Linking j Sound in English | English Pronunciation Lesson

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🇬🇧In this video you will learn how to speak English faster and more naturally by using connected speech. The linking /j/ sound helps you transition between certain vowel sounds in English and in this lesson you will learn how and when to use it.
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[@EnglishWithGreg]

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[@KRVq]

Tell me please, why do you pronounce the word *umbrella* with *O*, *Ombrela*? 6:19

[@KRVq]

6:18 The first letter in the word *umbrella* you sound o. Why?

[@English-ug2cs]

Mr Grek kindly answer my question my office do I put j in between y and other ?

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[@EnglishWithGreg]

Hola Belén 😀 Thanks for your support 👏🏼 I had a great time in Madrid in June when I went to see Liverpool win the Champions League!! I love that city! I actually have a course for Spanish-speakers who want to reach an Advanced level of spoken English. If you're interested, have a look here: www.englishquickfix.com. Greetings from Santiago de Compostela!

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Appreciate your explanations, it's superb and incredibly natural!

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Wow Greg! I've just started studying Intrusion and Liking sounds at uni, and your video was really helpful for me to understand the pattern. Thanks.

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[@CodeBallast]

I've seen ALOT of good videos on this topic. They all advanced my knowledge about connected speech, but this one, by far, is the best one I've seen!!!! Next video will be "Linking R + Intrusive R". I think that the 'ye' sound becomes a 'j'. Am I right? I have taken some notes that might help you out - out there: Intrusion: Put in an extra sound between two vowels to make it easier to pronounce. Put a /j/ = [ye(t)/j] sound in between these syllables, if the next word starts with a vowel. A: /ai/ Buy B: /i:/ Tea C: /ei/ Today D: /oi/ Boy A: /ai/ I [ye/j]always I [ye/j]ate pizza I [ye/j]own a camera B: /i:/ He [ye/j]always says that He [ye/j]always has his classes… The [ye/j]animal (The + next word vowel -> The changes the sound to [“Thii” animal] and has the /i:/) The [ye/j]elephant The [ye/j]igloo The [ye/j]owl The [ye/j]umbrella C: /ei/ Day [ye/j]after day Monday [ye]and Thursday D: /oi/ Boy [ye/j]and girl

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Ah thanks, Brian!! Great summary, and thanks for the kind words :-)

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THANKS

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Thanks!

[@EnglishWithGreg]

Wow! Thank you so much Sergio! What a kind "Super Thanks".... much appreciated! 😀

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I liked this video really! Thanks a lot ^-^.

[@EnglishWithGreg]

Thanks, Blue Butterfly! 🦋

[@alexandrearaujodecarvalho]

That's just what I need.

[@s.danieladuarte3144]

Great video - as usual! My favorite part was about "the + vowel sound" (I forget about this every now and then; and I end up saying "the" using the schwa sound).

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Yeah, I remember you saying you had problems with the word 'the' a while ago. It's one of those things that is so hard to change if you've been saying it a certain way for so many years. Anyway, keep trying!

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شكرا ياغالي ما تقصر that's how i say thank you very much in my language

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Thanks for the nice message, Karim! 😀

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It's very helpful , expecting more like this..😍

[@EnglishWithGreg]

I really enjoy doing these 'connected speech' lessons, so more will be coming soon :-)

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[@lindakasim6632]

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[@EnglishWithGreg]

Thanks Linda! Please share the video with your friends if you think it will be useful for them!! And keep watching / subscribe 😀 Speak soon!

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[@alexandrearaujodecarvalho]

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[@English-ug2cs]

Hello Mr What about this phrase My office do I put j between y and other becomes my (j)office ?

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Thanks Marcelo! Hugs from Sunny Spain!

[@karimkm3000]

Niceeee

[@amaniaboud5375]

Thank you Grig! Please do more of these lessons, like (sh) sound in (next year) for example😊 Thanks once again💙

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That's an absolutely fantastic request!! More connected speech videos will be coming soon!

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[@bezzioufadhila5303]

What is the difference between the /e/sound and the /3/sound.

[@user-to2xm3sy4i]

Thanks .. What does it mean the weak forms

[@EnglishWithGreg]

Weak forms are words that take the schwa sound in spoken English. Look at the sentence: _What do you want to do this evening?_ The first _do_ is a weak form, and uses the schwa sound. The second _do_ is stressed. I hope that helps! 😀

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So beatiful eyes …

[@alexandrearaujodecarvalho]

I always...

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[@alexandrearaujodecarvalho]

Hello.

[@elmashotevevo7354]

Linking "W" please

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[@orhoushmand85]

How should I pronounce "the education"?

[@EnglishWithGreg]

'The' has the same vowel sound as 'he', and we then use the linking /j/ before the word 'education'! Hope that helps!

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[@emanmahmoud9439]

I know that the intrusive sounds appear in British pronunciation not the American. Is that right?

[@EnglishWithGreg]

It appears in SOME American accents (New York, New Jersey...) but doesn’t exist in most of them. It always appears in British English (though in one British accent they use an intrusive L instead 🤦🏻‍♂️)

[@karimkm3000]

I jlways

[@alexandrearaujodecarvalho]

That's what I just said.

[@TomiBorchert]

n monday i'm nsane

[@TheDekazer]

Mate, it's not any "imaginary" j sound you add between I always. I is the dyphhtong, "J" sound is there already, so you don't need to imagine anything. What you do, it's actually you put two words together . It's just a bad example. The animal, the elephant, those are alright.

[@tricky_english]

j and w sounds are already there, it is NOT insertion. ɪj ɛj ɑj ɔj aw ɔw ʊw These are glides

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Haha :-))

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[@akina3811]

Too long intro