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The syllable 'ˈælf'

/ˈælf/

Phonetic Ponunciation of the syllable 'ˈælf'

Sound	Tongue	Lips	Jaw	Teeth	Air	Vocal Chords
/ˈ/
/æ/	The tongue is wide. The front stays forward, touching the back of the bottom front teeth. The back part of the tongue stretches up.		The jaw drops.			The vocal cords vibrate.
/l/	The tongue is against the back of the upper teeth.				The air flows around the sides of the mouth.	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 /ˈælf/ syllable

alphin /ˈ æ l f ɪ n/ /ˈælf-ɪn/	Pronounced by Joanna
alfre /ˈ æ l f ə r/ /ˈæl-fər/	Pronounced by Salli
alfie /ˈ æ l f ɪ/ /ˈæl-fɪ/	Pronounced by Joey
alfa /ˈ æ l f ə/ /ˈæl-fə/	Pronounced by Kimberly
alphametric /ˈ æ l f ə ˌ m ɛ t r ɪ k/ /ˈæl-fə-ˌmɛ-trɪk/	Pronounced by Salli
alphabet /ˈ æ l f ə b ˌ ɛ t/