Voiced palatal central approximant.
When we pronounce it, the soft palate is in its raised position. The vocal folds vibrate. The front of the tongue is raised towards the hard palate.
| <i> | piano /ˈpjɑːnəʊ/ |
| <y> | yes /jes/ |
| yellow /ˈjeləʊ/ |
| few /fju:/ |
| piano /ˈpjɑːnəʊ/ |
| yes /jes/ |
| use /ju:s/ |
| new /nju:/ |
| yesterday /ˈjestədi/ |
| unusual /ʌnˈju:ʒʊəl/ |
| valuable /ˈvæljʊəbl̩/ |
|
Are you used to using
online newspapers?
/ə ju ˈju:st tə ˈju:zɪŋ ˈɒnˌlaɪn ˈnju:speɪpəz/ |
|
Is your friend a lawyer yet?
Yes, yesterday he was given a job for a
year in New York.
/ɪz jə 'frend ə ˈlɔ:jə jet jes ˈjestədi hi wəz 'ɡɪvn̩ ə 'dʒɒb ˈfɔ: ə 'jɜ:r ɪn 'nju: 'jɔ:k/ |
The soft palate is in its raised position. The vocal folds vibrate. The front of the tongue is raised towards the hard palate.
Rising diphthong.
The first sound is a semiconsonant, closer than the following vowel. When we pronounce it, the tongue is raised towards the palate, its pronunciation is similar to the pronunciation of /i/. It is a quick articulation. The tongue moves from a close position to an open position. The vocal folds vibrate during the production of this sound.
| <ia> |
| viaje |
| furia |
| La secretaria con urticaria dijo que era viable. |
The first sound is a semiconsonant, closer than the following vowel. When we pronounce it, the tongue is raised towards the palate, its pronunciation is similar to the pronunciation of /i/. It is a quick articulation. The tongue moves from a close position to an open position. The vocal folds vibrate.
Rising diphthong.
The first sound is a semiconsonant, closer than the following vowel. When we pronounce it, the tongue is raised towards the palate, its pronunciation is similar to the pronunciation of /i/. It is a quick articulation. The tongue moves from a close position to an open position, not so open as in the case of /ia/. The vocal folds vibrate during the production of this sound.
| <ie> |
| cielo |
| serie |
| La hiena hiere una liebre en la nieve. |
The first sound is a semiconsonant, closer than the following vowel. When we pronounce it, the tongue is raised towards the palate, its pronunciation is similar to the pronunciation of /i/. It is a quick articulation. The tongue moves from a close position to an open position, not so open as in the case of /ia/. The vocal folds vibrate.
Rising diphthong.
The first sound is a semiconsonant, closer than the following vowel. When we pronounce it, the tongue is raised towards the palate, its pronunciation is similar to the pronunciation of /i/. It is a quick articulation. The tongue moves from a close position to an open position. The vocal folds vibrate during the production of this sound.
| <io> |
| violento |
| labio |
| Es obvio que copió la biografía de su novio. |
The first sound is a semiconsonant, closer than the following vowel. When we pronounce it, the tongue is raised towards the palate, its pronunciation is similar to the pronunciation of /i/. It is a quick articulation. The tongue moves from a close position to an open position. The vocal folds vibrate.
Rising diphthong.
The first sound is a semiconsonant, closer than the following vowel. When we pronounce it, the tongue is raised towards the palate, its pronunciation is similar to the pronunciation of /i/. It is a quick articulation. The tongue moves from a close position to an open position. The vocal folds vibrate during the production of this sound.
| <iu> |
| ciudadano |
| viudez |
| El viudo triunfa en la ciudad como médium. |
The first sound is a semiconsonant, closer than the following vowel. When we pronounce it, the tongue is raised towards the palate, its pronunciation is similar to the pronunciation of /i/. It is a quick articulation. The tongue moves from a close position to an open position. The vocal folds vibrate.