Jump to content

spanish speakers and the letter "j"


Recommended Posts

This forum is supported by the 12ozProphet Shop, so go buy a shirt and help support!
This forum is brought to you by the 12ozProphet Shop.
This forum is brought to you by the 12oz Shop.
I have little to no accent when I speak english, but pronouncing "y" and "j" sounds differently still give me trouble.

 

I once told someone that my best friend went to Yale. He replied by asking what crime he commited.

 

 

your from PR.. your an exception...

 

you guys have that accent. my boy back in college was from PR in that dudes spanish sometimes i was liek huh? wtf u say?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

We barely use the "y" as a consonant in spanish, we have a double "L" for that, and it's nearly identical to the english "j" sound. Meanwhile, the spanish "j" is like the english "h".

 

It's not as easy as you think to consciously reverse the sounds while speaking. We barely use the "y" phoneme, and when we do it's for entirely differently-written words (such as "hielo"). The mind makes an immediate association with a much more "j"-like sound.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...