/m/ is a nasal sound. Press your lips together and let air come out through your nose (yes, really!)
/m/ is made by closing the mouth so that air is forced through the nose. /m/ is voiced.
Because the mouth is closed, it’s impossible to shout /m/.
When I was young, I had a friend, his name was Martin and sometimes when we were playing outside, we would get separated. When I was looking for him, I would yell, “Martin! Martin!” and I remember getting angry because I couldn’t shout the M sound, so I just started calling him “Artin, Artin.” He understood. Anyway, let’s take a look at some examples.
We’ll start here when the /m/ comes at the beginning of the word: mix, miss, mop, mouth, mull. And now here, word-medial position: famous, coming, tamer, famished, similar. And now here in word- final position: theme, stem, lame, them, jam. Now let’s look at this sound in words in sentences: The moon was gleaming in the month of May. Most people make merry at Christmastime. The man mowed the moist meadow. If you’d like some more practice, look below.
Because the mouth is closed, it’s impossible to shout /m/.
When I was young, I had a friend, his name was Martin and sometimes when we were playing outside, we would get separated. When I was looking for him, I would yell, “Martin! Martin!” and I remember getting angry because I couldn’t shout the M sound, so I just started calling him “Artin, Artin.” He understood. Anyway, let’s take a look at some examples.
We’ll start here when the /m/ comes at the beginning of the word: mix, miss, mop, mouth, mull. And now here, word-medial position: famous, coming, tamer, famished, similar. And now here in word- final position: theme, stem, lame, them, jam. Now let’s look at this sound in words in sentences: The moon was gleaming in the month of May. Most people make merry at Christmastime. The man mowed the moist meadow. If you’d like some more practice, look below.