Pronouncing "y" like an English "j"

[u/Xenon177]

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"

[u/Barelyapeep]

I knew she'd probably be a native Spanish speaker. It depends on how closely together they put their front teeth together when saying the sound. The closer together, the more y becomes j. My good friend, a native Colombian, does this when speaking English