English Sounds - B[b] and P[p] Consonants - How to make the B and P Consonants

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In this American English pronunciation video, we’re going to learn how to pronounce the
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P and B consonants.
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These two sounds are paired together because they take the same mouth position.
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P is unvoiced, pp, meaning only air passes through the mouth.
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And B is voiced, bb, meaning, you make a sound with the vocal cords, bb.
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The lips stay together while the teeth part a little.
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The tongue position doesn’t matter for these consonants,
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so the tongue can start to get into position for the next sound.
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For example, if the next sound is the R consonant, the tongue can move back and up for the R
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while the lips close for the B, bring.
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Let’s see the sounds up close and in slow motion.
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The lips press together, and then release.
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These are stop consonants.
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In stop consonants, there are two parts.
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There is a stop of the airflow, and a release.
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The stop of the airflow happens as the lips close
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Hap-pen.
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The release is when the lips part and the air comes through, -pen, hap-pen, happen.
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Sometimes native speakers don’t release stop consonants when they come at the end
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of a sentence, or when the next word begins with a consonant.
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For example, the common phrase ‘What’s up?’.
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My lips closed in the P position, but I didn’t release the air.
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What’s up?
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Another example: nap time!
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Nap---time!
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My lips came together for the P, but they didn’t release the air.
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I stopped the air with my lips, then released it with the next sound, the T consonant.
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Nap time.
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Let’s look at some words up close and in slow motion.
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The word ‘best’.
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The lips press together, and then release into the EH as in BED vowel.
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The word ‘spot’.
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The lips press together, and then release into the AH as in FATHER vowel.
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The word ‘rip’.
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The lips press together, and then release.
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The P and B consonants: best, spot, rip.
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Example words. Repeat with me:
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Bring
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Baby
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Job
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Peace
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Price
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