How to pronounce - 'P' in English

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Childrens words

parrot

Sound

purple

Sound

pig

Sound

How to make this sound

Sound pepper pot
Click on the phonetic symbol to hear the sound. This sound is a consonant made by closing the lips together with gentle to medium pressure, and then popping the lips open by pushing air out between the lips. The /-P- sound sound has no voicing from the throat. If you try to voice from the throat the sound changes to a /b/ It is a quiet, unvoiced sound. It is made lightly.

Examples - Play taboo word describing with these words. pie, apartment, envelope, party, apple, open, hope, people, ripe, pocket, opposite, hop, pub, paper, tap, plenty, copy, map, positive, happen, popular, stop, zipper, keep, possible, puppy, pen, tapping, tip,