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The syllable 'ˈsɛf'

/ˈsɛf/

Phonetic Ponunciation of the syllable 'ˈsɛf'

Sound	Tongue	Lips	Jaw	Teeth	Air	Vocal Chords
/ˈ/
/s/	The tongue is behind the teeth.			The teeth remain clenched.	The air flows through the tip of the tongue towards the edge of the teeth.	The vocal cords do not vibrate.
/ɛ/	The tongue tip touches the back of the bottom front teeth. The middle part of the tongue arches up towards the roof of the mouth.		The jaw drops.			The vocal cords vibrate.
/f/		The bottom lips are in contact with the teeth.		The top teeth press the bottom lips.	The air flows through the teeth.	The vocal cords do not vibrate.

Examples of words with the /ˈsɛf/ syllable

cephas /ˈ s ɛ f ə z/ /ˈsɛf-əz/	Pronounced by Kendra
cisewski /ʧ ɪ ˈ s ɛ f ˌ s k i/ /ʧɪ-ˈsɛf-ˌski/	Pronounced by Kendra
anencephaly /æ n ɪ n ˈ s ɛ f ə l ɪ/ /æn-ɪn-ˈsɛ-fə-lɪ/	Pronounced by Joey
josepha /ʤ o ʊ ˈ s ɛ f ə/ /ʤoʊ-ˈsɛ-fə/	Pronounced by Kimberly
cephalon /ˈ s ɛ f ə ˌ l ɑ n/ /ˈsɛ-fə-ˌlɑn/	Pronounced by Kendra
cephalopod /ˈ s ɛ f ə l ə ˌ p ɑ d/