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Consonant Sounds
Consonant
How to say the
letter
How to pronounce it
in a word
As in…
b
beh
similar to English b
c
ceh
k after
a, o,
or
u
s after
e
or
i
c
at
c
ereal
ch
cheh
ch
ch
eese
d
deh
a soft d (place your
tongue at the back of
your upper teeth)
th
ree
f
efe
F
f
ree
g
geh
h before i or e
g before a, o, u
h
im
g
o
h
ache
silent
j
hota
H
h
im
k
kah
K
k
araoke
l
ele
like English l with
tongue raised to roof
of mouth
ll
eye
Y
y
es
m
eme
M
m
oney
n
ene
N
n
o
ñ
enye
Ny
ca
ny
on
p
peh
like English p but you
don't aspirate
Consonants continued
Consonant
How to say the let-
ter
How to pronounce
it in a word
As in…
