Practice the plosive consonants, p vs b
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| This is ぱ ぴ ぷ ぺ ぽ. |
| And this is ば び ぶ べ ぼ. |
| By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to tell them apart, PLUS you'll be practicing them and on your way to perfect pronunciation! |
| I'm Risa, and this is Japanese Pronunciation Through Minimal Pairs. |
| The first group is |
| ぱ (pa), ぴ (pi), ぷ (pu), ぺ (pe), ぽ (po) |
| The second group is |
| ば (ba), び (bi), ぶ (bu), べ (be), ぼ (bo) |
| In the first group, the p sound in ぱ (pa), ぴ (pi), ぷ (pu), ぺ (pe), ぽ (po) is unvoiced and aspirated. It's similar to the p sound in the English word "pie," but with less breath or aspiration. |
| ぱ (pa), ぴ (pi), ぷ (pu), ぺ (pe), ぽ (po) |
| (3 seconds pause) |
| ぱ (pa), ぴ (pi), ぷ (pu), ぺ (pe), ぽ (po) |
| In the second group, the b sound in ば (ba), び (bi), ぶ (bu), べ (be), ぼ (bo) is voiced. This means that when you pronounce these sounds, your vocal cords vibrate. |
| ば (ba), び (bi), ぶ (bu), べ (be), ぼ (bo) |
| (3 seconds pause) |
| ば (ba), び (bi), ぶ (bu), べ (be), ぼ (bo) |
| So, Listen to the difference and repeat after me. |
| ぱ ば |
| [1 sec pause] |
| ぴ び |
| [1 sec pause] |
| ぷ ぶ |
| [1 sec pause] |
| ぺ べ |
| [1 sec pause] |
| ぽ ぼ |
| As in Lessons 2 and 3, the key difference between the two groups is voicing. |
| Try to focus on whether your vocal folds vibrate or not when you pronounce these sounds. |
| Listen and repeat or speak along with me. |
| Ready? |
| パス/バス |
| (space for repetition) |
| パス/バス |
| ピン/びん |
| (space for repetition) |
| ピン/びん |
| ポーズ/ぼうず |
| (space for repetition) |
| ポーズ/ぼうず |
| [REVIEW] |
| Let's review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. Then, repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Do you remember the group of sounds that start with voiced sounds? |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| ば (ba), び (bi), ぶ (bu), べ (be), ぼ (bo) |
| (1) |
| ば (ba), び (bi), ぶ (bu), べ (be), ぼ (bo) |
| And the group of sounds that start with voiceless sounds? |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| ぱ (pa), ぴ (pi), ぷ (pu), ぺ (pe), ぽ (po) |
| (1) |
| ぱ (pa), ぴ (pi), ぷ (pu), ぺ (pe), ぽ (po) |
| Let's practice. |
| Compare the sounds in these two words. Which word has the voiced sound, and which has the voiceless sound? |
| パン/ばん |
| (1) |
| パン/ばん |
| (1) |
| ばん has the voiced sound, and パン has the voiceless sound. |
| Let's try another. |
| (3 sec pause) |
| ペット/別途 |
| (1) |
| ペット/別途 |
| (1) |
| 別途 has the voiced sound, and ペット has the voiceless sound. |
| Now listen to the following sentence. Which word has the voiced sound, and which has the voiceless sound? |
| (1 sec pause) |
| パスを見せて、バスに乗ります。 |
| (Pasu o misete, basu ni norimasu.) |
| パス/バス |
| "pass"/"bus" |
| (3 sec pause) |
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