The German word "Traum" is spelled phonetically as /tʁaʊm/. The first sound, /t/, is a voiceless dental stop, pronounced by touching the tongue to the upper teeth. The next sound, /ʁ/, is a voiced uvular fricative, produced by vibrating the uvula at the back of the throat. The third sound, /aʊ/, is a diphthong that starts with an open front vowel, /a/, and ends with a close back vowel, /ʊ/. The final sound, /m/, is a bilabial nasal, produced by closing the lips and releasing air through the nasal cavity.