6. The Finals Ending with -p

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-paapapepip
IPA[a:p̚ ][ɐp̚ ][ɛːp̚ ][iːp̚ ]

Note that the final ep only appears in very few words.

Step 1  Listen to the finals ending with -p.

  1. aap
  1. ap
  1. ep
  1. ip

Step 2  Listen and repeat.

  1. aap
  1. ap
  1. ep
  1. ip

Practice  Practice saying the syllables with the finals ending with -p. Listen and repeat.

💡 Tips

If a syllable has a final ending with -p, -t or -k, the tone of that syllable will generally be a level tone (Tone 1, Tone 3 or Tone 6). There are only very few exceptions.

The Final aap

  1. d ‒ aap ‒ daap1
  1. t ‒ aap ‒ taap3
  1. c ‒ aap ‒ caap3
  1. h ‒ aap ‒ haap6
  1. z ‒ aap ‒ zaap6

The Final ap

  1. s ‒ ap ‒ sap1
  1. z ‒ ap ‒ zap1
  1. n ‒ ap ‒ nap1
  1. h ‒ ap ‒ hap6
  1. j ‒ ap ‒ jap6

The Final ep

g ‒ ep ‒ gep6

The Final ip

  1. g ‒ ip ‒ gip1
  1. d ‒ ip ‒ dip2
  1. s ‒ ip ‒ sip3
  1. l ‒ ip ‒ lip6
  1. j ‒ ip ‒ jip6

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