Stops
How to pronounce /k/ K as in key
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How to make it
Back of the tongue on the soft roof, hold, then release with a puff. No voice.
- Tongue
- Back seals the soft palate
- Lips
- Neutral
- Voice
- Air only, with a puff
Watch the mouth
Back of the tongue up, then release with a puff of air.
Say it on real English. See if it lands.
Lang Shadow scores /k/ every time you say it — in Shorts, in role plays and in your own words — and colours it next to the other 40 sounds.