The [ʒ] sound is one of the least common consonants in English. English spelling has no specific way to spell this sound, but some uses of s, z, and g really represent a [ʒ]. The symbol [ʒ] is usually called "
To make /ʒ/, place the tip of your tongue at the front of the top of your mouth, behind where the /s/ is produced. Vibrate your vocal cords as you push air between the top of your mouth and the tip of your tongue.
Both sounds are made by pushing air between the lower teeth and the roof of the mouth, but dʒ begins with a brief "d" sound, and ʒ does not. The two sounds are similar, but the initial "d" in dʒ makes it a sharper sound.
-tion: The ending -tion is always pronounced with /ʃ/ (pronunciation, definition) unless it is preceded by the letter s, in which case it is said as /tʃ/ (question). Vowel + -sion: The ending -sion is always pronounced with /ʒ/ when it's preceded by a vowel (conclusion, decision). -ssion.
In Latin derived words /ʒ/ is spelled with a single “s" (measure, vision). /ʃ/ on the other hand, is normally spelled with “sh" and often spelled with "ti", “ci", and “ssi". This means that spelling is a reliable way to tell apart /ʒ/ and /ʃ/.
Modern IPA: trɪ́jəw. Traditional IPA: ˈtriːəʊ 2 syllables: "TREE" + "oh"
The sound /ʒ/ is most common in the suffix “-sion.” This suffix transforms some verbs into nouns. If the verb ends in -ude/-ide/-ode/-ade, -ise, -use, or -vert, the final sound often becomes /ʒən/.
The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ɜ⟩ (formerly ⟨ᴈ⟩). The IPA symbol is not the digit ⟨3⟩ or the Cyrillic small letter Ze (з). The symbol is instead a reversed Latinized variant of the lowercase epsilon, ɛ.
And to this day I have pronounced 'Nutella' like most other Aussies – when I'm reading my shopping list, in my head it's NA-TELL-AH. But it seems I've been wrong all along. According to the Nutella website, the delicious hazelnut and cocoa spread is pronounced NEW-TELL-UH. Yep that's right – “New-tell-uh”.
While some Australian speakers would pronounce “no” as a diphthong, starting on “oh” as in dog and ending on “oo” as in put, others begin with an unstressed “a” (the sound at the end of the word “sofa”), then move to the “oh” and then “oo”.
And while “often” is traditionally pronounced “offen”, it is now commonly heard as “off-ten”. Mispronunciations can cause problems among those for whom English is a second language.
To make the /ɑ/ sound:
Your tongue should be positioned low in your mouth, and shifted toward the back. Your mouth should be open wider than /ʌ/ or /o/. Vibrate your vocal cords and push air from your mouth. Problems with playback may be resolved by refreshing the page.
To make the /ɪ/ sound:
The /ɪ/ vowel is a high-front sound. Your tongue should be positioned high in your mouth, and shifted toward the front. Your lips should be relaxed, and only slightly open. Vibrate your vocal cords with your mouth in this position.
777 in words is written as Seven hundred seventy-seven.
1212 in English Words
Thus, we can read 1212 in English as “One Thousand Two Hundred Twelve”.
The/ʒ/ phoneme is made through the mouth and it is Voiced which means that you vibrate your vocal chords to make the sound.
The ʃ sound is from the 'Consonants Pairs' group and it is called the 'Voiceless palato-alveolar sibilant'.