How to pronounce juice in American English

IPA /dʒus/ Syllables 1 · joos Stress 1st syllable

JOOS

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Americans pronounce juice as JOOS (/dʒus/). You'll hear it in sentences like "Enjoy the juice" or "Do you want juice or milk?" — more examples below.

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1 syllable, 3 sounds. Explore each sound's mouth shape and how it's made.

j/dʒ/

Touch the front of your tongue to the roof of your mouth, then release into a 'zh' position. Add vocal cord vibration.

oo/u/

Round your lips into a tight circle. Let your tongue rest in the middle of your mouth, slightly raised.

s/s/

Place your tongue tip near the roof of your mouth behind your top teeth. Push air through the narrow gap. No voicing.

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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.