How to pronounce the American 'j'?

English as a Second Language Listening, speaking, pronunciation and accent
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Hi All,

I cannot produce the American J. My friends told me that I pronounce j similarly to z.

Is the j sound similar to the ch sound?

Please help me!

Thanks a lot!

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This is how I pronounce the letter J.[YSaerTTEW443543]

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Please listen to my recording and respond with a voice message too. Many thanks. Thank you for your help !

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Hi there…

This is Tom Kane writing. I wanted to respond your question about the letter “J.” I can understand why you might pronunce the letter “J” similar to the “ch” sound.

For example, the man’s name ‘Jack’ could sound like ‘Ch-ack’. Let me try to give you another example. It will be hard for me to write this…so I’ just going to pronunce it for you.

Here goes…

I hope that helps.

Tom

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Thanks Tom Kane !

I listen to the dictionary, but I cannot recognize the differences between j and ch. Some dictionaries pronounce j similar to ch.

Anh