Native English speakers often transform the sounds of words in order to speak with more rhythm and musicality in their speech. One way they do this is to insert [y] and [w] sounds between consonants and vowels, so that the pronunciation can “glide” through the mouth.
Example
If we pronounce the word “regular” as it’s spelled, we would say [RɛG guw lar].
Inserting the [y] sound allows us to say the word with greater musicality, speed, and stress.
“regular” [Rɛ gyə lɝ]
Did you hear where I inserted the [y] sound?
“regular” [Rɛ gyə lɝ]
Let’s practice.