Hello teacher.I'am very happy with your class I have learnd a lot since I met you my biggest problem was that I barely understand tood and now I feel I understand better every time I thankyou very much and I would like to meet you
(sit there) is the letter T in sit between the teeth because followed by there. (And then there) is the letter n in ( and , then ) between the teeth because followed by th sound. Thank you.
In "sit there", I pronounce the T in "sit" as a glottal T, and my tongue tip stays neutral (it doesn't touch anything in my mouth). Sometimes my tongue tip might touch the roof of my mouth as it prepares to say the following TH sound in "there", but I still pronounce the T as a glottal T - the airflow is stopped at my vocal cords. In "and then there", I pronounce the N in "and" and "then" with my tongue tip behind my teeth, and I use the reduced TH tongue placement for the TH in "then" and "than" (tongue tip is also mostly behind the teeth, or it might come out slightly, but it does not come out fully as it would for the voiceless TH sound). I hope this helps!
@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent in the comment for "sit there" you said ( Sometimes my tongue tip might touch the roof of my mouth ) the tip of tongue only or the middle of the tongue. Thank you
Thank you for your question :) Children learn from trial-and-error. They listen to how adults pronounce a word, then they imitate what they hear. Sometimes children say the word incorrectly, which is a normal part of learning a language, and then they try again. Eventually, after listening to adults say that word repeatedly, they make the necessary adjustments and they are able to match their speech sound to how the adult pronounces it. It's incredible how the brain acquires a language, especially for young children. The brain can hear the difference between something as small as voicing, and children will learn the difference between the voiced TH sound and the unvoiced TH sound. They listen to the word, repeat it, listen to how they said it, make adjustments if they need to, and this loop repeats over and over again as they learn the language. Sometimes children need extra help learning how to pronounce a sound correctly, especially if they are older and are still having difficulty pronouncing words correctly. If that happens, they are referred to a speech-language pathologist for articulation treatment (if needed). I hope this answered your question! :)
In Indian English, the voiced TH sound is pronounced with tip of the tongue hitting the bottom edge of the top teeth, tongue not sticking out. i have been trying using AmE inter-dental TH irrespective of stressed or unstressed, but fluency getting slowed down. Thanks for your suggestion on unstressed TH sound.
This is a great question because I do pronounce the T in "it's", but I do it very quickly. I make a stop to the airflow using the True T, but my tongue placement is a little lower than normal. My tongue tip touches the back of my front teeth or along the gum line, and the usual True T placement is higher on the roof of the mouth, along the bumpy ridge that is just behind the front teeth. The reason my tongue placement changes for the T in "it's" is because my tongue is preparing for the S sound, which is made by placing the tongue tip behind the front teeth. So in anticipation of the S sound, my tongue changes its placement for the T by bringing it a little lower in the mouth to match the placement of the S. But I promise, the T is there! If I didn't pronounce a T or make a stop to the airflow, it would sound like I said "is" instead of "it's", but if you listen closely, you'll hear the stop in the airflow as I say the T in "it's". Thanks for the question!
In most cases, yes, I'd pronounce the TH in "than" with the reduced TH pronunciation, with the tongue tip touching the back of the front teeth. Unless I wanted to emphasize the word "than" for some reason - then I'd most likely pronounce the TH with the full tongue placement. Thanks for the question!
@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent Can I ask you a question about the reduced TH pronunciation(tongue tip touching the back of the front teeth, the tongue doesn't come through the teeth.)? I feel it sounds like a /z/ sound for me. For example, when I hear a people say What is the point? I feel I hear What is /zə/ point? If a people used a reduced TH pronunciation. So I often pronounce the reduced th with a/z/ sound, But I not sure it is correct or not. Could you help me with that? Another question about consonant to vowel linking.I often practice my spoken English with Siri( An iPhone assistant), When I say Tom has a nap. Siri always heard Tom has an app. Why does this happen? Did I say something wrong?
@@hibbertjahlil4512 Hi! Thanks for your questions! 1) Reduced TH sounding like /z/: The reduced TH sounds different from a /z/ because the tongue tip actually touches the back of the front teeth for the reduced TH, but the tongue tip doesn't touch the back of the teeth for the /z/ sound. The tongue needs to make light contact with the back of the upper front teeth for the reduced TH - if it doesn't, then you'll end up saying a /z/ sound instead. So the tongue tip should touch the teeth, lightly. (But not too hard of contact - if you push too hard, then it might sound like a dentalized /d/ sound.) When I say "What is the point?" without touching my tongue tip to the back of my upper front teeth, it sounds like this sentence instead, "What is a point?", and this is the sound that comes out: /zə/. But once I touch my tongue tip to the back of my upper front teeth for the reduced TH, then it sounds like "What is the point?" 2) Vowel to vowel linking: The sentences "Tom has a nap" and "Tom has an app" sound exactly the same when you use linking! So you aren't doing anything wrong here - this is just something that occurs sometimes when you link words together. Your conversation partner would be able to understand you based on the context of the conversation, or they could ask you for clarification if they were confused. This is something that a human does better than a robot/AI! Siri probably isn't able to understand "context" yet :) I hope this helps! :)
Hello teacher.I'am very happy with your class I have learnd a lot since I met you my biggest problem was that I barely understand tood and now I feel I understand better every time I thankyou very much and I would like to meet you
Hi - I'm so glad to hear that my videos have helped you! Keep up the hard work! :)
(sit there) is the letter T in sit between the teeth because followed by there.
(And then there) is the letter n in ( and , then ) between the teeth because followed by th sound. Thank you.
In "sit there", I pronounce the T in "sit" as a glottal T, and my tongue tip stays neutral (it doesn't touch anything in my mouth). Sometimes my tongue tip might touch the roof of my mouth as it prepares to say the following TH sound in "there", but I still pronounce the T as a glottal T - the airflow is stopped at my vocal cords.
In "and then there", I pronounce the N in "and" and "then" with my tongue tip behind my teeth, and I use the reduced TH tongue placement for the TH in "then" and "than" (tongue tip is also mostly behind the teeth, or it might come out slightly, but it does not come out fully as it would for the voiceless TH sound).
I hope this helps!
@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent in the comment for "sit there" you said ( Sometimes my tongue tip might touch the roof of my mouth ) the tip of tongue only or the middle of the tongue. Thank you
@@ramzy-6566 The tongue tip - just the part that is used to make the T sound. Thanks for the questions!
Your video helped me during my e- class... thank you
How kids will differentiate which sound to be used while pronouncing the object's name
Hi! Thank you for your comment - I'm glad my video was helpful! :)
Thank you for your question :) Children learn from trial-and-error. They listen to how adults pronounce a word, then they imitate what they hear. Sometimes children say the word incorrectly, which is a normal part of learning a language, and then they try again. Eventually, after listening to adults say that word repeatedly, they make the necessary adjustments and they are able to match their speech sound to how the adult pronounces it.
It's incredible how the brain acquires a language, especially for young children. The brain can hear the difference between something as small as voicing, and children will learn the difference between the voiced TH sound and the unvoiced TH sound. They listen to the word, repeat it, listen to how they said it, make adjustments if they need to, and this loop repeats over and over again as they learn the language.
Sometimes children need extra help learning how to pronounce a sound correctly, especially if they are older and are still having difficulty pronouncing words correctly. If that happens, they are referred to a speech-language pathologist for articulation treatment (if needed).
I hope this answered your question! :)
Could you give an episode on the pronunciation of /s/ as in "sea", thanks very much
Hi Jason - Thanks for your comment and video suggestion! I'll add the S /s/ consonant to my "to-do" list!
In Indian English, the voiced TH sound is pronounced with tip of the tongue hitting the bottom edge of the top teeth, tongue not sticking out. i have been trying using AmE inter-dental TH irrespective of stressed or unstressed, but fluency getting slowed down. Thanks for your suggestion on unstressed TH sound.
Hi! Thank you so much for your comment! I'm glad you found it helpful :)
I found this video helpful
That's awesome! Thanks for your comment, Tauqeer! :)
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you said ( it's the only thing that i want ) in ( it's) first time i heard ( it's ) without T, am i right?
This is a great question because I do pronounce the T in "it's", but I do it very quickly. I make a stop to the airflow using the True T, but my tongue placement is a little lower than normal. My tongue tip touches the back of my front teeth or along the gum line, and the usual True T placement is higher on the roof of the mouth, along the bumpy ridge that is just behind the front teeth. The reason my tongue placement changes for the T in "it's" is because my tongue is preparing for the S sound, which is made by placing the tongue tip behind the front teeth. So in anticipation of the S sound, my tongue changes its placement for the T by bringing it a little lower in the mouth to match the placement of the S. But I promise, the T is there!
If I didn't pronounce a T or make a stop to the airflow, it would sound like I said "is" instead of "it's", but if you listen closely, you'll hear the stop in the airflow as I say the T in "it's".
Thanks for the question!
@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent thank you so much i think i have to listen more.
@@ramzy-6566 You're welcome!
(worse than) is the (th) in than touch back of the front teeth. Thank you.
In most cases, yes, I'd pronounce the TH in "than" with the reduced TH pronunciation, with the tongue tip touching the back of the front teeth. Unless I wanted to emphasize the word "than" for some reason - then I'd most likely pronounce the TH with the full tongue placement.
Thanks for the question!
@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent for the ( emphasize ) i thank we need to learn grammar also.
@@ramzy-6566Maybe one day I could team up with a grammar expert and find a way to make grammar exciting to learn about!
@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent Can I ask you a question about the reduced TH pronunciation(tongue tip touching the back of the front teeth, the tongue doesn't come through the teeth.)? I feel it sounds like a /z/ sound for me.
For example, when I hear a people say What is the point? I feel I hear What is /zə/ point? If a people used a reduced TH pronunciation. So I often pronounce the reduced th with a/z/ sound, But I not sure it is correct or not. Could you help me with that?
Another question about consonant to vowel linking.I often practice my spoken English with Siri( An iPhone assistant), When I say Tom has a nap. Siri always heard Tom has an app. Why does this happen? Did I say something wrong?
@@hibbertjahlil4512 Hi! Thanks for your questions!
1) Reduced TH sounding like /z/: The reduced TH sounds different from a /z/ because the tongue tip actually touches the back of the front teeth for the reduced TH, but the tongue tip doesn't touch the back of the teeth for the /z/ sound.
The tongue needs to make light contact with the back of the upper front teeth for the reduced TH - if it doesn't, then you'll end up saying a /z/ sound instead. So the tongue tip should touch the teeth, lightly. (But not too hard of contact - if you push too hard, then it might sound like a dentalized /d/ sound.)
When I say "What is the point?" without touching my tongue tip to the back of my upper front teeth, it sounds like this sentence instead, "What is a point?", and this is the sound that comes out: /zə/. But once I touch my tongue tip to the back of my upper front teeth for the reduced TH, then it sounds like "What is the point?"
2) Vowel to vowel linking: The sentences "Tom has a nap" and "Tom has an app" sound exactly the same when you use linking! So you aren't doing anything wrong here - this is just something that occurs sometimes when you link words together. Your conversation partner would be able to understand you based on the context of the conversation, or they could ask you for clarification if they were confused. This is something that a human does better than a robot/AI! Siri probably isn't able to understand "context" yet :)
I hope this helps! :)