[dʒ] "dg" and [z] vs. [ʒ] "zh" | English Pronunciation Lesson

English language learners -- especially Koreans and some others -- can improve distinguishing the [dʒ] "dg", [z], and [ʒ] "zh" consonant sounds in English to increase clarity.
This video's a little long (thorough!), but it's worth watching to learn about all the ways out mouths move to make sounds.
Enjoy!
xo --Larissa
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Oh my gosh, I've been searching for the video differentiate three consonant sounds cause I don't know how exactly they are prounouced and they ate really similar. thank you for your specific video, after 7 minutes now I can distinguish and pounce them correctly. Thank U very much. Love from Vietnam.

[@DungNguyen-ms2fs]

chào bạn, k biết bạn có đọc đc tn này không, mình cũng giống bạn, tìm mãi mới ra video phân biệt 3 âm này, xem hiểu ngay nhưng sao lúc thực hành mình vẫn không phát âm dz được, mình vẫn phát âm giống âm z, bạn giúp mình đc không? cám ơn bạn.

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@@DungNguyen-ms2fs âm dz thì sẽ có phần âm đầu d là lưỡi chạm lên hàm trên. Còn âm z thì lưỡi ko hề chạm hàm trên bạn nha. Bạn luyện lại thử xem

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For Slavic speakers it's quite easy because we have the same sounds in our languages. Examples from my language (Polish) dʒ - dż z is the same ʒ - ż and rz (pronounced the same)

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Does "Judge" have two of these sounds? Is there a word in English which could have the three sounds, or a phrase? The shorter the better.

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That was a good illustration! however i m having trouble with the air thing. Like for /z/ sound air flows through the front teeth but for dʒ and ʒ air should flow through the side teeth. Could you please help me out? it looks like air always flows through the front teeth for all three of them while I pronounce.

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[dʒ] is considered a voiced consonant. However, I don't feel it being voiced when I pronounce it in words such as page, engage, charge. Thanks in advance.

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Thanks for this! I'm having an awful time getting my Chinese university students to produce the /ʒ/ sound. In words like "usually" and "conclusion," they often replace it with a y sound, and my explanations and pitiful board drawings are not helping .

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Hi teacher! I can't hear you talking the word “HAVE” sometimes... how do you say this word?

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Hi, Larrissa. I am nagged by the /z/sound in English. Should my tongue touch my teeth when I pronunce /z/?

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Where does the tip of the tongue stand while pronouncing these sounds?

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Can you make difference between CH sound and J sound (like chuck and jug)

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First, I wanna thank you for the video. But also I would like you answer my doubt. When I speak I exaggarate the d3 sound, but I hear when native people speak they change it at the end of the word. For example: badge sounds to me like badch, judge like judch breadge as breadch or so. Am I mishearing them or there is a real change? But at the end, now I came to think I think that they just make lighter the pronunciation making it smoother or reduce it the accent to avoid make this sound so strong. Let me know if I am wrong pleaese.

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