Affricates
How to pronounce /tʃ/ CH as in chair
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How to make it
Block the air with your tongue tip, then release it into SH. No voice.
- Tongue
- Tip blocks the ridge, then slides back
- Lips
- Pushed forward on release
- Voice
- Air only, no buzz
Watch the mouth
Stop the air completely, then release it into SH.
Say it on real English. See if it lands.
Lang Shadow scores /tʃ/ every time you say it — in Shorts, in role plays and in your own words — and colours it next to the other 40 sounds.