Voiceless palato-alveolar fricative.
It is a fortis or strong consonant. The soft palate is in its raised position and the vocal folds do not vibrate. The front of the tongue touches the hard palate; the rims of the tongue are in contact with the upper teeth, and the tip and blade of the tongue with the alveolar ridge. The pulmonic air stream escapes with friction.
| <sh> | ship /ʃɪp/ | ||||||||||||||||
| <ti> | nation /ˈneɪʃn̩/ | ||||||||||||||||
| <ci> | delicious /dɪˈlɪʃəs/ | ||||||||||||||||
| <si> | expansion /ɪkˈspænʃn̩/ | ||||||||||||||||
| <ssi> | profession /prəˈfeʃn̩/ | ||||||||||||||||
| <ch> | machine /məˈʃi:n/ | ||||||||||||||||
| <che> | quiche /ki:ʃ/ | ||||||||||||||||
| Rare cases: |
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| shin /ʃɪn/ |
| nation /ˈneɪʃn̩/ |
| wash /wɒʃ/ |
| shoot /ʃu:t/ |
| machine /məˈʃi:n/ |
| delicious /dɪˈlɪʃəs/ |
| cash /kæʃ/ |
| station /ˈsteɪʃn̩/ |
| push /pʊʃ/ |
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I wish the sun would shine like in Asia.
/ˈaɪ wɪʃ ðə 'sʌn wʊd 'ʃaɪn ˈlaɪk ɪn ˈeɪʃə/ |
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The magician showed me the way to the station.
/ðə məˈdʒɪʃn̩ 'ʃəʊd mi: ðə ˈweɪ tə ðə ˈsteɪʃn̩/ |
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She sells seashells on the seashore.
/ʃi selz ˈsi:ʃelz ɒn ðə ˈsi:ʃɔ:/ |
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Shy Shelly says she shall
sew sheets.
/'ʃaɪ ˈʃeli ˈsez ʃi 'ʃəl 'səʊ 'ʃi:ts/ |
The soft palate is in its raised position and the vocal folds do not vibrate. The front of the tongue touches the hard palate; the rims of the tongue are in contact with the upper teeth, and the tip and blade of the tongue with the alveolar ridge. The pulmonic air stream escapes with friction.