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The syllable 'ˈʧaɪvz'

/ˈʧaɪvz/


Phonetic Ponunciation of the syllable 'ˈʧaɪvz'

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.
/a/The tip of the tongue moves at the bottom of the mouth near the center.The jaw drops opening the mouth.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.
/v/The bottom lips are in contact with the teeth.The top teeth press the bottom lips.The vocal cords vibrate.
/z/The tongue is behind the teeth.The teeth remain clenched.The air flows through the tip of the tongue.The vocal cords vibrate.

Examples of words with the /ˈʧaɪvz/ syllable


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