8. The Finals Ending with -k

aaaeioueooeyu
-kaakakekikokukoek
IPA[aːk̚ ][ɐk̚ ][ɛːk̚ ][ɪk̚ ][ɔːk̚ ][ʊk̚ ][œːk̚ ]

Step 1  Listen to the finals ending with -k. Pay attention to the vowels i in ik and u in uk. They sound slightly different from when we say them individually.

  1. aak
  2. ak
  3. ek
  4. ik
  5. ok
  6. uk
  7. oek

Step 2  Listen and repeat.

  1. aak
  2. ak
  3. ek
  4. ik
  5. ok
  6. uk
  7. oek

Soft palate: The back of the roof of your mouth

💡 Tips

When saying the vowel i in ik or the vowel u in uk, open your mouth a little more than when you say the vowel i or the vowel u individually.

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

The Final aak

  1. c ‒ aak ‒ caak1
  2. b ‒ aak ‒ baak3
  3. j ‒ aak ‒ jaak3
  4. ng ‒ aak ‒ ngaak6
  5. w ‒ aak ‒ waak6

The Final ak

  1. d ‒ ak ‒ dak1
  2. s ‒ ak ‒ sak1
  3. h ‒ ak ‒ hak1
  4. l ‒ ak ‒ lak6
  5. m ‒ ak ‒ mak6

The Final ek

  1. l ‒ ek ‒ lek1
  2. p ‒ ek ‒ pek3
  3. t ‒ ek ‒ tek3
  4. k ‒ ek ‒ kek6
  5. s ‒ ek ‒ sek6

The Final ik

  1. g ‒ ik ‒ gik1
  2. j ‒ ik ‒ jik1
  3. n ‒ ik ‒ nik1
  4. z ‒ ik ‒ zik6
  5. w ‒ ik ‒ wik6

The Final ok

  1. m ‒ ok ‒ mok1
  2. f ‒ ok ‒ fok3
  3. h ‒ ok ‒ hok3
  4. ng ‒ ok ‒ ngok6
  5. w ‒ ok ‒ wok6

The Final uk

  1. b ‒ uk ‒ buk1
  2. s ‒ uk ‒ suk1
  3. j ‒ uk ‒ juk1
  4. z ‒ uk ‒ zuk6
  5. l ‒ uk ‒ luk6

The Final oek

  1. g ‒ oek ‒ goek3
  2. c ‒ oek ‒ coek3
  3. z ‒ oek ‒ zoek6
  4. l ‒ oek ‒ loek6
  5. j ‒ oek ‒ joek6

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