Common English words with the "y (yes)" sound (IPA j)

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Common English words with this sound

y (yes)

A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.

Word GA RP Level Listen
beautiful /ˈbjuɾəfəl/ /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ A1
computer /kəmˈpjuɾɚ/ /kəmˈpjuːtə/ A1
cute /kjut/ /kjuːt/ A1
due /du/ /djuː/ A1
excuse /ɪkˈskjus/ /ɪkˈskjuːs/ A1
february /ˈfɛbjuˌɛri/ /ˈfebruəri/ A1
future /ˈfjutʃɚ/ /ˈfjuːtʃə/ A1
interview /ˈɪntɚˌvju/ /ˈɪntəˌvjuː/ A1
interviewer /ˈɪntɚˌvjuɚ/ /ˈɪntəˌvjuːə/ A1
introduce /ˌɪntrəˈdus/ /ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs/ A1
january /ˈdʒænjuˌɛri/ /ˈdʒænjuəri/ A1
knew /nu/ /njuː/ A1
music /ˈmjuzɪk/ /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1
musician /mjuˈzɪʃn̩/ /mjuːˈzɪʃn̩/ A1
new /nu/ /njuː/ A1
news /nuz/ /njuːz/ A1
newspaper /ˈnuzˌpeɪpɚ/ /ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə/ A1
Q /kju/ /kjuː/ A1
review /rɪˈvju/ /rɪˈvjuː/ A1
student /ˈstuɾənt/ /ˈstjuːdənt/ A1

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