How to pronounce Jonathan!!!

Ok, for the Linguists I would write my whole name using Phonetic characters…so Jonathan sounds like this [dʒɑnəθən] where the first syllable of “Jonathan” is voiced, palatal affricate, with a low central vowel rhyme “jo”. The next syllable is voiced as well, alveolar nasal, with a rhyme of a mid central vowel “na”. And finally, the last syllable which is conformed of three sounds and not two like the previous ones, starts with an unvoiced, dental fricative sound [θ], followed by a mid central vowel rhyme “than”, and finishes with a voiced, alveolar nasal consonant [n].

Now for the natives who have never taken a linguist class, I would tell them to start by making a sound by locating their tongue in the hard part in the roof of their mouths (the palate) while briefly stopping the air and obstructing its release causing some friction to produce a “Jaaa” sound. Then I would tell them to use the front part of their tongue and the rough, bony ridge right behind and above their upper tetth, while allowing the air stream flow out through their noses production a “Naaa” sound. And to finish, I’d make them put the tip of their tongue behind their upper teeth while blocking the air stream and having the air push through the narrow opening cause some friction and producing the sound “THaaaa” which right after being said we will add the nasal “N” sound we previously went over.