The first syllable of “Kathy” has the onset of a voiceless (produced without vibration), velar stop, with a rhyme of a low, front vowel “k[ae]”. The next, & last, syllable’s onset is a voiceless, dental fricative, with a rhyme of a high, front vowel, “th[i]”.
IPA transcription: kæθi
Using your vocal cords, start by slightly releasing some air, while pronouncing the consonant sound, aspirated stop “[k]” (cat). Quickly, it’s followed by the “[ae]” (bat) sound. Dental fricative “[th]” (thing), or the Greek letter “theta”, is produced with the tongue between the upper & lower teeth. Lastly but immediately, "[i]" is a vowel created with the front of the tongue raised not too high in the mouth, voicing that “eee” (eat) sound.
“Kathy” is my name.
