxi Driver - Travis Visits Betsy
I'm all right. That's not what I came here for, Nick.
American Gangster - Diluting the Brand
You know, everybody's happy. Charlie, Baz, the Italians,
American Gangster - Diluting the Brand
you know, Johnny Law. Everybody's happy except you.
American Gangster - Diluting the Brand
something that's perfectly good and mess it up.
American Gangster - Diluting the Brand
Because that's the standard. What do you want me to tell ya?
Chasing Amy - The Virginity Standard
So if a virgin is raped, then she's still a virgin?
Chasing Amy - The Virginity Standard
So she's had sex, but not the standard idea of sex.
Chasing Amy - The Virginity Standard
Well, where's the penetration in lesbian sex?
Chasing Amy - The Virginity Standard
Our bodies are built to pass a child, for Christ's sake.
Chasing Amy - The Virginity Standard

Audio pronunciation of S

American pronunciation

S pronounced by Ivy (child, girl)
S pronounced by Joanna (female)
S pronounced by Kendra (female)
S pronounced by Kimberly (female)
S pronounced by Salli (female)
S pronounced by Joey (male)
S pronounced by Justin (child, boy)
S pronounced by Matthew (male)

British pronunciation

S pronounced by Amy (female)
S pronounced by Emma (female)
S pronounced by Brian (male)