"j" as in job
/dʒ/as in “job”
How to make it
- Touch your tongue to the ridge behind your top teeth, as for "d".
- Release it into the buzzing sound in "measure", with rounded lips.
- Keep your voice on.
Common mistake
Saying "y" instead ("yes" for "Jess", "yoke" for "joke"), or a soft buzz with no stop ("zhob" for "job").
In words
Listen at normal speed or slowly, then say it yourself.
- job
- magic
- bridge
Don't confuse with
Listen and choose the word you hear.
US and UK
This sound is the same in American and British English.