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ɛ

open-mid

front

unrounded

oral vowel

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IPA [ɛ]
AS [e]

Sound    lecturer 1  [ɛ] in isolation
Sound    lecturer 2  [ɛ] in isolation
Sound    lecturer 3  [ɛ] in isolation
Based on Maciołek & Tambor (2012)
Open-mid, front, unrounded, oral vowel. During the articulation:
- the center of the tongue moves upward and forward, the tip of the tongue touches the lower teeth,
- the lower teeth stay away from the upper teeth but closer than with [a],
- the lips are slightly spread to the sides,
- the soft palate lies not very tightly against the back of the pharynx.

[ɛ] in expressions

Sound  Sound  Sound 

ego

EN   ego
IPA [ɛɡɔ]
AS  [ego]
Sound  Sound  Sound 

trzeba

EN   it’s necessary
IPA [ʈʂɛba]
AS  [ṭšeba]
Sound  Sound  Sound 

proszę

EN   please
IPA [prɔʂɛ]
AS  [proše]