Dental plosives

na

Spelling

1. Draw a right bow from the centre down towards the bottom centre.
2. Draw a vertical line from top to bottom through the starting point of the bow.
3. Draw the horizontal line from left to right over the letter.

Pronunciation

• an unvoiced ta as in Tasse
• dental (between the teeth) place of articulation

Spelling

1. Draw the following line without stopping: a clockwise loop to the centre left, followed by a bow to the top right and a vertical line down.
2. Draw the horizontal line from the centre to the right over the right half of the letter.

Pronunciation

• an unvoiced, aspirated tha as in Thalamus
• dental (between the teeth) place of articulation

Spelling

1. Draw a short vertical line down, followed by an anticlockwise bow with a small loop ending at the bottom right.
2. Draw the horizontal line from left to right over the letter.

Pronunciation

• a voiced da as in Davos
• dental (between the teeth) place of articulation

Spelling

1. Draw the following line without stopping: an anticlockwise loop to the centre, followed by a bow to the top right and a vertical line down.
2. Draw the horizontal line from the centre to the right over the right half of the letter.

Pronunciation

• a voiced, aspirated dha as in Feldhase
• dental (between the teeth) place of articulation