How to Pronounce the Letter "P"

The sound or pronunciation of the letter "p" is very close to the letter "b" sound, except that the letter "p" sound is voiceless. This means that you do not use your larynx or throat area when you make the letter "p" sound. There is no vibration in your throat area when making the letter "p" sound.

Just like the letter "b" sound, the letter "p" is pronounced with an explosive action. You keep your lips together as you try to exhale, or blow air through your mouth. You will feel a build up of pressure inside your mouth. With this pressure, you suddenly or explosively exhale by parting your lips and making the "p" sound. There should be no vibrating feeling in your throat area as you make the "p" sound.

Things to remember:

1) Keep your lips together at the start of pronouncing the "p" sound.
2) Build up pressure in your mouth by trying to exhale but still keeping your lips together.
3) Suddenly exhale and pronounce the "p" sound with an explosive breath.
4) This is a voiceless sound, so you should not vibrate your throat area as you make the "p" sound.

Here are some words you can practice with.

people	plan	point	PM	professional	procedure
put	perhaps	period	professor	participant	past
problem	pass	plant	public	publish	perspective
part	possible	place	prove	plane	promise
place	police	population	popular	powerful	photo
program	pull	per	peace	perfect	participate
play	price	private	pain	please	pair
point	position	performance	play	press	primary
provide	player	past	particular	possibility	progress
power	pick	plan	politics	park	plastic
political	paper	push	perform	potential	plate
pay	project	page	production	presence	press
president	produce	poor	past	previous	paint
parent	phone	protect	property	prison	pool
public	picture	pressure	purpose	pound	planet
person	practice	prepare	pattern	protection	panel
party	piece	particularly	partner	promote	predict
policy	product	pretty	positive	present	presidential
process	patient	physical	painting	path	pocket
probably	personal	present	prevent	principle	poll

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