Asking as a non native speaker, what is it about different pronunciations of j as in San Jose and hallelujah and joy?

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Asking as a non native speaker, what is it about different pronunciations of j as in San Jose and hallelujah and joy?

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Answer 1

I’m not a linguist, but I think it’s probably due to the fact that they are all different languages. Jose is Spanish, and since the J’s in Spanish are pronounced differently than in English, that’s where the difference comes from. Same thing for Hallelujah, which is originally a Hebrew word. The different pronunciations of the J probably comes from how it is pronounced in it’s original language rather than some secret meaning.

Edit: If I’m wrong someone please correct me, I’d love to know the proper reasoning if this isnt it!