This word has 2 syllables.

This word has 6 sounds:

• Sound #1
  This sound is made by raising the tip of your tongue up to the alveolar ridge, which is just behind the teeth, and letting the air flow around the sides of your tongue.
• Sound #2
  Sounds like uh, occurs when a word is stressed or emphasized.
• Sound #3
  This sound is a voiced velar stop. It's pronounced in the back of your mouth and made by bunching the back of your tongue up against the velar palate in the back of your mouth in order to stop the air from flowing while your vocal cords are vibrating.
• Sound #4
  Many speakers pronounce this sound like , with your lips spread apart, which is incorrect. Make sure you are pronouncing with lips at are close together, and the tip of your tongue close to the front of your mouth.
• Sound #5
  This sound is made by touching your tongue about a centimeter away from the back of your front teeth to stop the air flow you are releasing while you are vibrating your vocal cords.
• Sound #6
  This sound is made by raising the tip of your tongue up to the alveolar ridge, which is just behind the teeth, allowing air to flow through that space while your vocal cords are vibrating.