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- "여자"
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요 sounds much different, with a more narrow sound, closer to the "oo" sound than 여 is.
The reason you might here a "t" is because the j sound in Korean is pronounced differently, more towards the front of your mouth, if that makes sense. This sound is very common in East and Southeast asian languages.
If anything, the 아 of 자 is pronounced wrong.
Native pronunciation of 여자: https://forvo.com/word/ko/%EC%97%AC%EC%9E%90/#ko
Native pronunciation of the 요 sound: https://forvo.com/word/ko/%EC%9A%94/#ko
You'll notice that 여 is more open sounding. It's almost pronounced like a deep "yaw"