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The IPA doesn't actually describe a sound. It describes what you do with your mouth to produce that sound. Where you place your tongue, whether your lips touch or not etc.

The actual sound that gets produced can vary by context, what sound you made before that and what will come after etc. (And who is saying it off course).

See this diagram: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f8/1e/ea/f81eeaa4921133c3b67b...




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