Voiced uvular fricative

Okay kiddo, so do you know what your throat is? It’s the part in your neck that helps you swallow and talk. When you talk, air comes out of your lungs and goes through your throat. Now there’s a special sound that some languages use called the voiced uvular fricative.

That might sound like a big word, but let’s break it down. Voiced means that your voice makes sound when you say it. Uvular is the name for a little flap in the back of your throat that helps you make certain sounds. And a fricative is a sound made by pushing air out of your mouth or throat while your teeth or tongue are in a certain position.

So when you put it all together, the voiced uvular fricative is a sound made by pushing air out of your mouth with your voice on while your little throat flap (uvula) is vibrating. It’s a pretty complicated sound to make, and not every language uses it. But some languages, like French or Arabic, use the voiced uvular fricative to make certain words sound unique.

Does that make sense, little one?