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Minimal pairs · dʒ · j

jet or yet

J buzzes like a motor; y glides like the start of 'йогурт'. Russian speakers pour the buzz into both.

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🍎 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.