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  • Do you hear a J sound in this phrase? "Could you? Could you?" There's no J sound written,

  • but that does happen sometimes in American English pronunciation. In this video, we'll

  • look at why.

  • I've had several people ask me about when the word 'you' follows a T or a D

  • sound. First, let's look at some examples. Could you, could you. Could you be there?

  • Want you, want you. I want you to come. Do you notice the JJ sound in 'could you', or

  • the CH sound in 'want you'? The JJ and CH sounds that you're hearing are coming in because

  • of the mouth position. The shape of these sounds -- JJ, CH -- is similar to the 'oo'

  • as in 'boo' sound. So what's happening is the lips are beginning to move for the oo

  • vowel sound, even as they're making the T and the D consonants. And these things blending

  • together make more of a JJ or CH sound. Let's look at some more examples. What would you

  • do? [3x] It doesn't have to be pronounced this way. Could you? Could you? Where you

  • make a separate D and Y sound: totally appropriate, and you will hear that. However, in more casual

  • conversation, the JJ and CH sound does tend to come into play. Let's look at some more

  • examples. I want to know what you thought. I want to know what you -- I want to know

  • what you thought. Would you hand me that? Would you, would you. Would you hand me that?

  • I hope this helps to clear up what many of my students hear and find confusing.

  • That's it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.

Do you hear a J sound in this phrase? "Could you? Could you?" There's no J sound written,

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JJ sound in 'Could You?' -- 美式英語發音 (JJ sound in 'Could You?' -- American English Pronunciation)

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