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Step 1Learn the basic "sound-number" system
The system is simple.
There are only TEN basic consonant sounds in the english language, when grouped by the position of the mouth when saying them.
And, coincidentally enough, there are only ten basic digits that make up any number in our current arabic number system. (1-9 and 0)
(And, in order to make full use of this system, I am also going to add a bonus step at the end of this instructable that will cement in your brain these corresponding consonant sounds with their numbers...)
Without further ado, here is the system:
Number = Consonant sounds (letters) = Position of Mouth (Just to further understand the correlations)
1 = duh, tuh (d, t) = open, with tongue against the back of the front teeth
2 = nuh (n) = open, with tongue against the roof of the mouth
3 = muh (m) = lips closed
4 = ruh (r) = open, with tongue not touching anything
5 = luh (l) = open, with only the tip of the tongue against the roof
6 = chuh, shuh, juh (ch, sh, j) = lips pursed, with tongue obstructing airflow at the top
7 = guh, kuh (g, k) = open, with back of the tongue covering top of the throat
8 = fuh, vuh (f, v) = front top teeth against lower lip
9 = buh, puh (b, p) = lips closed, with puff of air
0 = suh, zuh (s, z) = open, tip of tongue grazing the roof of the mouth
To further help you memorize which numbers go with which sounds, here is a list of "peg" words that work extremely well with this system ( I will talk more about these "peg" words in the bonus step):
1 tie
2 noah
3 ma
4 rye
5 law
6 shoe
7 cow
8 ivy
9 bee
10 toes
notice every number correlates with a word that has only one CONSONANT sound, with the exception of the number ten, which has two digits and corresponds to a word that has two consonant sounds...
There are only TEN basic consonant sounds in the english language, when grouped by the position of the mouth when saying them.
And, coincidentally enough, there are only ten basic digits that make up any number in our current arabic number system. (1-9 and 0)
(And, in order to make full use of this system, I am also going to add a bonus step at the end of this instructable that will cement in your brain these corresponding consonant sounds with their numbers...)
Without further ado, here is the system:
Number = Consonant sounds (letters) = Position of Mouth (Just to further understand the correlations)
1 = duh, tuh (d, t) = open, with tongue against the back of the front teeth
2 = nuh (n) = open, with tongue against the roof of the mouth
3 = muh (m) = lips closed
4 = ruh (r) = open, with tongue not touching anything
5 = luh (l) = open, with only the tip of the tongue against the roof
6 = chuh, shuh, juh (ch, sh, j) = lips pursed, with tongue obstructing airflow at the top
7 = guh, kuh (g, k) = open, with back of the tongue covering top of the throat
8 = fuh, vuh (f, v) = front top teeth against lower lip
9 = buh, puh (b, p) = lips closed, with puff of air
0 = suh, zuh (s, z) = open, tip of tongue grazing the roof of the mouth
To further help you memorize which numbers go with which sounds, here is a list of "peg" words that work extremely well with this system ( I will talk more about these "peg" words in the bonus step):
1 tie
2 noah
3 ma
4 rye
5 law
6 shoe
7 cow
8 ivy
9 bee
10 toes
notice every number correlates with a word that has only one CONSONANT sound, with the exception of the number ten, which has two digits and corresponds to a word that has two consonant sounds...
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