/tʃ/ as in "chair"

/tʃ/ is a voiceless postalveolar affricate of General American English, as in "chair" and "cheese." To produce it, stop /t/ release into fricative /ʃ/. Phoneme provides native-speaker audio and minimal-pair contrasts so learners can hear and practice this consonant.

How to make /tʃ/

voiceless postalveolar affricate — stop /t/ release into fricative /ʃ/.

Sounds that learners confuse with /tʃ/

• /tʃ/ vs /ʃ/ — /ʃ/ as in "shoe"
• /tʃ/ vs /dʒ/ — /dʒ/ as in "jar"

Minimal pairs for /tʃ/

/tʃ/ vs /ʃ/

/tʃ/	/ʃ/
chin	shin
cheap	sheep
watch	wash
chair	share
chop	shop
choose	shoes
chip	ship
catch	cash

/tʃ/ vs /dʒ/

/tʃ/	/dʒ/
chin	gin
cheap	jeep
cheer	jeer
chain	Jane
choke	joke
chest	jest
char	jar