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The syllable 'ʤu'

/ʤu/


Phonetic Ponunciation of the syllable 'ʤu'

SoundTongueLipsJawTeethAirVocal Chords
/ʤ/Raise the middle part of your tongue towards the hard palate, which is the bony ridge in the roof of your mouth, just behind your front teeth. At the same time, lower the back of your tongue towards the floor of your mouth.Keep your lips relaxed and slightly open.Keep your jaw slightly open and relaxed.Keep your teeth slightly apart.Build up some pressure behind your tongue by briefly stopping the airflow with the tip of your tongue against the hard palate. Then, release the air by quickly pulling your tongue back from the hard palate.Start vibrating your vocal cords just as you release the burst of air. This produces a voiced sound.
/u/The back part of the tongue stretches up towards the soft palate. The front part of the tongue remains down, touching, or behind, the bottom front teeth.The lips relax while forming a rounded shape.The vocal cords vibrate.

Examples of words with the /ʤu/ syllable


giulio
/ˈʤulɪoʊ/
/ˈʤu--/
Pronounced by Joanna

jude
/ˈʤud/
/ˈʤud/
Pronounced by Joanna

june
/ˈʤun/
/ˈʤun/
Pronounced by Ivy

jewelry
/ˈʤulərɪ/
/ˈʤu-əl-/
Pronounced by Joanna

juneau
/ˈʤunoʊ/
/ˈʤu-noʊ/
Pronounced by Matthew

juice
/ʤus/
/ˈʤus/
Pronounced by Justin

judicial
/ʤuˈdɪʃəl/
/ʤu-ˈdɪ-ʃəl/
Pronounced by Kimberly

juilliard
/ˈʤulɪɑrd/