American English: T Pronunciations
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- ESL: How to pronounce the letter T.
American English Pronunciation: Understand the rules on how to pronounce T in American English.
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Without having watched the video, I can make the general comment that sounds/speech can be quite different in singing than speaking. I don't recommend using songs a guides for spoken English in general.
Thanks for your question. I lot of people hear it that way, you're not the only one! With that word especially, it isn't uncommon to make a sound that is like a light flap. And if someone is really mad, really wanting to be forceful with the word STOP!!!!, they make the flap T a more heaving sound, allowing some air to build up so it's more like a true stop D than a flap T.
@thesileboss Not really. It's not released, but the tongue going up to the roof of the mouth does change the sound before: it cuts it off. So it's different than not doing anything at all.
Yes, we use 'pretty' all the time: pretty good, pretty boring, etc. Did you do a search though? Because I already have a video on that. Please always do a search first! watch?v=UMps1maxtVo
The first T is true because it begins a stressed syllable. The second makes the SH sound.
Yes, D is a little more straight forward, and the difference between a flap D and full D less dramatic than the difference between the Flap T and True T. And you're right, the D can also be a stop.
I strongly recommend this remarkable video for every non-native speaker regardless of their background, one of the most useful American English pronunciations video I have ever seen.
Thanks a lot Michael!
Do a search on RachelsEnglish 'pronounce any word' and hopefully you'll see the video I made that can help you there.
The vowel length can be affected by the ending consonant (voiced vs. unvoiced), that is one way (do a search on "rachelsenglish vowel lenght ending consonant"). Also, context will help you tell the difference between the two words.
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the glottal stop is used in in all stop consonants.
@NarcyzKnap No, 'sent it' would not have a flap T in 'sent' because there is no vowel before the T, it is the N sound. So it would still be s stop.
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Rachel
This video really helps me to learn more about the standard American English pronunciation. Im from the Philippines 🇵🇭
Glad it was helpful @jimcachapero1249!
Good question! That has to do with the schwa+N ending. Some will make the T before that a stop, like in 'kitten' and 'mountain'.
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@TheTrieutran Yes, that word ends with the T sound, so it can definitely be pronounced with at Stop T (which is different from no T at all, otherwise it would sound like 'no')
@TheShoutbyher
1) I choose to teach it as a D. Yes, it is a soft sound.
2) These would either be a true T, or left out altogether because of the linking to the next word.
3) Yes, I would pronounce that as a stop.
The sound of the flap t = American D between vowels = Spanish R between vowels
The first time I saw the f sound on another channel I didn't understand it but now with more examples and explanations from you I finally understood it, I understand this beautiful language more and more and it turns out to be less difficult and it's fun to understand it.
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@dhsynn Thanks for your question! It would be incorrect to pronounce the T as a flap sound (D) if the next sound wasn't a vowel. Also, it should be a true T if it is part of an ending cluster ("first")
@arthurrr2006 Yes, the T between vowels is like the D between vowels. Many people consider this the same as the R sound in "pero".
It all seems so natural to me I never stopped to think about the complexity of the actual differences in difference situations. Eye opening.
I don't have a video on that topic yet. But I'm working on one.
No, we don't make the R with the tongue flapping. It might sound this way to you when it's done very quickly, but the tongue tip never touches the roof of the mouth.
Right, but it does sound like a D between vowels: though IPA for American English doesn't make a distinction, the D between vowels isn't quite the same as the Stop T that begins a word. But the flap T (T between vowels) sounds just like the D between vowels.
Officially it is the æ sound. But when that sound is followed by ŋ, in practice it is much more closer to eɪ.
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@thisfunguy113 All of those words have a T or TT between vowel sounds, so that would be pronounced as a Flap T by most.
REMEMBER: The T is not silent when it is pronounced as a stop! A stop T is not the same thing as dropping the T!
@thisfunguy113 As in the video, T between vowel sounds is the flap T.
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Sooooo freaking helpful this video, hahaha. I always come back to it to check some particular information about American pronunciation of T. Thanks Rachel!!
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That´s very clear. The way you articulate the sounds makes it easy for every curious learner to imitate you. Thanks, Rache!
@diablesse98 Yes, it can be pronounced either way!
My ESL teacher in high school taught us that the T, P, K, sound like D,B,G, in consonant clusters such as"st, spr, sk", I've been speaking like so ever since.
sdop, sbray, sgate and so on.
Not quite. D, B, and G are voiced and unaspirated. T, P, and K are unvoiced and aspirated. Those sounds are actually unvoiced and unaspirated. We don't have letters to represent these sounds in English, but ต, ป, and ก are the Thai letters for those sounds, and Pinyin uses D, B, and G. (Maybe your surname Zhang suggests you have no problem thinking of those sounds as D, B, and G. If you use the Chinese D, B, and G, you are using exactly the right English sounds.)
Thanks so much dear Racheal..hope to figure out a brief of rules with a pdf file to the video so that we can download it and keep it as a soft copy as it very beneficial for us to read it... Regards.
You're very much welcome Peshawa!
These lessons are so clear that you can be listening to it without the picture and still understand it.
@TheShoutbyher
You may hear some Americans using a more lazy pronunciation, more like a D in STOP.
The other two words concern the T with the R following. I have done a video on it. Do a search on "Rachel's English TR CHR" -- it's at the top.
Yes, that if the flap T, which sounds like the R in 'pero' in Spanish.
@NarcyzKnap That's great!! You found an exception! The only reason that I can think of for it being an exception: there are two accepted pronunciations, one with the first syllable stressed and one with the second. So even if the second syllable is unstressed, maybe the fact that it sometimes is stressed is why it still has the true T?
I am working on a video on this topic! Should be published in the next 1-2 months. :)
Yes, a lot of people would pronounce that as a stop, unless the next word begins with a vowel, then Flap T would be a good choice.
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Thank you ever so much dear. I used to pronounce /t/ like /r/ sound because my first language is Arabic . So thank you dear Rachel. Regards from Algeria.
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Leaving off the T entirely will give the word the wrong shape: use a stop to to make the word end a little more abruptly, and it will sound right.
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Hi Rachel your courses remind those I did in phonetics and phonology but we were really focused on British English
So organized, precise and descriptive. Love it. Even if it's from 8 years ago it's so useful.
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Thank you Rachel, this is an extremely useful video, with lots and lots of information. This consonant t is extremely hard to master!!
You're so welcome Kenny! Keep it up!
Rachel's English Rachel, I have a question. Let’s say I’m saying the following sentence, “I don’t understand what you’re saying”. When I link up the “t” of the “what” with the “you’re”, does it sounds like “wha ja” or “wha cha”? I tried both but I couldn’t tell which is a more native way of speaking.
Actually, I would say the T in CHRISTMAS is dropped (not officially, but in practice). This happens a lot when the T comes between two consonants; 'exactly' is another case where many natives will drop the T. But in CIRCUMSTANCE the T is not between two consonants, it is part of the 'st' cluster, which has a True T sound.
These are not hard and fast rules, they are based on the habits of most native speakers. You will definitely hear some native speakers make True T's when it could be a stop or a flap, especially when they're talking in front of a group or into a microphone or on TV.
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Yes, this T is a stop T (or, a true T if fully pronounced).
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Rachel,
1) Let me give another word example as a complement to this rule (7:12 min from the video).
Rule: When the T is followed by the schwa and the N sound:
Right here in Boston, we pronounce the word "BosTON" the same way you are explaining in this video.
2) "Dentist" is another word with unofficial silent "T" in its pronunciation (9:20 min. from video).
Thanks for share this lessons to us, Rachel.
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I did an english course for 3 years, and my teachers never teached me about this "T" pronunciations, at least I dond't remember.
Really useful video to master English ! Thanks a lot for such a great job, I always learn and improve with your videos ! Thanks and greetings from Mexico !
Thank you David! I'm so glad it's helping. You're quite welcome!
Thank you Rachel! Regarding non official "skipping T" as in "interview", I did 2 Accent Reduction trainings, and they mentioned that habit as part of American accent. So you can count that as acknowledged sound
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I just noticed a lot T got lost while listening to youtubers. Glad found your explains, now I know why my English doesn't sound American :D
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Although I think I do usually pronounce the "t" in wanted and interview, dropping it sounds natural as well. I think I say it as a (t) in "interview" and almost as a (d) maybe in "wanted" as I actually sit here saying it to myself now. I was hearing about there being about 15 or so basic regional dialects in the US on another video just now. I'm from Colorado personally, and I do think regions definitely play a role as well, although I don't usually notice these things unless I focus on them. Anyway, really interesting stuff. I'm definitely subscribing to your channel.
Kinda depends on how lazy you are. If I’m lazy I’ll innerview, but I’m pretty sure I never pronounce the t in wanted. Sounds pretty unnatural.
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Listened to the whole video!!!!! Caught my attention for sure!
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Is your native language Spanish or Portuguese? If so, the R in your language is just like the flap T in American English!
You're right that in clusters it can sound sort of ambiguous. But if you purposely make a D, it will probably sound to heavy. Stick with thinking of it as a T. :)
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Thank you so much Rachel this video finally made me undersrand the pronuncoation of the word hotel, in the past I used to pronnounce that t with a flap t but its gotta be a real cuz of the stress.
Also Ive noticed that easier to hear and to say the stop t when it comes before the n sound
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This is just great Rachel...now i have an extensive video to use for my pronunciation lessons with my students. Keep it up and God bless you!
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Thanks a lot for another great pronunciation lesson
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Thank you so much, This video helped me a lot i always had a problem with T and D sound! i did everything in your video and but people still give me the look!
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@ooo8621218 It would not be unheard of for people to begin 'voicing' the vocal cords for the vowel a little early, which would shift the T in the direction of a D. But I would still separate that from a word like 'butter', where the T is very intentionally pronounced as a D.