How to pronounce juice in American English
JOOS
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Americans pronounce juice as JOOS (/dʒus/).
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Why it sounds different
Why "juice" sounds like JOOS.
The "" at the end of "" flows directly into the vowel starting "" — the consonant migrates to the next word with no pause between. This is called the Consonant-to-Vowel Linking, the way sentences stop sounding like a list and start sounding like speech. It comes out as JOOS.
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"Do you want juice or milk?"
duh yuh WAHNT JOOS er MIHLK
"Enjoy the juice."
ehn·JOY dhuh JOOS
"I like to drink fresh juice in the morning."
ahy LAHYK tuh DRIHNGK FREHSH JOOS ihn dhuh MOR·nuhng
"She roasted the chicken with herbs and a squeeze of lemon juice."
shee ROH·stuhd dhuh CHIH·kuhn wihth URBZ and uh SKWEEZ uhv LEH·muhn JOOS
"The juice and fruit were removed from the menu."
dhuh JOOS and FROOT wer ruh·MOOVD fruhm dhuh MEHN·yoo
"The orchard grows apples for making juice."
dhee OR·cherd grohz A·puhlz fer MAY·kuhng JOOS
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Is the American pronunciation of "juice" 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 "JOOS" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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