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The syllable 'ˈmeɪ'

/ˈmeɪ/

Phonetic Ponunciation of the syllable 'ˈmeɪ'

Sound	Tongue	Lips	Jaw	Air	Vocal Chords
/ˈ/
/m/		The lips are together.		The air comes out of the nose. There is no flow of air through the mouth.	The vocal cords vibrate.
/e/	The tongue is high at the front of the mouth. It is not at the top of the mouth.	The lips are smiling.	The jaw drops, opening the mouth a little bit.		The vocal cords vibrate.
/ɪ/	The tongue raises high in the mouth. It moves to the front of the mouth. Then the tip of the tongue moves behind the bottom front teeth. The tongue remains relaxed in the front of the mouth.	The lips separated and relaxed.	The jaw drops and the mouth opens a little bit.		The vocal cords vibrate.

Examples of words with the /ˈmeɪ/ syllable

tomato /t ə ˈ m e ɪ ˌ t o ʊ/t ə ˈ m ɑ ˌ t o ʊ