#<Pronounciation of voiceless plosive consonants without aspiration>

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<Pronounciation of voiceless plosive consonants without aspiration>

carmine fractal
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the difference is vocalization
<p>, <t>, and <k> are the unvoiced variations of <b>, <d>, and <g>
you need to not produce a sound in your vocal chords, and only have your mouth produce it (with tongue, lips, teeth)

stark shore
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First off, it’s not a very important distinction in that you’ll be perfectly understood if you pronounce those with aspiration.

I don’t think there’s really a trick to it though. I got there just by practicing a lot, but if I’m speaking English I still can’t do it. If I want to pronounce them without aspiration (and not after an s) then the only way for me to do it is to pretend like I’m speaking g French and they come out correctly lol

carmine fractal
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oh the issue was aspiration mb

polar notch
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Unaspirated plosives often sound like their voiced counterparts to anglophone ears so you may be saying them correctly and just can't tell the difference

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Personally I can only tell by the feeling in my vocal tract, I really can't hear a difference unless I'm really focused or its in a context where I can deduce which one it is

real fiber
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Yeah I guess it really doesn’t have much of an impact. Thank you all ❤️