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Is the 'ch' sound as in chair voiced or unvoiced please?

Fivejedjon · Accepted Answer

Unvoiced.

Anonymous · Answer

Voiced according to website below, i am confused!http://www.howcast.com/videos/487785-How-to-Pronounce-Sh-vs-Ch-Sounds-English-Lessons

Fivejedjon · Answer

That woman is simply wrong.

CalifJim · Answer

Anonymousaccording to website below

Now let's go through the difference between the "Sh" sound and the "Ch" sound. Put your teeth together, and aspirate. The difference is, for this sound you don't use your vocal chords. So let's practice; Shh-are,chef, crash. Now, your mouth shape is the same, but ~~your~~ you're going to use your vocal chords; Cha-Cha-Cha. So let's practice; Chair, much, cheese, choose. Now you know the difference between the "Shh-Shh" sound and the "Cha-Cha" sound.

She can't even spell. Are you going to listen to this nonsense? The underlined portion is factually incorrect.

'sh' is unvoiced. It's voiced counterpart is 'zh'. Compare: fresher; measure.
'ch' is unvoiced. It's voiced counterpart is 'j'. Compare: larch; large.

CJ

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