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Try LingUp Now!Start with a schwa sound, like a soft 'uh', followed by the 'd' sound.
Create a 'j' sound by lightly pressing the tongue against the ridge behind the upper teeth.
Finish with 'join', ensuring the 'oi' sounds like 'oy' as in 'boy'.
saying 'add' instead of 'ad' (ad-join)
pronouncing 'join' as 'john' (ad-john)
misplacing stress on the first syllable (AD-join)
Start with a schwa sound, like a soft 'uh', followed by the 'd' sound.
Create a 'j' sound by lightly pressing the tongue against the ridge behind the upper teeth.
Finish with 'join', ensuring the 'oi' sounds like 'oy' as in 'boy'.
saying 'add' instead of 'ad' (ad-join)
pronouncing 'join' as 'john' (ad-john)
misplacing stress on the first syllable (AD-join)
The stress is on the second syllable: ad-JOIN.
The 'j' is a voiced sound, similar to the beginning of 'jump'.
No, they are pronounced the same.
To be next to or joined with something.
/dʒɔɪnt/
A place or part where two things connect.
/əˈdʒeɪ.sənt/
Next to or adjoining something else.
/ˈdʒʌŋk.ʃən/
The point where two things meet.
Joint uses a 't' sound instead of an 'n' (join vs joint)
Adjacent has an added 'adj' prefix with a different vowel sound.
Junction contains the 'jun' sound instead of 'join'.
Listen to native speakers using 'adjoin' to understand the stress and intonation.
Break the word into syllables and say them slowly at first.
