/m/ — the /m/ sound
the /m/ sound
Consonants · Nasals
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How to make it
Lips together, air out through the nose.
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Rachel's English · English Sounds - The M Consonant [m] - How to make the The M Consonant [m] Watch on YouTube
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Words with this sound
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am
/æm/
me
/mi/
moo
/muː/
my
/maɪ/
um
/ʌm/
arm
/ɑːrm/
come
/kʌm/
gym
/dʒɪm/
him
/ˈhɪm/
home
/hoʊm/
mail
/mˈeɪl/
make
/meɪk/
Minimal pairs
Two words that differ by exactly one sound. Listen until you can tell them apart, then say them yourself.
- m
am
/æm/
nan
/æn/
- m
am
/æm/
papp
/ˈap/
- m
me
/mi/
bbe
/bi/
- m
am
/æm/
tat
/æt/
- m
am
/æm/
dadd
/æd/
- m
am
/æm/
kact
/æk/
- m
mow
/ˈmoʊ/
ggo
/ɡoʊ/
- m
mall
/mɔːl/
ffall
/fɔːl/
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