Head to head · the sound library

go vs cat

Two sounds close enough to trade places: the “g” of go and the “k” of cat. Swap one for the other and a different word comes out — this page is how to keep them apart, in both directions.

/g/ g as in go

the full “g” page

/k/ k as in cat

the full “k” page

When they trade places

At the end of a word, “g” (as in go) coming out as “k” (as in cat)

Keep the voice buzzing as the back of your tongue closes against the soft palate at the end.

“The back of the tongue closes, sì, but the voice stays ON! Buzz into the ending, bello — g, warm, not a cold k!”Nunzio, when he hears it

You cannot hear your own swap. That is the whole problem.

Nunzio records you reading a sentence, scores every sound in it on your phone — nothing is uploaded — and tells you which of these two actually came out. Nunzio — Accent Coach is coming to the App Store and Google Play.