The syllable 'nə'

/nə/

Sound	Tongue	Lips	Jaw	Teeth	Air	Vocal Chords
/n/	Your tongue is against the ridge behind the top teeth.				The air flows through the nose.	The vocal cords vibrate.
/ə/	The tongue remains forward and relaxed.	The lips relax.	The jaw drops.			The vocal cords vibrate.

heineken /ˈ h a ɪ n ə k ə n/ /ˈhaɪ-nə-kən/	Pronounced by Joanna
mcconnell /m ə ˈ k ɑ n ə l/	Pronounced by Salli
irrational /ɪ ˈ r æ ʃ ə n ə l/ /ˌɪ-ˈræ-ʃə-nəl/	Pronounced by Salli
gonna /ˈ g ɑ n ə/ /ˈgɑ-nə/	Pronounced by Joey
universe /ˈ j u n ə ˌ v ɜ r s/	Pronounced by Matthew
sustainable /s ə ˈ s t e ɪ n ə b ə l/	Pronounced by Matthew
unfortunately /ə n ˈ f ɔ r ʧ ə n ə t l i/	Pronounced by Ivy
sensational /s ɛ n ˈ s e ɪ ʃ ə n ə l/	Pronounced by Ivy
banana /b ə ˈ n æ n ə/ /bə-ˈnæ-nə/	Pronounced by Matthew
happiness /ˈ h æ p i n ə s/ /ˈhæ-pɪ-nəs/	Pronounced by Ivy