jConsonants
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/j/
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'Y' sound. Tongue raised near hard palate, lips stretched sideways. Like 'y' in 'yes'.
Example words
yes
use
beyond
yellow
How to make the sound
Raise the middle of the tongue toward the hard palate, keep a narrow gap, and glide quickly into the vowel.
What to feel and listen for
It feels like a short voiced glide, not a long vowel by itself.
Common mistake: Do not stretch it into a separate /i/ vowel — /j/ is a quick glide into the next sound.
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