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
  2. at
  3. et
  4. it
  5. ot
  6. ut
  7. eot
  8. oet
  9. yut

Step 2  Listen and repeat.

  1. aat
  2. at
  3. et
  4. it
  5. ot
  6. ut
  7. eot
  8. oet
  9. 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
  2. b ‒ aat ‒ baat3
  3. m ‒ aat ‒ maat3
  4. l ‒ aat ‒ laat6
  5. w ‒ aat ‒ waat6

The Final at

  1. f ‒ at ‒ fat1
  2. j ‒ at ‒ jat1
  3. w ‒ at ‒ wat1
  4. d ‒ at ‒ dat6
  5. z ‒ at ‒ zat6

The Final et

p ‒ et ‒ pet6

The Final it

  1. b ‒ it ‒ bit1
  2. d ‒ it ‒ dit3
  3. t ‒ it ‒ tit3
  4. s ‒ it ‒ sit6
  5. l ‒ it ‒ lit6

The Final ot

  1. g ‒ ot ‒ got3
  2. h ‒ ot ‒ hot3

The Final ut

  1. k ‒ ut ‒ kut3
  2. f ‒ ut ‒ fut3
  3. m ‒ ut ‒ mut3
  4. b ‒ ut ‒ but6
  5. w ‒ ut ‒ wut6

The Final eot

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

The Final oet

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

The Final yut

  1. t ‒ yut ‒ tyut3
  2. k ‒ yut ‒ kyut3
  3. c ‒ yut ‒ cyut3
  4. j ‒ yut ‒ jyut6
  5. l ‒ yut ‒ lyut6

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