I've been mentioning aspiration a few times so I better define it for you. Aspiration is when you blow a little bit of air out of your mouth when you pronounce a letter. Some letters are pronounced by making a very similar mouth shape but they sound different because you aspirate when you say one of them. One such pair is G and K. Hold your hand in front of your mouth and say "guh", then say "kuh". You should notice that your mouth made a very similar movement but you felt more air hitting your hand when you say "kuh". Another pair is D and T. Try saying "duh" and "tuh". You should notice that T is more aspirated. Now try "juh" and "chuh". The CH is more aspirated, isn't it?
Now let's learn the aspiration rule. If there is an H in the batchim plus one of these: G, D, or J in the initial position of the next syllable it will cause the G, D, or J to be pronounced as a K, T, or CH respectively. In other words, the H will cause it to become more aspirated.
Also, if these letters appear in opposite places: the G,or D in the batchim and the H in the initial position you get the same pronunciation. The G becomes a K and the D becomes a T. You will never encounter the J+H combination so you don't have to worry about breaking the batchim rules.
So there is a short lesson for you. Thank you for studying with me!
Watch the Lesson:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p87U7_etZIk
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