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The syllable 'bu'

/bu/

Phonetic Ponunciation of the syllable 'bu'

Sound	Tongue	Lips	Jaw	Teeth	Air	Vocal Chords
/b/		The lips start together. Then they separate.		There is a small gap between the teeth.	First, the air stops. Then, it flows.	The vocal cords vibrate.
/u/	The back part of the tongue stretches up towards the soft palate. The front part of the tongue remains down, touching, or behind, the bottom front teeth.	The lips relax while forming a rounded shape.				The vocal cords vibrate.

Examples of words with the /bu/ syllable

babu /b ɑ ˈ b u/ /bɑ-ˈbu/	Pronounced by Joey
babula /b ɑ ˈ b u l ə/ /bɑ-ˈbu-lə/	Pronounced by Joey
mobutu /m o ʊ ˈ b u ˌ t u/