Assimilation with /j/ - Connected Speech

In this video, you will learn about assimilation with /j/. There are four cases where assimilation occurs with the sound /j/, they are /d/ + /j/, /t/ + /j/, /s/ + /j/, and /z/ + /j/. Assimilation is not vital to your own speech, but it is useful to know in order to help with your listening comprehension.

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Hi Emma! Thank you for explaining so clearly everything unclear for me about English pronunciation, finally. I finally know how to pronounce the 'th', the 'r' 't' and 'd'... And now the connection between words - seems to be so important to sound normally in English. Thank you ❤️

[charminggoldenpride]

They've been teaching us till now that the English pronounce sounds clearly, firmly, just like in the dictionary. Oh Dear, the years of learning English were in vain!) Actually, this way will do as well. The main problem of assimilation is that sometimes connected English words remind our indecent ones, but that adds more fun.)

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