English pronunciation · Words Starting with Y
Your Pronunciation
Your is pronounced YAWR, IPA /ˈjɔr/.
YAWR
US /ˈjɔr/ · UK /ˈjɔː/
Syllables: YAWR (1 syllable)
determiner (possessive): Belonging to or connected with the person being spoken to.
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Your in a Sentence
- Your coat is still on the back of the chair.
- Bring your own cup if you can.
- Is this your first time in Edinburgh?
Common Mispronunciations of Your
Not YOO-er
One syllable in the strong form, YAWR, rhyming with door. Two syllables belong to the older British reading yoo-uh, now mostly heard in careful speech.
Not JAWR
Begin with a y glide, not a j. Speakers of Spanish and German often harden an initial y into a j sound.
Tip: Your and you're are said the same way by most speakers. In running speech your weakens to yer, as in what is yer name.
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