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The syllable 'ˈʧeɪf'

/ˈʧeɪf/


Phonetic Ponunciation of the syllable 'ˈʧeɪf'

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.
/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.
/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 /ˈʧeɪf/ syllable


chafing
/ˈʧeɪfɪŋ/
/ˈʧeɪ-fɪŋ/
Pronounced by Joey

chafe
/ˈʧeɪf/
/ˈʧeɪf/
Pronounced by Matthew

chafed
/ˈʧeɪft/
/ˈʧeɪft/
Pronounced by Joanna

chafes
/ˈʧeɪfs/
/ˈʧeɪfs/
Pronounced by Ivy