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Joaozin Posted 6 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

Pronunciation of the /j/ sound after consonants.

Hello, everyone!

I believe I have finally learned how to pronounce the /j/ sound. I would gladly share my progress with you all, but the audio feature isn't working for me.

However, I still have some trouble pronouncing it when it follows some consonants, specially t and d.

I have noticed that the the /j/ sound sometimes "mix" with the t and d, and other consonants, too. For example: Did you (Didju), What you (Watchu), Bless You(Bleshu).

I would like to know how common that is. For instance, most people don't say hard year as "hardjear", or what year as "watchear". How weird would it be if I pronounced it that way?

Also, what should I do when the /j/ comes after a n? Should I place my tongue in it's usual position (let's say position 0) and then pronounce the /j/, or should I just press the tongue against the roof of the mouth right after i pronounce the n (one year, for example)?

Thank you all for your patience.

  

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As for "one year" - yes, after putting your tongue at the roof of your mouth for the 'n' in the word 'one', keep your tongue up at the roof of your mouth and then propel your tongue off the roof of your mouth to create the 'y' sound for 'year'. Native speakers have the luxury of mixing sounds as in "didju" for 'did you'. I would advise non natives to NOT do that.

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  • As for "one year" - yes, after putting your tongue at the roof of your mouth for the 'n' in the word 'one', keep your tongue up at the roof of your mouth and then propel your tongue off the roof of your mouth to create the 'y' sound for 'year'.
  • Native speakers have the luxury of mixing sounds as in "didju" for 'did you'.
  • I would advise non natives to NOT do that.
  • There is no reason for a non native to try to mimic the sounds a native uses.
  • Why do I say this?
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As for "one year" - yes, after putting your tongue at the roof of your mouth for the 'n' in the word 'one', keep your tongue up at the roof of your mouth and then propel your tongue off the roof of your mouth to create the 'y' sound for 'year'.

Native speakers have the luxury of mixing sounds as in "didju" for 'did you'. I would advise non natives to NOT do that. There is no reason for a

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JoaozinI have noticed that the the /j/ sound sometimes "mix" with the t and d, and other consonants, too. For example: Did you (Didju), What you (Watchu), Bless You(Bleshu). I would like to know how common that is.

It's as common as mud.

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