The word "bassila" can be spelled as [ba-si-luh]. In this phonetic transcription, the first syllable starts with the "b" sound or voiced bilabial plosive (IPA: /b/), followed by the "a" or open front unrounded vowel (IPA: /æ/). The second syllable starts with the "s" sound, or voiceless alveolar sibilant (IPA: /s/), next is the "i" or close front unrounded vowel (IPA: /i/), and ends with the "la" or open back unrounded vowel (IPA: /ˈlʌ/).