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f

voiceless

labiodental

non-palatalized

fricative

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IPA [f]
AS [f]

Sound    lecturer 1  [f] in isolation
Sound    lecturer 2  [f] in isolation
Sound    lecturer 3  [f] in isolation
Based on Maciołek & Tambor (2012)
Voiceless: the vocal folds are separated, not vibrating, the air flows freely between them.
Labiodental: the lower lip gets closer to the upper teeth.
Non-palatalized: the middle of the tongue is in a neutral position, it does not take part in the articulation.
Fricative: there is a narrow passage between the articulators, the air from the lungs hits the edge of the passage and creates noise.

[f] in expressions

Sound  Sound  Sound 

wszy

EN   lice
IPA [fʂɨ]
AS  [fšy]
Sound  Sound  Sound 

UFO

EN   UFO
IPA [ufɔ]
AS  [ufo]
Sound  Sound  Sound 

szew

EN   stitch [N Nom Sg]
IPA [ʂɛf]
AS  [šef]