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The syllable 'ˈdaʊ'

/ˈdaʊ/

Phonetic Ponunciation of the syllable 'ˈdaʊ'

Sound	Tongue	Lips	Jaw	Teeth	Air	Vocal Chords
/ˈ/
/d/	The tongue comes up. The front part touches the roof of the mouth behind the top teeth. Then it pulls down to release the air.			The teeth are together. Then they separate.	First, the air stops. Then it flows.	The vocal cords vibrate.
/a/	The tip of the tongue moves at the bottom of the mouth near the center.		The jaw drops opening the mouth.			The vocal cords vibrate.
/ʊ/	The back of the tongue lifts towards the back of the roof of the mouth.	The lips flare.				The vocal cords vibrate.

Examples of words with the /ˈdaʊ/ syllable

facedown /ˈ f e ɪ s ˈ d a ʊ n/ /ˈfeɪs-ˈdaʊn/	Pronounced by Ivy
douse /ˈ d a ʊ s/ /ˈdaʊs/	Pronounced by Matthew
Downtown /ˈ d a ʊ n ˈ t a ʊ n/ /ˈdaʊn-ˈtaʊn/	Pronounced by Kimberly
dowdle /ˈ d a ʊ d ə l/ /ˈdaʊ-dəl/	Pronounced by Kimberly
mcdowell /m ə k ˈ d a ʊ ə l/