Minimal pairs · dʒ · j
jet or yet
J buzzes like a motor; y only glides. Many Spanish speakers say the y of yes almost like a j, so yet and jet sound the same.
Hard for Spanish speakers
Press play, then tap the word you heard.
How to teach the mouth
Y is a lazy sound — no buzz, no touch, just a glide. Put a hand on the throat: jet makes it tickle at the start, yet does not.