A short pronunciation lesson by Hadar Shemesh explaining that the word "close" (meaning near) is pronounced with an /s/ sound at the end (close), while the verb "close" (to shut) is pronounced with a /z/ sound at the end (close). The speaker demonstrates with example sentences and notes the vowel is a long o in both cases.
What is the difference between this word and that word? Well, they do look the same, but one could be an adjective or an adverb. Close, as in I want to sit close to you, near you. Close. And then you pronounce it with an s at the end. Close. Notice the long o, as in go close. Let's sit close to each other. Close. And then you have to close. Then the s is actually pronounced as a z. Close. The beginning is absolutely the same. K L O as in go with a z at the end. Close. This is how you distinguish between those two words that look the same but sound differently.
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