Voiced Consonants

/b/:

Lips: Pressed together (as for (p)).

Airstream: Stopped and then exploded.

Vocal cords: vibrating.

/d/:

Tongue tip: Firmly pressed against gum ridge behind upper front teeth.

Airstream: Stopped and then exploded.

Vocal cords: Vibrating.

/g/:

Back of tongue: Touching the soft palate.

Airstream: Stopped and then exploded.

Vocal cords: Vibrating.

/v/: 

Upper teeth: Touching the lower lip (as for (f)).

Airstream: Continuous, without interruption.

Vocal cords: Vibrating.

/ð/:

Tongue tip: Between the teeth.

Airstream: Continuous without interruption.

Vocal cords: Vibrating.

/z/:

Tongue tip: In the same position as for (s).

Airstream: Continuous without interruption.

Vocal cords: vibrating.

/ʒ/:

Tongue tip: In the same position as for (long s).

Airstream: Continuous without interruption.

Vocal cords: Vibrating.

/dʒ/:

Tongue tip: Firmly pressed against gum ridge behind upper front teeth.

Airstream: Stopped (as for (d) ) and then released ( as for ( 3 ) )

/l/:

Tongue tip: Pressed against gum ridge behind upper front teeth.

Airstream: Continuous and passes over both sides of the tongue.

Vocal cords: Vibrating.

/r/:

Lips. Rounded

Tongue tip: Curled upward but not touching the roof of the mouth.

Airstream: Continuous.

Vocal cords: Vibrating.

/j/:

Tongue tip: In the same position as for the vowel (i).

Airstream: Continuous without interruption.

Vocal cords: Vibrating.

/w/:

Lips: Rounded and in the same position as for the vowel (u).

Airstream: Continuous.

Vocal cords: Vibrating.

/n/:

Tongue: Firmly pressed against gum ridge behind upper front teeth.

Airstream: Continuous through the nose.

Vocal cords: Vibrating.

/Ŋ/:

Back of tong: Raised toward the soft palate.

Airstream: Continuous through the nose.

Vocal cords: Vibrating.