7. The Finals Ending with -t

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-taatatetitotuteotoetyut
IPA[a:t̚ ][ɐt̚ ][ɛ:t̚ ][iːt̚ ][ɔːt̚ ][uːt̚ ][ɵt̚ ][œ:t̚ ][yːt̚ ]

Note that the finals et and oet only appear in very few words.

Step 1  Listen to the finals ending with -t.

  1. aat
  1. at
  1. et
  1. it
  1. ot
  1. ut
  1. eot
  1. oet
  1. yut

Step 2  Listen and repeat.

  1. aat
  1. at
  1. et
  1. it
  1. ot
  1. ut
  1. eot
  1. oet
  1. yut

Blade of tongue: The flat part just behind your tongue tip
Alveolar ridge: The small ridge just behind your upper front teeth

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

The Final aat

  1. k ‒ aat ‒ kaat1
  1. b ‒ aat ‒ baat3
  1. m ‒ aat ‒ maat3
  1. l ‒ aat ‒ laat6
  1. w ‒ aat ‒ waat6

The Final at

  1. f ‒ at ‒ fat1
  1. j ‒ at ‒ jat1
  1. w ‒ at ‒ wat1
  1. d ‒ at ‒ dat6
  1. z ‒ at ‒ zat6

The Final et

p ‒ et ‒ pet6

The Final it

  1. b ‒ it ‒ bit1
  1. d ‒ it ‒ dit3
  1. t ‒ it ‒ tit3
  1. s ‒ it ‒ sit6
  1. l ‒ it ‒ lit6

The Final ot

  1. g ‒ ot ‒ got3
  1. h ‒ ot ‒ hot3

The Final ut

  1. k ‒ ut ‒ kut3
  1. f ‒ ut ‒ fut3
  1. m ‒ ut ‒ mut3
  1. b ‒ ut ‒ but6
  1. w ‒ ut ‒ wut6

The Final eot

  1. c ‒ eot ‒ ceot1
  1. z ‒ eot ‒ zeot1
  1. l ‒ eot ‒ leot6
  1. s ‒ eot ‒ seot6

The Final oet

  1. c ‒ oet ‒ coet2
  1. g ‒ oet ‒ goet4

The Final yut

  1. t ‒ yut ‒ tyut3
  1. k ‒ yut ‒ kyut3
  1. c ‒ yut ‒ cyut3
  1. j ‒ yut ‒ jyut6
  1. l ‒ yut ‒ lyut6

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