8. The Finals Ending with -k
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.
- aak
- ak
- ek
- ik
- ok
- uk
- oek
Step 2 Listen and repeat.
- aak
- ak
- ek
- ik
- ok
- uk
- 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
- c ‒ aak ‒ caak1
- b ‒ aak ‒ baak3
- j ‒ aak ‒ jaak3
- ng ‒ aak ‒ ngaak6
- w ‒ aak ‒ waak6
The Final ak
- d ‒ ak ‒ dak1
- s ‒ ak ‒ sak1
- h ‒ ak ‒ hak1
- l ‒ ak ‒ lak6
- m ‒ ak ‒ mak6
The Final ek
- l ‒ ek ‒ lek1
- p ‒ ek ‒ pek3
- t ‒ ek ‒ tek3
- k ‒ ek ‒ kek6
- s ‒ ek ‒ sek6
The Final ik
- g ‒ ik ‒ gik1
- j ‒ ik ‒ jik1
- n ‒ ik ‒ nik1
- z ‒ ik ‒ zik6
- w ‒ ik ‒ wik6
The Final ok
- m ‒ ok ‒ mok1
- f ‒ ok ‒ fok3
- h ‒ ok ‒ hok3
- ng ‒ ok ‒ ngok6
- w ‒ ok ‒ wok6
The Final uk
- b ‒ uk ‒ buk1
- s ‒ uk ‒ suk1
- j ‒ uk ‒ juk1
- z ‒ uk ‒ zuk6
- l ‒ uk ‒ luk6
The Final oek
- g ‒ oek ‒ goek3
- c ‒ oek ‒ coek3
- z ‒ oek ‒ zoek6
- l ‒ oek ‒ loek6
- j ‒ oek ‒ joek6