How to pronounce ear and year? what is the difference between ear and year? ( pronunciation)

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There is a difference for sure.
Linguistically speaking, "ear" reads as [ɪə], and year as  [jɪə], or [jɜː]
In other words, there is a sound similar to Spanish "y" or "ll" in the beginning of the word in case of "year".

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En thefreedictionary.com  hay archivos sonoros para muchas palabras inglesas, tanto en inglés nortemericano como en británico.  No más haga clic en el icono de altoparlante, o en las “banderitas” norteamericana e inglesa.

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You can listen to it here (British accent)
http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=ear&submit=Submit 
http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=year&submit=Submi

Here is a video which tells the difference in american accent:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLpf70c3aTY

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Year is pronounce with the semi vowel sound "j" [jɪə]

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When you say "y", your tongue actually rises up in you mouth.

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