pronunciation for "you"

[Kannon]

Hi, teachers

Do some native speakers of English pronounce "you" like "j" as in yes, year,etc?
When I look "you" up in the dictionary, it should be pronounced as "ju" or "jə".
When I hear some native Engish speakers say "you", it sometimes sounds like "i" or "j".

Please help! Thank you very much.

Kannon

 

[emsr2d2]

The "y" sound in "you" is exactly the same as in "yes" and "year" and every other word I can think of that starts with a "y".

You might not hear it clearly if someone says something like "would you", when it might sound like "wuh'jew" (sorry, I don't do phonetic symbols).

 

[Kannon]

Thank you for your reply!

 

[Kannon]

[FONT=ＭＳ Ｐゴシック][/FONT]Dear Piscean,
[FONT=ＭＳ Ｐゴシック][/FONT]Thank you forresponding to my question.
I wanted to ask if "you" can be pronounced as just "j"instead of "ju" or[FONT="ＭＳ 明朝"]　[/FONT]"jə"(omission of u or ə sounds)
because the other day, I was watching some movie, an actress was saying,"I need you to do me a favor". I know sometimes if d sound combineswith “you”, it sounds like
[FONT=ＭＳ Ｐゴシック][/FONT]dju:/ or ʤ u: as you said, but when she was saying “need you”, it sounded like “ni:di”.I was wondering why “you” sounded like “i”, and I thought maybe only "j"sound of "ju" or[FONT="ＭＳ 明朝"]　[/FONT]"jə" was pronounced and soundedlike “i” (i and j sounds sound similar for the Japanese although they aredifferent for native speakers) ... I’m not a native speaker of English, so Ijust wanted to know some people pronounce it like that.. Thank you for your help.
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[Tdol]

Ye is an old form of you, though it is rarely heard nowadays except in some dialects, and mostly among older speakers there. If the actress was in a historical drama, it could make sense.

 

[Kannon]

Thank you very much for your reply!

 

[emsr2d2]

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[Raymott]

Ye is an old form of you, though it is rarely heard nowadays except in some dialects, and mostly among older speakers there. If the actress was in a historical drama, it could make sense.

If we're talking about really ancient historical dramas, in words like "yclept", the 'y' is pronounced differently too.