"f" as in fish
/f/as in “fish”
How to make it
- Rest your top teeth lightly on your bottom lip.
- Blow air out through the gap. Your voice stays off.
Common mistake
Using both lips instead of teeth and lip, which sounds like "p" or a soft "h": "pan" or "han" for "fan".
In words
Listen at normal speed or slowly, then say it yourself.
- fish
- coffee
- leaf
Don't confuse with
Listen and choose the word you hear.
US and UK
This sound is the same in American and British English.