What is the difference between “voiced” and “voiceless” consonants

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Whenever I try to search this up, I get explanations like “your throat vibrates” but that’s super abstract and hard to visualize. Is there an easier way someone can explain this to me?

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You don’t need to visualize it, literally just put your hand on your throat and go “SSSSSSS ZZZZZZZ FFFFFFF VVVVVVV” out loud. You’ll feel the vibration (on Z and V sounds but not S and F sounds) immediately. It’ll be similarly clear that that’s the only difference between S/Z and F/V, since you’re otherwise doing the exact same thing with your mouth.

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