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The syllable 'ˈʧif'

/ˈʧif/


Phonetic Ponunciation of the syllable 'ˈʧif'

SoundTongueLipsJawTeethAirVocal Chords
/ˈ/
/ʧ/Raise the front part of your tongue toward the hard palate, the bony roof of your mouth just behind your upper teeth. The sides of your tongue should touch your upper molars. The tip of your tongue should be behind your upper front teeth.Keep your lips slightly apart and relaxed.Keep your jaw slightly open and relaxed.Touch your upper and lower teeth lightly together.Push air out of your lungs, through your mouth and over your tongue.Keep your vocal cords apart, so that the sound is voiceless.
/i/The tongue is tense and rises high. Then it moves to the front of the mouth. The tip of the tongue is low and behind the bottom front teeth.The lips are tense and wide.The jaw drops, opening the mouth a little. 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 /ˈʧif/ syllable


chief
/ˈʧif/
/ˈʧif/
Pronounced by Joey

chieftain
/ˈʧiftən/
/ˈʧif-tən/
Pronounced by Justin

chiefly
/ˈʧiflɪ/
/ˈʧif-/
Pronounced by Joey

chiefs
/ˈʧifs/
/ˈʧifs/
Pronounced by Matthew

chiefdom
/ˈʧifdəm/
/ˈʧif-dəm/
Pronounced by Justin