How to Pronounce YELLOW vs. JELLO - [j] vs. [dʒ] - American English

Some non-native speakers, especially Spanish speakers, mix up Y and J in English pronunciation, so that 'yes' sounds like 'jess'. Learn how to pronounce these two consonants clearly and correctly. Get Rachel's Book: RachelsEnglish.com/book SUBSCRIBE!: bit.ly/RE_sub, Fan! bit.ly/RE_FB
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[@yungwest00]

The zoomed footage of your mouth in this lesson is perfect. Perfect angle and light so we can really study your mouth positions. One of my favorites.

[@jorgehuamani1553]

Your lesson was very useful to improve my pronunciation in English. Thanks!

[@bigfishartwire4696]

Now I understand why everyone looked at me that way when I said I was going to go to Yale...

[@roxanavictoria1819]

Hahahah

[@ramzy-6566]

amazing video for Y and J

[@rachelsenglish]

Thanks again Ramzy!

[@hillarytenzing]

Gracias por tu trabajo Rachel ...!!!

[@nancyrego6025]

Thanks you for answer the question that I've been asking for years.

[@nypiua]

Thank you so much, Rachel. This was really helpful. Greetings from Peru!

[@williamgarcia602]

Thanks a lot , your lesson was outstanding !!!!

[@ricardovladimirperezflamen3076]

Amazing video!!! thanks Rachel

[@LuisBlancoAustin]

Amazing description of something no one else in the world probably notices or is aware of. Kudos!

[@leticiagraziele8136]

You are great Rachel

[@Digi582]

Thank you very much!

[@arielmerinos]

Thank you so much, You have helped me to get out of stuck

[@rachelsenglish]

Great to hear Ariel!

[@kaidoyukii2189]

thank you!

[@victoriapham102]

it sounds so similar thanks so much for teaching i love you

[@laurajudithreyeslopez7921]

Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!! very very useful

[@thepistolon01]

Thank you

[@gabrialjackson5878]

It is so fun learning phonics I'm a first language English speaker and I do not follow all rules with my regional accent. I'm attempting to correct some of my pronunciation and it is delightfully hilarious to learn

[@samahemam3402]

you are great thanks a lot

[@abdikadir6885]

thanks for help

[@rosalache4581]

You made be clear about the pronunciation of both words. I was confusing and insecure pronouncing them. Thank.you.

[@tuckercoffin2164]

How do you even know all this stuff. I'm always impressed when you describe how each sound is made. I barely notice where my tongue is when I speak.

[@rachelsenglish]

+Tucker Coffin :)

[@RezeHB]

Maybe ‘cause it’s her speciality?

[@normaquesada7307]

thanks, your videos are really clear and useful

[@rachelsenglish]

Thanks Norma!

[@rayhanmahmud6589]

this Y was bothering me for a long time, thanks for finally showing the light. Rachel you're great, as always! :-)

[@MagoMersi]

You are the best!

[@lilandazabal1548]

OMG! Im so grateful :)

[@dileepa1901]

thanks ...

[@dabnysenglish110]

Great class! 😍

[@rachelsenglish]

Thank you! 😃

[@nguyenhuuthien1537]

Thank you so much, ❤🎉❤

[@rachelsenglish]

You're welcome Nguyen!

[@ramzy-6566]

great vid. thanks.

[@rachelsenglish]

You're welcome again Ramzy!

[@brunorojas7336]

Thanks a lot, your videos are really good

[@rachelsenglish]

Thanks Bruno!

[@tgartsproductions]

Omg, finally I understood the difference. Have you have one video about the word “jewelry”

[@rachelsenglish]

Not yet but thanks for the suggestion Tania!

[@husseinghalibhussein4760]

thank you so much l love you...❤❤❤

[@paupivoiceover]

Rachel i´m a Spanish voice actress and some times I have to do some english narrations and your channel has helped me a lot. Thanks!

[@rachelsenglish]

+Paupi Awesome!

[@louisezero31]

Thank you so much for this thorough explanation! yesterday I was talking with a bunch of kids and couldn't understand me when I told them to use "yellow" I figured out they must have thought I said "jello". But now the difference is clear to me thanks to you!

[@rachelsenglish]

Awesome Louise!

[@mickeyjames586]

Thanks dear Teacher ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@rachelsenglish]

You're very welcome @mickeyjames586!

[@carlosserrano8425]

For Spanish speakers the y is something soft like : hielo, hierba, hiato. The j sound is something that has to be learned since it does not exist in Spanish

[@Alchemist10241]

In my native language, we don't need to round the lips and close the teeth to pronounce 'dʒ' consonant, so it was hard to pronounce it at first but thanks to the Rachel's English videos, now I can pronounce it easily and fast.✨

[@huonghillarynguyen9762]

Your video is helpful and clear. It's hard for me as a Vietnamese to differentiate between two sounds. I appreciate your video- Thank you, Thank you, and Thank you. Hopefully one day you transfer your book of pronunciation to video to sell. It's because seeing is easier for reading books to practice these hard sound pronunciations.

[@rachelsenglish]

You're very welcome Huonghillary and thanks for sharing!

[@pres9918]

Thanks a lot Rachel!Could you please make a video on how to pronounce LA and Chicago naturally,im always confused

[@pliniomaquerah.4736]

really it's interesting I like this way to pronounce the words in English.

[@rachelsenglish]

Thanks Plinio!

[@ramzy-6566]

nice video..

[@henrycarrillo4669]

you are the best

[@rachelsenglish]

Thanks Henry!

[@hammad6852]

nice video

[@Daniel-cz9gt]

Never notice, I always assume that the sounds were the same, now It seems to me like the Y + vowel sound is more like a diphthong than a consonant + vowel.Thanks. More vs!

[@DanielGarcia-du5ep]

You're amazing I love you hahaha

[@rachelsenglish]

Thanks Daniel!

[@rehabmohammadsolaiman8392]

you may make a video about soft g and hard g

[@Ray-qr7wt]

Your classes are fantastic and very helpfull, I need your help, please, could you expalin how I say the word TWITTER (?)

[@yungwest00]

these are so helpful! can you please do the word 'gesture'

[@rachelsenglish]

+yungwest00 Thank you for this suggestion!

[@quietteacher8300]

Excellent instructional video. However, I wouldn't show all of it to my Hispanic students affected by this problem (yes, many of them do have it!) The explanation is a bit too scholarly for the beginners. I played only the first part of it - up until the manner of articulation details, and it worked just fine. Thank you!

[@yungwest00]

Hi Rachel. Would you mind going over this lesson again in a future video please?

[@rachelsenglish]

I'll take note of that. Thanks!:)

[@eddybravo4757]

please,wander vs wonder

[@eddybravo4757]

please,wander vs wonder.

[@lolitta-zb8dp]

flight attendant interview .. please!

[@rattansingh403]

Thanks Rachel, ...I would like to hear your opera voice. I know you are an opera singer too!

[@rachelsenglish]

+Ratan Singh You can hear a little in this video: rachelsenglish.com/intonation/

[@anniejiajin]

Hi Rachel, your Pronunciation really helped me. Thank you, I have question, how to pronounce career and Korea? Do they have differences?

[@rachelsenglish]

+Jiajin Song Yes, the have different pronunciations. Try the resource suggested at the end of this video to compare the two: rachelsenglish.com/pronounce-word-4/

[@janeliu1725]

Can you explain at 3:04, when you pronounce /l/, the tongue tip comes through the teeth, what do you mean it's the ultimate position? Thanks!

[@gerardocordova6399]

Thanks, I didn't know that there is a difference xD

[@rattansingh403]

hello Rachel! could you make a video on reduction of 'Did Not? American people pronounce that reduced Didn't in different ways.

[@rachelsenglish]

+Ratan Singh Here is a video that goes over these kinds of pronunciations: rachelsenglish.com/pronounce-nt-contractions/

[@edpoff]

hi Rachel, plz help me with word: WOLF and WOOD

[@dianachaverra8260]

Hi, could you please do word vs world. Thank you

[@rachelsenglish]

+diana chaverra rachelsenglish.com/pronounce-word-vs-world/

[@kamg000]

"Year vs jeer".It's extremely difficult to distinguish these two words for spanish speakers.

[@monicaheal]

HI, got some words for you...how should we pronounce "while", style, isle, aisle,...I noticed how hard it is for spanish/portuguese speakers to pronounce while and some other words with L correctly.

[@rachelsenglish]

+monicaheal Thanks for these suggestions!

[@kylehardy]

what grade did you get in English literature A*

[@kconha]

please do fall/fault

[@rachelsenglish]

+Trang Còi Explained in this video!

[@Bryan_Kenji_Watanabe]

por isso que tinha um episódio no chaves em que o Nhonho falava yellow com o som de "j" tipo jellow. nunca entendia. kkkkkkk

[@sebastianalegria3401]

congratulations!! You has touched a very well point on your video, and my question is ; do you believe Netherlands is a good place to study English?? cheers Rachel

[@SoliMartini15]

+sebastian alegria ''you has '' '' touched '' ?? Porra vei todos os seus comentarios tem esses erros, só falta vc fala '' you is '' pra caba com o resto '

[@dexterovski]

sebastian alegria you can study English anywhere using the Internet.

[@sebastianalegria3401]

***** you have reason, thank for the correction, cheers

[@rachelsenglish]

+sebastian alegria For studying in a classroom, I would recommend a country whose primary language is English. Though I have been to the Netherlands and many people speak good English.

[@dexterovski]

***** +1 for English environment. I've changed language to English everywhere I could. I search on Google only in English (it actually gives much better results than using my native language). I've started to read books in English (this way there's no need to wait for translation). And English environment really helps. My English reading speed isn't any worse than my native language reading speed and I have very good reading and listening understanding.

[@carolinasapienza1798]

1:12

[@jonathand.9938]

Hi Rachel, I have a question (not related to this video).I've read that the [a] sound in the [ai] dipthong is pronounced in 2 different ways depending on whether or not it's followed by an unvoiced consonant (rice vs rise). Is it true? and what's this difference? (I can't hear any difference between these [ai]'s ).Thanks

[@rachelsenglish]

+Jonathan D. I wouldn't say I agree with that.

[@sumangurung6237]

Can you say different between hurt,heart,hard hope you gonna answer this as soon as possible

[@rachelsenglish]

+Suman Gurung Thank you for this suggestion!

[@maniya_baba]

ma,am, can u please do a video on differentiating "WHOLE" and "HOLE"

[@rachelsenglish]

+Mani Jha There is no difference in pronunciation. They are homophones.

[@maniya_baba]

+Rachel's English thanks ma'am. it feels great to have your reply. thanks again ma'am

[@mantovaninath]

Rachel, do you teach English in courses for Foreigners?

[@rachelsenglish]

+Nathália Mantovani I am working on some online courses now!

[@tranthiphuong1583]

hello . how to pronounce EXPLANATION .. thank you so much !

[@rachelsenglish]

+Trần Thị Phương Thank you for this suggestion!

[@AngeloDeFlorio]

Funny, in Italian Y and J are pronounced like in English, regardless Italian and Spanish are very similar.

[@christopherpaul5068]

year vs ear PLEASE ^^

[@rachelsenglish]

+Christopher Paul Thanks for this suggestion!

[@christopherpaul5068]

Rachel's English you're welcome :)

[@mahmoudel-hawary6268]

thanks a lot Rachel i really learned a lot of great things from your videos . ? I have a request if you don't mind sometimes i hear lots of Americans pronounce the z sound like ʒ sound as in "Because you " Does your " How's your " etc. .Please if you don't mind i want you to make a video about this case of pronunciation thanks a lot Rachel :)

[@rachelsenglish]

+mahmoud alhawary You know, I don't think Americans notice that they do this. :) But I think you're right, the ending sound can turn into a light ʒ sound before 'you', kind of like the D and T change: rachelsenglish.com/jj-sound/

[@mahmoudel-hawary6268]

+Rachel's English thanks a lot Rachel , i really appreciate it .

[@rodainakhaled9144]

I need one CD containing all your videos I am in great need of these videos .I can't download them from the net ,please it's very important and urgent for my career.thanks a lot for all your efforts

[@rachelsenglish]

+Rodaina Khaled Currently, they are only available online. But thank you for your request.

[@sherifhussein3204]

Hello rachel, I would like to know how the TH followed by an s is pronounced in the plural form in words ;like (paths, months, baths, clothes)? I have been having difficulty pronouncing this and can not get an answer on the web. Thank you very much for help you are offering

[@rachelsenglish]

+sherif hussein Thanks for your question. Check out this video: rachelsenglish.com/cloth-vs-clothe-vs-clothes/

[@sherifhussein3204]

+Rachel's English Thank you very much. That was very helpful. From watching most of your videos, I started to pay attention a lot to how I pronounce many words. Thanks again for the great help. :-)

[@rachelsenglish]

+sherif hussein You're welcome!

[@95ville95]

I keep pronouncing everything with Y-sound as the J-sound, Like saying Jello instead of Yellow. The strange thing is that I am from Sweden, and we don't even have the J[dʒ]. Maybe I do this to sound more American even though It is wrong. It can also be because of our J's are pronounced as [j], it's like I am over-doing it. Anyways, I just found this quite interesting.

[@ksugiarto9057]

yes vs jumpy vs j

[@husseinghalibhussein4760]

please help me I have problem with -d- sound I can Pronounce it in some words like dream and drop but i can't pronounce it in *done - die*...

[@rachelsenglish]

+Hussein Ghalib Thanks for your request. Have you seen this video? rachelsenglish.com/english-pronounce-t-d-consonants/

[@aNdrei9971]

Boss vs Bus

[@AngeloDeFlorio]

aNdrei997 So do I... please rachel, give us some useful tips of the yours.

[@AlperMusic]

What's the difference in spelling "true" and "through" ?

[@servantofaeie1569]

Alper Kara through is with a /θ/ sound and true is with a /tʃ/ sound

[@peacefulmind3712]

I'm not an expert in phonetics ,but can l understand that the pronunciation of the J letter is a sort of mixing the d & g letters?! 🤔

[@rachelsenglish]

Hi! Yes, that can be a useful way of thinking about it!

[@heideggerpaiva5193]

easy, i think

[@artihlec]

Easy enough, but I'm curious about subtitles , I couldn't believe that it just auto generated subtitles (isn't it?) - they precisely perfect without any errors.

[@rachelsenglish]

+Артур Гаврилкевич No, I make the subtitles! You're right, the ones that are auto-generated aren't very good. :)

[@artihlec]

Rachel's English It helps a lot, especially for beginners.

[@rachelsenglish]

+Артур Гаврилкевич Thank you!

[@patriciamargarcia3959]

How do you correctly pronounce Years?

[@rachelsenglish]

You want a Y consonant sound followed by an IH as in SIT vowel followed by an R consonant, and then a Z consonant. This is tricky for many students of English pronunciation - thinking of the vowel sound as an IH as in SIT vowel often helps!

[@veasnasao7275]

Could you possibly show me how to correctly pronounce the word "automatically"

[@rachelsenglish]

+Veasna Sao Thanks for this suggestion!

[@meyersl7628]

Could you explain please how to pronounce "though" "thought" "although"

[@rachelsenglish]

+Meyers L Thanks for this suggestion!

[@amanditabautista]

Yale an Yield?? are these 2 homophones?

[@rachelsenglish]

They are not homophones, since the first will have the diphthong EY+dark L, and the second will have EE+dark L+D.

[@pascualchavez2262]

Does the J sound vibrate?

[@rachelsenglish]

+Pascual Chavez Yes, it is a voiced consonant.

[@judyannbraza4986]

How about "Do and Jew"

[@rachelsenglish]

The difference between D and J: For one, there is no lip rounding with the D sound. Keep your lips relaxed!

[@alok.ak4968]

please tell us , how to pronounce both the words "b" and "v"

[@rachelsenglish]

+Harshit Raaj rachelsenglish.com/english-pronounce-b-p-consonants/ rachelsenglish.com/english-pronounce-f-v-consonants/

[@alok.ak4968]

Thanks! my teacher

[@NghiaNguyenBN]

so the J is the same as I sound?

[@msj394]

IPA ʤ is equal to English J

[@johnconor5485]

where exactly is the tip of the tongue tho?

[@rachelsenglish]

The point at the end of the tongue is the tip.

[@mazinkaiser30]

still hard

[@nathanx.675]

Would you like to make a video about "man" and "men" ?It's so nice of you to do all the videos for free. I learned sooooo much from your videos.

[@rachelsenglish]

+xuan Harry Yes, I am working on this one! :)

[@nathanx.675]

Rachel's English yeah, thank you so much ^_^

[@sidneyAlvear]

and if it's pronounced like a j in the word yellow you could understand me

[@035kgopika5]

Oh! People have such problems in life too? But how and why??? Ok! I came here to learn pronounciation for the colour yellow