j
/j/
- Language
- Dutch
- Unit
- Medeklinkers
- IPA
- /j/
- Practice words
- 5
Sample pronunciation audio — Open the full phoneme overview
Start with one sample audio file for halfklinkers - /j/.
Quick tip
Glides are pronounced quickly, moving from one vowel position to another.
Letters and IPA
Practice words
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jas
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jaar
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jij
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jong
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juf
Minimal pairs
- jas / jas/gas
- juk / juk/duk
- jas / jas/bas
- jongen / jongen/zongen
- juist / juist/ruist
How to produce this sound
Raise the middle of your tongue toward the hard palate and let the air glide out quickly, like English y in yes.
Common mix-ups
- jas / gas
- jaar / haar
- jong / tong
- juist / ruist
- jongen / zongen
Closest comparison
yes, yellow, young, yard, yoga
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