American English Pronunciation Workbook

Examples of the Consonant [ʒ]


Word Medial

1.   [tɛləvɪʒən]

for me i don't think that television has affected me

2.   [tɛləvɪʒn̩]

all these things on the television about the americans and i mean that was never ending

3.   [tɛlɪvɪʒɪn]

in europe and low brow television shows i mean the most popular

4.   [juʒʊli]

it was usually

5.   [juʒli]

because i mean when your friends aren't around and there's no parties to go to you usually don't drink

6.   [juʒəli]

i mean by the time you get into the boy scouts you're usually

7.   [juʒɪli]

because i always go pick up my son usually

8.   [vɚʒn̩]

it's just like a miniature version of

9.   [ləɡʒɹi]

those that's pure luxury no needs at all but uh

10.   [ləɡʒɪɹi]

a lot of this luxury

11.   [dəsɪʒn̩z]

yeah like I said I don't know I I just I got to make some decisions here

12.   [juʒʊl]

there wasn't much of that but there was the usual ya know

13.   [kənkluʒn̩]

the first paragraph is your introduction and the final one is your conclusion and the three in the middle is the body that develops your idea


© 2011 Keith Johnson & Erin Diehm