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01cite10Anonymous12cite10Thanks12blockquote10'äs(k)t0-
01cite10Kooyeen12cite10Hi,12br
10no, it's /askt/, but I don't clearly pronounce the k, I think it's kind of unreleased. But I don't leave it out completely, if I say /ast/ I notice it's different from /askt/.12br
10You'd better wait for some native speaker though, I really don't know how I pronounce the words in E
01cite10CalifJim12cite10"asked" is not pronounced /ast/, although it may seem that the 'k' is missing when you hear it.12br
10 By placing your jaw, teeth, tongue, etc. in the proper position for saying the 'k' you can create a sort of pause at the point where the 'k' occurs. This makes it sound different from /ast/, even