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How to pronounce “knife”

NAIF

/naɪf/ · 1 syllable

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F vs P

F: top teeth on your bottom lip and blow air through.

F is not फ. Think of फ़ (with the dot), like in 'safar'.

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Silent letters

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Use it in a sentence

To be honest, I forgot the knife.

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