Stop using the glottal stop!

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  • čas přidán 16. 07. 2024
  • Would you like to be a smooth speaker of English? This video is all about the pronunciation of the consonant “t”, which some people, including native speakers, tend to completely avoid nowadays, leading to a rather broken-up style of speaking. The technical name for this is the “glottal stop”. In this lesson, I’ll give you a few examples of what I mean, and I’ll demonstrate how to put the “t” back into your pronunciation and achieve a smoother way of speaking. www.engvid.com/stop-using-the...
    More of my pronunciation lessons:
    Learn English Pronunciation: TH & THR • Learn English Pronunci...
    Learn British accents and dialects • Learn British accents ...
    In this lesson:
    00:00 Stop using the glottal stop!
    03:07 glottal stop before words starting with a vowel
    05:12 glottal stop in the middle of a word
    06:29 glottal stop in words ending with -ed
    07:50 Stop using the glottal stop: Practice

Komentáře • 325

  • @engvidGill
    @engvidGill  Před rokem +104

    Thanks for watching, everyone. I have many more lessons about English pronunciation; next, watch these:
    Learn English Pronunciation: TH & THR czcams.com/video/sPIOxYtguhk/video.html
    Learn British accents and dialects czcams.com/video/nDdRHWHzwR4/video.html

  • @IglikaGeorgieva
    @IglikaGeorgieva Před rokem +152

    The best teacher ever! Always explains slowly, clearly, comprehensibly.
    And her voice soothes and makes you listen to her again and again.
    Thank you for your lessons.

  • @RG-ja34sep
    @RG-ja34sep Před rokem +64

    Gill, you are not only the best teacher/educator on CZcams or any social media platform, you are a complete treasure!
    We are so incredibly fortunate to have someone like you to educate everyone out there, and the beautiful thing is that it is free!
    God bless you Gill, I absolutely love everything about your lessons, so relaxing, informative, helpful, interesting and inspiring.
    Take care and best regards, Rob.

  • @Occulomotoria
    @Occulomotoria Před rokem +17

    I'm so relieved 😅 I noticed those glottal stops a lot recently in movies and videos, and I don't like them. German being my first language, I should be used to glottal stops 🤣 but I love British pronunciation just because it's clear AND smooth.

  • @silvioukoth1699
    @silvioukoth1699 Před rokem +21

    My favorite teacher Ms.Gill! I am enjoying your lessons.

  • @gabrielal1364
    @gabrielal1364 Před rokem +28

    So helpful! I'm into British accent and I can notice they use to pronoun the t's heavier than the American people. Thanks a lot for this new lesson! 🧡

  • @christina_silver
    @christina_silver Před rokem +134

    Thank you for saying that! As a non-native speaker, I dislike the glottal T sound, it reduces all the beauty of a true British accent.

    • @Anyasaidso
      @Anyasaidso Před rokem +8

      i can't be agree. it's also rather beautiful so we probably shouldn't be this categorical 🤷‍♀️

    • @christina_silver
      @christina_silver Před rokem +4

      @@Anyasaidso it's my opinion, you have your own.

    • @richiesd1
      @richiesd1 Před rokem +11

      I agree. The glottal T sounds low-education.

    • @cheetah2882
      @cheetah2882 Před rokem +2

      Me too, the T sound is weird to my ears. I rather listen the d sound

    • @iamasalad9080
      @iamasalad9080 Před rokem +1

      Personally I love it.

  • @ruiguo1258
    @ruiguo1258 Před rokem +14

    Awesome teacher 👏👏👏👍👍👍

  • @ChrisRodriguez-yh9cz
    @ChrisRodriguez-yh9cz Před 23 dny

    Your presence brings me joy. Thanks for the gift of your lessons.

  • @picugabi8524
    @picugabi8524 Před rokem +15

    Thank you 😊
    You are the best teacher ❤

  • @soniamayrink3295
    @soniamayrink3295 Před rokem +5

    Your accent is an extra lesson, and I love it. I usually use the glotal stop with "th"...
    it is very American and I like it too.
    You look adorable in that colour...you are adorable. Best wishes.

  • @DepressedCapitalist
    @DepressedCapitalist Před 6 měsíci +2

    What an outstanding lesson! Clear, engaging and to the point. Your voice is perfect too. I guess you were born to teach. Thank you for sharing such talent. Cheers from Argentina.

  • @ammini999
    @ammini999 Před rokem +7

    I fully agree, it souns better with the t sound, but it is so common especially in some movies and its good to train our ears and try to understand the speaches with glottal sounds. Thank you for your advice always preciouse.

  • @pietersmal5903
    @pietersmal5903 Před rokem +9

    Thank you Gill! Your contributions today will outlive you! God bless you!

  • @sanamiral4016
    @sanamiral4016 Před rokem +8

    thank you very much😊

  • @donbuche
    @donbuche Před rokem +13

    Always a pleasure to watch your leasons, Gill. You're my favorite teacher by far.
    Cheers from Catalonia.

  • @user-nd9bo4hi3d
    @user-nd9bo4hi3d Před rokem +1

    Thank you for your beautiful pronunciation of consonant "t". I found the beauty of t-sound in the English language. From now on I will stop using the glottal stop.

  • @pugpug11b
    @pugpug11b Před rokem +2

    Thank you Gill.

  • @alexcosta8999
    @alexcosta8999 Před rokem +16

    A true English teacher ever! She's amazing and she teaches with her great heart. Impossible not to understand her lessons. Thanks a lot for your dedication to teaching us. God bless you richly.

  • @barrysteven5964
    @barrysteven5964 Před rokem +6

    Sorry (not really) to complicate things but can I add something from my part of the country - Durham. Up here and in fact all over Durham, Tyne & Wear and Northumberland we have a unique way of pronouncing this type of 't' sound. We also use a glottal stop but not instead of the 't' sound like for example Londoners but we keep the 't' and produce a glottal stop simultaneously with it! We do exactly the same with 'p' and 'k' sounds. If you want to know if somebody is from the north east just ask them to say 'later', 'happy' and 'lucky' and you'll see. It's what most people call the 'Geordie' accent. It's probably not wise to try to imitate it unless you're going to live here but it's interesting to hear.

    • @lalamaralina2457
      @lalamaralina2457 Před rokem

      Me, from Brazil, reading that: 🤯😰😭😓☠️
      haha, but now seriously, is there any video on CZcams of someone from there saying those words?? I'd really love to listen to it 😂

  • @nataliaas512
    @nataliaas512 Před rokem +8

    I love watching your videos! Gill, you are the best teacher 🥰🥰

  • @Octopuscoast
    @Octopuscoast Před rokem +7

    Another fantastic video !
    Happy Thanksgiving from USA 🌻

  • @gelekdolma1488
    @gelekdolma1488 Před rokem +1

    Hi Dear teacher thanks very very much for your teachings English

  • @romandavydov3738
    @romandavydov3738 Před rokem +3

    Excellent! By the way, I started to understand your speech very early. Now, after some years of listening practice, I understand your clear

  • @normaparra1459
    @normaparra1459 Před rokem +4

    I always enjoy your lessons, they are very useful and from my view as a non native speaker that it is easier understand words with T sound rather than without it

  • @oksanagundinovich3933
    @oksanagundinovich3933 Před rokem +2

    Thank you Gill! I can watch your lessons and listen to your calm voice many-many times!

  • @TheEarthCreature
    @TheEarthCreature Před rokem +3

    Thank you very much. I am doing coaching in voiceover and they told me that I do a lot of glottal stops and I wasn't fully 100% sure what they meant even after they explained it to me. These examples have helped me mentally visualize what it means and this will help me with not doing that.

  • @jamesmasaharu663
    @jamesmasaharu663 Před rokem +3

    Great video. Your unvarnished style make things refreshing for viewers. You're a like sanctuary for those who are fed up with the flying animations and sound effects by other youtubers. I could watch your videos on end just to enjoy your soothing voice and peaceful delivery. Thank you Gill! (Hello from Hong Kong)

  • @alikacerto2280
    @alikacerto2280 Před rokem +10

    Here in the US, we often use the "D" sound in place of the "T" sound. We don't really use the glottle stop.

    • @Demondzeta
      @Demondzeta Před rokem +5

      actually the american pronunciation is full of glotal stops, but the use it before a consonant sound or at the end of a word

    • @AndresRuiz2035
      @AndresRuiz2035 Před rokem +1

      But americans don't pronounces T letter in some words, for example: Atlantic, Latin, wanted, international, internet, etc. Is very similar to phenomenal of glottal stop. I'm not native speaker english and this is so hard for listening, when you don't pronounce "T" or when Yes.

    • @anonymoushuman8344
      @anonymoushuman8344 Před 5 měsíci

      Replacing the hard "t" sound with a glottal stop before vowels has actually become a trend in the U.S. lately, too. You can hear interviewers and weather people doing it on t.v., not only at the ends of words but in the middle of them, too. I wonder how long it will take for this fashion to be replaced by some other strange pronunciation trend. What will the next one be?

    • @alikacerto2280
      @alikacerto2280 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @anonymoushuman8344 Can you give me some examples? I can't think of what you're referring to. But I'll be listening for it now. What part of the US?

    • @MrAn0nym0us
      @MrAn0nym0us Před měsícem

      @@alikacerto2280 Listen to the podcast "National Park After Dark". One girl on that podcast consistently says "moun'ain" for "mountain". Drives me bonkers every time.

  • @davida7284
    @davida7284 Před měsícem

    It’s so awesome to see this! I told my buddy a long time ago he’d get a good shoulder punch every time he did that dumb glottal stop. lol, he figured it out and sounds like a normal human now. Glad you’re encouraging proper pronunciation. We need to combat this weird epidemic especially in the US!! 🤣

  • @hoangyen4324
    @hoangyen4324 Před 6 měsíci

    What an amazing teacher! I can hear almost every single word she said. She really has passion on teaching and a simple way of illustration for explaining things. Thank you Ms. Gill.❤

  • @juliajacklin5584
    @juliajacklin5584 Před rokem +2

    Thank you for sharing this video. I will be mindful of my speech. Your manner of teaching is refreshing. You always include a lesson in Grace.

  • @miguelangelmartinezaguinag9953

    My dearest Teacher! You are the Best!!! With all My respects
    Congratulations!!! Fantástic Lessons!!! I hope, People, could learn more with you're
    System!!!

  • @MarinaSkvortsovaP
    @MarinaSkvortsovaP Před rokem +1

    Thank you for your lessons, from Russia with love!

  • @mdvmdv660
    @mdvmdv660 Před rokem +1

    Thank you Gill, I had listened that kind of pronunciation but I couldn't being able to understand so good, I thought I was a bad listener, now I understand so clearly what the problem was!!!

  • @lourdespalacios6669
    @lourdespalacios6669 Před rokem +1

    Thanks a lot for this wonderful lesson. I love to hear your explanations made with such a sweet, clear, soft tone of voice.

  • @gelekdolma1488
    @gelekdolma1488 Před rokem +1

    I am going improving day by day so thanks 🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️

  • @alessandroagnelli
    @alessandroagnelli Před rokem +2

    I love your lessons. You are a great teacher. I'm learning a lot. Thank you very much.

  • @devjanichakraborty6204
    @devjanichakraborty6204 Před rokem +3

    Hello ! Ma'am Gill,
    Hope you are fine and doing well ! 👌
    Looking forward to a new English lesson you would come up with ! 😃

  • @bahamansour3178
    @bahamansour3178 Před rokem

    ooh what a lesson ! look . This woman is a teacher. but she is not an earth human like us ,rather she came down from the moon . she is a treasure .
    The lovely.the beautiful. the neat Gill.
    God bless you ma'my ❤❤

  • @JuliaDutta
    @JuliaDutta Před rokem +3

    Hi Gill, a fabulous class. I would have stayed till the last, but I need to catch uo with my work. 😊What a beautiful language English is!

  • @gladysdasilva6878
    @gladysdasilva6878 Před rokem +1

    Thanks Gill! You are really a great teacher...it is a pleasure to listen to you...🤗

  • @ilciavargas7318
    @ilciavargas7318 Před rokem +1

    Without the t is like casual English but in an interview or formal job, formal English is used. I suppose is better to adapt to our surrounded just to blend in. British Standard English is phonetically beautiful!.

  • @HappyGnoux
    @HappyGnoux Před rokem +1

    You're such a good teacher, thank you!

  • @Juanfranc1sk0
    @Juanfranc1sk0 Před rokem +3

    Thanks for teaching us 🫶🏼

  • @ademirbaldao9023
    @ademirbaldao9023 Před rokem +1

    This class was really helpful!
    Thanks again, teacher!

  • @noriaelaimani211
    @noriaelaimani211 Před rokem +1

    Thank you so much. You are a very good teacher.

  • @giseleSalvado
    @giseleSalvado Před rokem

    Best teacher ever!

  • @ebrark.5555
    @ebrark.5555 Před rokem

    You are so kind, Ms. 🌸

  • @isidoriansimon6047
    @isidoriansimon6047 Před rokem

    My favorite teacher.

  • @sagarlama364
    @sagarlama364 Před 11 dny

    very effective teaching Madam
    Thank u ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

  • @jjjasieniecki8172
    @jjjasieniecki8172 Před 7 měsíci

    Thank you for the lesson, Miss. You are an extraordinary teacher ❤️

  • @belenhernandezbenavente3420

    I love the glottal T... Maybe because it remains me of the years I lived in London 😀
    I come from Madrid, Spain, so, as you can imagine, I'd better try to speak RP English than the glottal T. Pity, though 🤗
    Thank you very much for the lesson.

  • @jamesr6959
    @jamesr6959 Před rokem +4

    I’m a Brit that’s lived abroad for many years and I love the glottal stop.
    The glottal stop is the only feature of my accent that hasn’t softened to global/American English over the years.
    I suppose it’s a part of my identity 😅

  • @Raspakovo4kaUpakovo4ki

    Потрясающие уроки!!! Спасибо Вам!!! Посмотрю все. Очень понравился оранжевый фломастер, в тон к шарфику.
    Теперь я точно знаю, что преподавала всё верно. Объясняла детишкам (то, что могла) также подробно, как и Вы. Сейчас возвращаюсь к языку и дабы не делать здесь ошибок - пишу по-русски.

  • @Isaac088
    @Isaac088 Před rokem

    the best english teacher I've ever seen on youtube ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @leiasilvianucci3082
    @leiasilvianucci3082 Před rokem

    You are amazing! I love your English classes.

  • @salamabouchama7306
    @salamabouchama7306 Před rokem

    You are amazing TEACHER .. thank you for your time

  • @akspanicker500
    @akspanicker500 Před 10 měsíci

    It is a joy to listen to her, very matter. of fact.

  • @RichardDworkin
    @RichardDworkin Před rokem

    Thank you! You are a wonderful teacher.

  • @ServiceswithLove
    @ServiceswithLove Před rokem

    I love and enjoy your teaching. Thank you for good lesson.

  • @Rulesforyourlife
    @Rulesforyourlife Před rokem

    Thanks for the practical pronunciation lesson.
    You show me the answer to one of the problems that always confuse me.

  • @lucianojanducci9907
    @lucianojanducci9907 Před rokem

    Great lesson.
    Thanks for teaching.

  • @carlaalmeida1250
    @carlaalmeida1250 Před rokem

    You are a wonderful teacher. Thanks.

  • @viviwil30
    @viviwil30 Před rokem

    Thank you very much, Gill. Love from Argentina 🇦🇷

  • @irinaiwenko5507
    @irinaiwenko5507 Před rokem +1

    Very interesting lesson thank 😊

  • @mohammedmahmood7040
    @mohammedmahmood7040 Před rokem

    God bless you 🙏🏻 the best teacher in the world❤

  • @claudiomuccifuora7347

    Marvelous! The best tutor over the world!

  • @amandine6524
    @amandine6524 Před rokem

    Thank you for the lesson.

  • @lourdespalacios6669
    @lourdespalacios6669 Před rokem

    Thank you for such a wonderful lesson!!

  • @franklinrodriguez625
    @franklinrodriguez625 Před rokem

    She's the best teacher ever.

  • @sitmengchue4077
    @sitmengchue4077 Před rokem

    This is a really valuable lesson. Thank you very much.

  • @user-jo5sr5ct7h
    @user-jo5sr5ct7h Před rokem

    God bless you! From Abkhazia with love.

  • @tsuarezpis
    @tsuarezpis Před rokem

    You are awesome Gill!

  • @Christinebthanroses_
    @Christinebthanroses_ Před rokem +2

    Thank you very much ❤

  • @helenbghebremehari2023

    Happy New Year, Gill!

  • @candiceb_mat
    @candiceb_mat Před rokem +1

    Dear Gill, this was a fun lesson!. My first language is not English but when I use it, I do have an American pronounciaton so I found it quite funny to stress the "t" because we don't do it. Like in "a lot of work".. that goes more like "alorofwork" (not exactly but you get the idea).😅 Or "That is true" that becomes "Datstru"😅

  • @nature_words23
    @nature_words23 Před rokem

    Lovely class, thank you.

  • @hastalavista9431
    @hastalavista9431 Před rokem

    Thanks a lot, dear Gill! Best wishes!

  • @g2t4397
    @g2t4397 Před 2 měsíci

    Thank you for your amazing videos!

  • @maryprosperi6958
    @maryprosperi6958 Před rokem

    Thank you so much dear Gill... It's very useful to me. You explain It so well.
    Cheers from Italy👸🙏🎼🌺

  • @anacenac-mehedinti799
    @anacenac-mehedinti799 Před rokem +1

    Thank you a lot!❤

  • @nancygonzales951
    @nancygonzales951 Před rokem

    You are amazing teachers, thank you so much ✨️ 💕 🌹

  • @fabianarolando9782
    @fabianarolando9782 Před rokem

    You are so wonderful, Gill !!!

  • @victoriamaillard5178
    @victoriamaillard5178 Před rokem

    I quite agree with you. Thanks !

  • @igoroliveira3774
    @igoroliveira3774 Před rokem

    I missed listening to you and learning a bit more of english. Cheers!

  • @OldSchool1947
    @OldSchool1947 Před rokem +1

    Here in America, I hear it a lot in the speech of the “younger generation.” I first noticed Candace Owens dropping the “t” sound in words like “important.” Not sure if I’m ok with that…sounds too “trendy.”

  • @MariaOrtega-ch5no
    @MariaOrtega-ch5no Před rokem

    It was a great lesson. Thank you so much teacher.

  • @gahero31
    @gahero31 Před rokem

    Thank you so much! I appreciate a lot your videos.

  • @RoseReadings
    @RoseReadings Před rokem

    Thank u !!!! I hope they will actually implement this

  • @arenglish8906
    @arenglish8906 Před rokem

    Hi Gill,
    Thanks a lot dear.
    Much respect and love ❤❤❤

  • @amitpatil5538
    @amitpatil5538 Před rokem

    Thanks 🙏 a lot
    Very experienced teacher
    Love from India

  • @anacristinacunha1622
    @anacristinacunha1622 Před rokem

    tks for excellent class

  • @gabriellagirardi4741
    @gabriellagirardi4741 Před rokem

    Great teacher for a great lesson!

  • @ghenwafeddah4495
    @ghenwafeddah4495 Před rokem

    Thank u. I am from Syria.
    It was an useful lesson for me. 🌹

  • @silviamonica3959
    @silviamonica3959 Před rokem

    Gill, you are wonderful!🥰

  • @delilahcurtiscabral4956
    @delilahcurtiscabral4956 Před rokem +1

    ❤️🌹My best teacher.

  • @user-fp9wu2dx5l
    @user-fp9wu2dx5l Před rokem

    Thank you, Gill. Very helpfull

  • @irfankuran2097
    @irfankuran2097 Před rokem

    Good advice to be given to the native English speakers of the language before anyone else:)

  • @elenalozenko
    @elenalozenko Před rokem

    Thank you! Great work!👍👍👍🙂