RP

p

Lower case p

Voiceless bilabial plosive.

When we pronounce this sound, the lower lip, the active articulator , and the upper lip, the passive articulator, are closed, they form a complete closure. The velum is in its raised position. When the articulators are separated the lung air goes out through the mouth producing a kind of plosion. The vocal folds do not vibrate during the production of this sound.

Spelling
<p> hop /hɒp/, hope /həʊp/, hoping /ˈhəʊpɪŋ/
<pp> hopping /ˈhɒpɪŋ/
Rare cases:
<gh> hiccough /ˈhɪkʌp/
<ph> shepherd /ˈʃepəd/
Examples
pack /pæk/
simple /ˈsɪmpl̩/
cap /kæp/
play /pleɪ/
pepper /ˈpepə/
tap /tæp/
taper /ˈteɪpə/
hopping /ˈhɒpɪŋ/
Perhaps you can pay for the shopping?

/pəˈhæps ju kən ˈpeɪ fə ðə ˈʃɒpɪŋ /

She plays the piano perfectly.

/ˈ ʃi ˈpleɪz ðə pɪˈænəʊ ˈpɜ:fɪktli/

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

/ˈpi:tə ˈpaɪpə ˈpɪkt ə ˈpek əv ˈpɪkl̩d ˈpepəz/

Pronunciation

The lower lip and the upper lip are closed, they form a complete closure. When the articulators are separated the lung air goes out through the mouth producing a kind of plosion. The vocal folds do not vibrate.

PSp

p

Lower case p

Voiceless bilabial plosive.

When we pronounce this sound, the lower lip, the active articulator , and the upper lip, the passive articulator, are closed, they form a complete closure. The velum is in its raised position. When the articulators are separated the lung air goes out through the mouth producing a kind of plosion. The vocal folds do not vibrate during the production of this sound.

Spelling
<p>
Examples
pala
apetito
pop
Pepe pide pipas y Pepe pide papas. Pudo Pepe pelar pipas, pero no pudo Pepe pelar papas, porque las papas de Pepe no eran papas, ¡eran pepinos! Metió la pata.
Pronunciation

The lower lip and the upper lip are closed, they form a complete closure. When the articulators are separated the lung air goes out through the mouth producing a kind of plosion. The vocal folds do not vibrate.