Voiceless palato-alveolar affricate.
It is a fortis or strong consonant. The soft palate is in its raised position and the vocal folds do not vibrate. This is a compound sound: in the first step, the tip and blade of the tongue touch the alveolar ridge forming a closure which allows friction; secondly, the front of the tongue and the hard palate come into contact and friction is produced as the pulmonic air stream escapes through the mouth.
| <ch, t, tch> | tich /tɪtʃ/, child /tʃaɪld/ | ||||||
| <tch> | match /mætʃ/ | ||||||
| <tu> | future /ˈfju:tʃə/ | ||||||
| <ti> | question /ˈkwestʃən/ | ||||||
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| chin /tʃɪn/ |
| lecture /ˈlektʃə/ |
| watch /wɒtʃ/ |
| choose /tʃu:z/ |
| kitchen /ˈkɪtʃɪn/ |
| teach /ti:tʃ/ |
| cheese /tʃi:z/ |
| future /ˈfju:tʃə/ |
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He teaches Dutch.
/hi ˈti:tʃɪz 'dʌtʃ/ |
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I like cheese, cherries and chips very much.
/ ˈaɪ ˈlaɪk tʃi:z | ˈtʃerɪz ənd 'tʃɪps ˈveri ˈmʌtʃ/ |
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There's a chicken in the kitchen.
/ ðeəz ə ˈtʃɪkɪn ɪn ðə ˈkɪtʃɪn/ |
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If Stu chews shoes, should Stu choose the shoes he chews?
/ɪf ˈstju: 'tʃu:z 'ʃu:z | ʃəd ˈstju: 'tʃu:z ðə 'ʃu:z hi 'tʃu:z/ |
The soft palate is in its raised position and the vocal folds do not vibrate. This is a compound sound: in the first step, the tip and blade of the tongue touch the alveolar ridge forming a closure which allows friction; secondly, the front of the tongue and the hard palate come into contact and friction is produced as the pulmonic air stream escapes through the mouth.
Voiceless palato-alveolar affricate.
It is a fortis or strong consonant. The soft palate is in its raised position and the vocal folds do not vibrate. This is a compound sound: in the first step, the tip and blade of the tongue touch the alveolar ridge forming a closure which allows friction; secondly, the front of the tongue and the hard palate come into contact and friction is produced as the pulmonic air stream escapes through the mouth.
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| ocho |
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The soft palate is in its raised position and the vocal folds do not vibrate. This is a compound sound: in the first step, the tip and blade of the tongue touch the alveolar ridge forming a closure which allows friction; secondly, the front of the tongue and the hard palate come into contact and friction is produced as the pulmonic air stream escapes through the mouth.