Consonant /ʃ/ 

/ʃ/ It is a fricative consonant formed by bringing the front of the tongue towards the palate a little further back than for the /s/ and rounding the lips slightly. The vocal cords do not vibrate when producing the /ʃ/. It's 'not voiced'. The most common writing patterns are 'sh', 'ti', 'ci' y 'ssi' in non stressed endings, 'ch', 'su', 'ssu' not stressed, 'ce' not stressed and 'xu'.
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Sounds 1: 'sh' /ˈʃuː/ (zapato)    /ˈʃiː/ (ella) /ˈwɪʃ/ (desear)    /ˈfæʃən/ (moda)   Sounds 2: 'ti', 'ci' y 'ssi' in non stressed endings /trəˈdɪʃən/ (tradición)    /ˈkɑːʃəs/ (cauteloso) /pɚˈmɪʃən/ (permiso)      Sounds 3: 'ch' /ʃəˈkɑːgoʊ/ (Chicago)    /məˈʃiːn/ (máquina)   Sounds 4: 'su' /ˈʃʊgɚ/ (azúcar)    /ˈʃɚ/ (seguro)   Sounds 5: 'ssu' not stressed /ˈprɛʃɚ/ (presión)    /ˈtɪʃu/ (pañuelo)   Sounds 6: 'ce' not stressed /ˈoʊʃən/ (oceano)    /kɚˈveɪʃəs/ (curvilíneo)   Sounds 7: 'xu' /ˈsɛkʃəwəl/ (sexual)    /ˈlʌkʃəri/ (lujo)

 The English consonant /ʒ/