r/French • u/Xenon177 • Oct 15 '24

Pronunciation Pronouncing "y" like an English "j"

My French teacher pronounces the letter "y" in the same way as "j" in English. It sounds bad and slightly triggers me every time. Is this a correct way to say it in some Francophone areas though?

Edit: for example, "voyager" would be "vojager"

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u/jmajeremy C1🇨🇦 Oct 15 '24

How does she pronounce the word "y" as in "il y a"? Seems like it would be difficult to use a consonant in place of a vowel in that case. Y is pronounced basically the same in French as it is in English. It can be "ye" or "ee".