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The syllable 'bɑ'

/bɑ/

Phonetic Ponunciation of the syllable 'bɑ'

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.
/ɑ/	The tongue is flat and low in the mouth. The tongue is in the center of the mouth. The tip of the tongue touches the back of the bottom front teeth.	The lips remain relaxed in a neutral position.	The jaw drops, opening the mouth as wide as possible.			The vocal cords vibrate.

Examples of words with the /bɑ/ syllable

borrowing /ˈ b ɑ r o ʊ ɪ ŋ/ /ˈbɑ-roʊ-ɪŋ/	Pronounced by Matthew
bottle /ˈ b ɑ t ə l/ /ˈbɑ-təl/	Pronounced by Ivy
borrow /ˈ b ɑ r ˌ o ʊ/ /ˈbɑr-ˌoʊ/	Pronounced by Kimberly
abolishes /ə ˈ b ɑ l ɪ ʃ ɪ z/ /ə-ˈbɑ-lɪ-ʃɪz/	Pronounced by Justin
bargain /ˈ b ɑ r g ə n/ /ˈbɑr-gən/	Pronounced by Matthew
calabasas /ˌ k æ l ə ˈ b ɑ s ə s/ /ˌkæ-lə-ˈbɑs-əs/	Pronounced by Ivy
barbecue /ˈ b ɑ r b ɪ k ˌ j u/ /ˈbɑr-bɪk-ˌju/	Pronounced by Joey
borrowed /ˈ b ɑ ˌ r o ʊ d/