Stops
How to pronounce /p/ P as in put
puthappystop
How to make it
Lips together, hold the air, then pop it out with a puff. No voice.
- Tongue
- Rests low
- Lips
- Closed, then pop open
- Voice
- Air only, with a puff
Watch the mouth
Lips closed, then pop them open with a puff of air.
Where learners slip
- Arabic speakersArabic has no /p/, so pen often comes out as ben.
Say it on real English. See if it lands.
Lang Shadow scores /p/ every time you say it — in Shorts, in role plays and in your own words — and colours it next to the other 40 sounds.