ay/eɪ/
Start with your jaw slightly open and the front of your tongue forward and slightly up. Glide upward, your jaw closes a little more and your tongue arches higher toward the roof of the mouth.
How to pronounce age in American English
AYJ
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Americans pronounce age as AYJ (/eɪdʒ/). You'll hear it in sentences like "He collects vintage movie posters from the golden age of cinema" or "The survey asks about your age, your occupation, and your income" — more examples below.
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Is the American pronunciation of "age" different from British English?
American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "AYJ" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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