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The syllable 'ˈhju'

/ˈhju/

Phonetic Ponunciation of the syllable 'ˈhju'

Sound	Tongue	Lips	Teeth	Air	Vocal Chords
/ˈ/
/h/	The position of the tongue depends on the sound that comes next.	The lips are open to let the air go through.	There is a separation between the teeth.	Air passes through the mouth.	The vocal cords do not vibrate.
/j/	The mid and front part of the tongue raises and presses against the roof of the mouth. The tip of the tongue comes down and touches behind the bottom front teeth.			The throat compresses the airflow.	The vocal cords vibrate.
/u/	The back part of the tongue stretches up towards the soft palate. The front part of the tongue remains down, touching, or behind, the bottom front teeth.	The lips relax while forming a rounded shape.			The vocal cords vibrate.

Examples of words with the /ˈhju/ syllable

dehumanizing /d ɪ ˈ h j u m ə ˌ n a ɪ z ɪ ŋ/ /dɪ-ˈhju-mə-ˌnaɪ-zɪŋ/	Pronounced by Salli
humus /ˈ h j u m ə s/ /ˈhju-məs/	Pronounced by Kimberly
semi-human /ˌ s ɛ m ɪ ˈ h j u m ə n/