French· consonant

How to pronounce the 'j' sound in French

Make the 'ch' of 'chat' and switch your voice on — a soft buzzing 'zh' as in 'vision'. French 'j' is never the English 'dj' of 'jump'.

Heard in jour · je · juste

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French words with 'j' sound

Words from the same catalog the French course drills — the app scores every one of them sound by sound.

jejustejamaistoujoursdéjàgensjourargentbonjouraujourd'huigenrejouerjeunejournéemangermariagejeugénialchangeragent

In a sentence

  • Jamais on ne vit chien pareil !

    jamais

  • Ah oui, au coin d'une rue, je vois la boutique.

    je

  • Nous voici arrivés, dit le duc.

    je

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