Can i use JQuery/Javascript with Ionic instead of Typescript

I'm developing mobile applications using Visual Studio 2017 and Apache Cordova. I've always coded using JQuery and Javascript however i have never written a code using Typescript.

When searching the web almost everyone is using Typescript with Ionic. (thinking of starting to benefit and use the Ionic Framework) Is it the same if i use JQuery or Javascript instead of Typescript with Ionic?

Or its recommended that i learn Typescript and start using it with Ionic?

Thank you for the clarification.

This is how i usually write the code for Cordova using JQuery:

function shuffleArray(array) {
for (var i = array.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
    var j = Math.floor(Math.random() * (i + 1));
    var temp = array[i];
    array[i] = array[j];
    array[j] = temp;
}
return array;
}

function beginGame() {

$('#info').hide();

var level = 0;

$('#game_title h2').html('Level 1');
$('#game_question h3').html('What is the most common language?');

$('#game_body').html('');
var gameBody = document.getElementById('game_body');
var columnAnswer, buttonAnswer;

var answers = [['Arabic', ''], ['Spanish', ''], ['English', 'right_answer'], ['Chinese', '']];
var arr = shuffleArray(answers);
console.log(arr);

for (var i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
    columnAnswer = document.createElement('div');
    columnAnswer.className = 'col-xs-12';

    buttonAnswer = document.createElement('button');
    buttonAnswer.id = 'answer_button_'+i;
    buttonAnswer.className = 'btn btn-primary btn-sx answer_button ' + arr[i][1];
    buttonAnswer.type = 'button';
    buttonAnswer.innerHTML = arr[i][0];
    //buttonAnswer.setAttribute('onclick', 'onQuoteClick(' + quotes[i].id + ')');
    console.log(buttonAnswer);
    columnAnswer.appendChild(buttonAnswer);

    gameBody.appendChild(columnAnswer);
}

$('.answer_button').click(function () {
    var button_id = $(this).attr('id');
    if ($('#' + button_id).hasClass('right_answer')) {
        //alert('Right Answer');
        $('#info').show();
        fillInformation();
    } else {
        alert('Wrong Answer');
    }
});



}
function fillInformation() {
$('#game_title h2').html('English');
$('#info_image img').attr("src", './images/level_1.png');
$('#info_text h5').html('English Language');
}