Prononciation ?..... ...... Need to add more detail

Question

For verbs in -AYER, in spoken French (included written dialogue in a play for example) an alternative version where the "y" is kept for all forms is frequently used (and also pronounced differently):I am listening to your examples and am not hearing any difference.. is that my lack of discrimination or are they actually the same?

Accepted Answer

Bonjour Mark,
As a native speaker, I can hear the difference in both pronunciations. The audio files have been updated to try and make it more obvious. 
Je paie -> [je pè]   -   Je paye -> [je pè-i-lle]  (as in 'bouteille': pronunciation / bouteille)
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !

Answer

Not easy but think I am picking a slight diphthong on the -ye versions.. trying to get them right myself will be another thing!.. many thanks