Learners who studied American English say news as NOOZ and Tuesday as TOOZ-day. Then they hear British people say NYOOZ and CHOOZ-day and think there are two different words. Other learners read music or menu from the spelling and say MOO-zik or MEN-oo. In this episode: • The y before oo • Ty becomes ch, dy becomes j • No y after s and l • The y that everyone keeps • Listening lab: tuesday morning • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: tune (TYOON) — a catchy tune news (NYOOZ) — Have you heard the news? new (NYOO) — I've got new shoes. knew (NYOO) — I knew it! (sounds the same as new) student (STYOO-dunt) — She's a student now. duty (DYOO-tee) — It's my duty to walk the dog. during (DYOOR-ing) — during the holidays due (DYOO) — The baby's due in May. / The library books are due back. tube (TYOOB) — a tube of toothpaste Tuesday (TYOOZ-day or CHOOZ-day) — See you on Tuesday. tune (TYOON or CHOON) — I love this tune. tube (TYOOB or CHOOB) — the tube of glue due (DYOO or JOO) — The rent's due on Friday. introduce (in-truh-DYOOS or in-truh-JOOS) — Let me introduce you. suit (SOOT) — That colour suits you. super (SOO-puh) — That's super! (casual, very good) supermarket (SOO-puh-mah-kit) — I'm off to the supermarket. Sue (SOO), Lucy (LOO-see) — names few (FYOO) — a few biscuits music (MYOO-zik) — Turn the music down. cute (KYOOT) — What a cute puppy! menu (MEN-yoo) — Can we see the menu? human (HYOO-mun) — I'm only human! (I make mistakes too) huge (HYOOJ) — a huge pile of washing beautiful (BYOO-tuh-ful) — What a beautiful day! Real British English: the complete spoken course for learners worldwide — modern British accent, everyday grammar, phrasal verbs, idioms, slang, he/she/it for things, and real conversations at home. Listen, repeat out loud, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.