Konnichiwa!
This video explains why Japanese people sometimes pronounce words differently from how it’s spelled such as DESU (です), SENSEI (せんせい), SHITSUREISHIMASU (しつれいします) etc. Hope it helps!
[How to pronounce DESU (DESU? or DES?)](https://youtu.be/YVVpdopgdpI)
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TL;DW – probably has to do with voicing vs. devoicing
Honestly a super helpful breakdown. Thanks for posting!
Dogen also has a [good video](https://youtu.be/iYQM7BhJJns) regarding de-voicing.