Learn English Pronunciation Sound, ʧ, British Pronunciation practice
The next sound we are learning is, ʧ,. The sound, ʧ, is an unvoiced sound, and it is pronounced in a similar way to the voiced sound, dʒ, : The tip of the tongue touches the alveolar behind the upper teeth. The tongue drops, the teeth open and the air releases to pronounce the unvoiced sound, ʧ, like starting with the sound, t, then continue with the sound, ʃ,. So, really quietly, really slowly: we keep the mouth really relaxed, we make sure that the tongue goes behind the top of the teeth up to the ridge by the bumpy bits, and we create a little bit of air at the back; get the air to be pushed to that narrow space at the top.
|