How to pronounce suggestion

suggestion

/səˈdʒestʃən/

3 syllables, stress on the second

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/s/as in see	Tongue tip near the ridge behind the teeth, a narrow stream of air.
/ə/as in cup	A short, relaxed “uh”; the mouth is barely open.
/dʒ/as in job	One sound: “d” released straight into the middle of “vision”.
/e/as in bed	A short “e” as in “bed”; the mouth is slightly open.
/s/as in see	Tongue tip near the ridge behind the teeth, a narrow stream of air.
/tʃ/as in chair	One sound: “t” released straight into “sh”.
/ə/as in cup	A short, relaxed “uh”; the mouth is barely open.
/n/as in no	Tongue tip on the ridge behind the teeth, air through the nose.