Can anyone tell me what’s the difference between what our mouth’s do when we make the “ma” and “ba” noises? I tried and I cannot find a single difference. They both seem like just separating the lips while pushing air out. I thought it might be that we just add more pressure to the lips on “ba” but that doesn’t seem like it. It might be a difference in pushing the air out. Idk I’m confused please help.
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With Ma you blow through your nose as well, so the pressure doesn’t “build up” behind your lips. With Ba you build up pressure and pop your lips open, like a p but without really pressing your lips together, so the pop is lighter.
That said, different dialects and accents blur the lines all the time 🙂
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