English pronunciation · Words Starting with Y
You Pronunciation
You is pronounced YOO, IPA /ˈju/.
YOO
US /ˈju/ · UK /ˈjuː/
Syllables: YOO (1 syllable)
pronoun: The person or people being spoken to.
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You in a Sentence
- Are you coming with us?
- I left the keys with you last night.
- You were right about the weather.
Common Mispronunciations of You
Not JOO
The word opens on a y glide, not the j of jump. Speakers of Spanish and several Slavic languages often harden it.
Not YUH
As a full form the vowel is a long oo. The short yuh is the unstressed version, correct inside a sentence but not on its own.
Tip: After a d or t sound, you merges with what comes before it: did you becomes DI-juh and got you becomes GO-chuh.
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