/ɔɪ/

diphthong

The OY (boy) Sound

as in boy

How to make the /ɔɪ/ sound

Voiced — vocal cords vibrate
voiced voiceless
  1. 1Start with rounded "aw"…
  2. 2…then glide to short I.
  3. 3Two positions, one sound: "aw-ee".

⚠ The most common mistake

Reducing it to a single vowel: "bo-y" → "baw".

Especially tricky for speakers of: Japanese, Korean.

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Practice words with /ɔɪ/

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