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In this sentence:

> ゆうむら家の３人は、半年前に **この家を** 購入し、転居してきた。

この家を is pronounced as "kono yo" as opposed to "kono ie o".

And this phrase

> あんたは一人で **この家** から学校に通っている。

この家 is pronounced as "kono ye" as opposed to "kono ie".

So my question is, is this normal pronunciation for 家 when Japanese people
talk normally/colloquially?

Note: sentence from Noir the anime, Episode 1.
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Pronunciation of 家
I do not know the anime, but 家を is never read as “yo,” and Japanese does not
have “ye” sound at all. What you heard as “yo” is probably “ie o” and what you
heard as “ye” is probably “ie,” both just spoken fast.
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家 is read and pronounced as いえ - i-e (yi-eh) or うち - u-chi.

In comparison, うち sounds to me more informal, psychological, and subjective
than いえ, which sounds formal, pysical and objective, like home versus house
just for an analogy.

I would say:

彼のいえは大きい than 彼のうちは大きい、

(僕の)うちに遊びに来ない？ than (僕の)いえに遊びに来ない？

いえの守り神 than うちの守り神

and,

うちの家内は、うちの人は、not いえの家内は、いえの人は、

But it depends on your taste.
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