Consonant Sound / d / as in job American English Pronunciation

At first glance, this sound is just two other consonants merged together. However, this is one of the cases when you merge two sounds and get an entirely different one as a result. That’s right, the / dʒ / belongs to a special category of consonant sounds which is called “affricates.“ Watch this video to find out how to pronounce the / dʒ / consonant correctly and avoid the common pronunciation mistakes. You’ll practice making this sound with pronunciation exercises recorded by a professional speech therapist. Quick Links: • A brief overview of affricate consonants: 0:50 • Affricate consonants definition: 01:32 • Tongue Twister from Sounds American: 01:57 • How to pronounce the / dʒ / sound: 02:53 • Typical mistakes: 04:32 • Pronunciation exercise 1: 07:00 • Pronunciation exercise 2: 08:46 • Pronunciation exercise 3: 10:14 • Spelling for the / dʒ / sound: 11:44