Producing /dʒ/

How to produce /dʒ/

Start like /d/ — tongue blade against the ridge behind your top teeth — then release straight into the buzz of /ʒ/, voice on the whole time. It is the voiced partner of /tʃ/ (chip). Common L2 errors: /j/ (jet → yet), /ʒ/ without the stop, and /tʃ/ at the end of words (ridge → rich, badge → batch).

Practice the sound in isolation

Say 'jump' slowly. Hold the target sound. Record yourself — does it match your mental model of the native version?

A few varied words

• Initial: jump, job, juice
• Medial: major, magic, budget
• Final: bridge, large, page