j/dʒ/
Touch the front of your tongue to the roof of your mouth, then release into a 'zh' position. Add vocal cord vibration.
How to pronounce joey's in American English
JOH·eez
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Americans pronounce joey's as JOH-eez (/ˈdʒoʊiz/). Stress falls on the first syllable — keep everything else short and quick.
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2 syllables, 4 sounds. Tap a syllable to jump to its row, then explore each sound's mouth shape and how it's made.
oh/oʊ/
Start with your mouth slightly open, then close your jaw slightly as your lips round. Shift your tongue back slightly, then stretch the back up.
ee/i/
Pull the corners of your lips back slightly. Arch the middle-front of your tongue high toward the roof of the mouth.
z/z/
Same position as S, but add vocal cord vibration. Feel the buzz.
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Common pronunciation mistakes in American English.
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Stressing the wrong syllable.
Stress falls on the first syllable, not the others. Stretch JOH — keep everything else short and quick.
joh·EEZ→JOH·eez
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How is "joey's" stressed in American English?
Stress falls on the first syllable — say "JOH" with a longer, fuller vowel and keep every other syllable short and quick. The respell "JOH-eez" marks the stressed syllable in capitals so the rhythm is easy to read at a glance.
Is the American pronunciation of "joey's" 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 "JOH-eez" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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