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Consonant

J Sound

The J sound is a voiced post-alveolar affricate. It starts like a D sound (/d/) with the tongue tip at the alveolar ridge, but then quickly releases into a ZH sound (/ʒ/) as the tongue pulls back slightly. It's the voiced counterpart to the CH sound /tʃ/.

j
Phonetic System (Merriam-Webster):j

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Palabras de ejemplo

Ejemplo principal

job
Fonética: /dʒɑb/

Palabras comunes

job/dʒɑb/
jump/dʒʌmp/
judge/dʒʌdʒ/
age/eɪdʒ/
large/lɑrdʒ/
energy/ˈɛnərdʒi/
general/ˈdʒɛnərəl/
soldier/ˈsoʊldʒər/
graduate/ˈgrædʒuət/
bridge/brɪdʒ/

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job
/dʒɑb/
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J
chop
/tʃɑp/
j
Jess
/dʒɛs/
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J
yes
/jɛs/
j
age
/eɪdʒ/
Comparar con
A
ash
/æʃ/
j
ridge
/rɪdʒ/
Comparar con
R
rich
/rɪtʃ/

Trabalenguas

Jim jumps joyfully juggling juicy jellybeans.

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Detalles técnicos

  • CategoríaConsonant
  • SonoridadVoiced
  • Punto de articulaciónPost-alveolar
  • Modo de articulaciónAffricate
  • Posición de la bocaStart by placing the tip of your tongue on the ridge behind your upper teeth (like for D). Quickly pull the tongue back slightly and release air through the narrowing while vibrating your vocal cords, creating the ZH part of the sound. It's a quick d+zh combination.