@@danielovendedor8287 yes you can, just try to focus on the meaning of sentences. if it is negative /ken/ is in pitch and higher sound, so not /ka'n/ is in a lower pitch, and sound and focus is on the main verb which comes after can.
Please never stop make videos, I'm Brazilian and I'm trying speak English alone because now I can't pay a school English and you are helping so much. Thanks you :)
Hi Rachel! I used to watch your videos a lot when I was 11/12 years old trying to learn English. I vividly remember watching this video in particular! I'm now 20 and fully fluent in English, and part of it is thanks to you. I hadn't watched any of your videos in years to be quite honest, but I just randomly thought of you all of a sudden and felt the need to write this comment to say thank you for helping me and so many others improve their English!! ☺️ you've made a lasting impact on so many people
Your lessons help me a lot. After watching your stop consonants lessons, I have realised that we Indians use a lot of stop sounds in Hindi and our local native languages. That is also called glottal stop sounds. But we have never called them stop sounds and glottal sound. I am using it naturally without even realising. Yet I am having difficulty spotting the glottal stop in stop T naturally in English language listening.
I am here because I noticed that I was doing what you call a stop t at the end of words like « caught ». People were asking why I was not pronouncing the t but I was like « I’m pretty sure there is a t because I hear it ». While pronouncing this sentence out loud I noticed I was doing the same with « it ». I think I am actually doing it with a lot more words
I always love and come back to your videos, I can say I've adapted, copied some of your manners of teaching to teach myself, in true honesty you are the best teacher I have ever known. I wish some day I can be as amazing and wonderful as you are.
Rachel, I love all your videos, I can stop watching them. I live in USA for 14 years and I have an awful accent. Well everyone likes it, but I hate it. So I am truly bless to find your channel. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! You are awesome!!!
Thank you teacher Rachel for this well explainable lesson, I've watched this video today While it was posted 6 years ago thank you again teacher wish you the best.
Please keep up posting videos on youtube Rachel. It's been about a year that I I've been watching your video and I'm making a significant improvement now. Thank you very much
Hello Rachel, thanks for all the efforts you’re making. I’m hearing the stop T as ˈa sound! Like the A in Apple Example: Peanu’a butter I think it’s the exact same, but it’s way easier to pronounce it this way than making the tongue ready and never release the sound of a T, I feel chocked
Your videos are always so helpful and you have such a professional voice and attitude in front of the camera. I always recommend you as a reference and source of information to ESL students.
Oh rachel thank you so much, it's not only this video you helped me, you helped me with every video. After almost 2 months of hard practicing I finally managed to get a decent pronunciation. You are better than all german english teachers together, I can't just describe how good you are. Thank you very much and keep it up, god bless you my dear
Thank you, teacher, you explained it in a very simple and straightforward way, so easy to understand. This subtle difference really helps me to understand and speak English way better 😍❤
Hello,thanks a million.I want to ask a question why we drop t in words like cener and keep it in words like central and both of them followed the rule t after n
Hello Rach! I have to say this kind of videos are so important to know or to get clues that help me to understand a little bit more , because sometimes the American english seems fast but videos like this makes me improve my comprehension. Thank you very much Rachael!
The stop t in Arabic almost sound as the letter (د) (dal) which it's almost close to d but lighter. And as always thank you for these wonderful lessons they really help alot ❤
Thanks for ur explanation. I was so confused about this sound. I watched videos on youtube by searching " Unaspirated sound" . After watching this videos, finally I understood it and can pronounce it ☺
Hi Rachel. First of all thank you very much for your time and for teaching us the English pronunciation. Today I have these words that sounds to me almost the same: "Precedent and President" Thank you again and have a good one.
Wornderful lesson. Thank you! I was looking for sth short and TO THE POINT for one of my students who needs a bit more work on his pronunciation at the advanced level. This is going to fit just right.
Wow I was just trying to explain this about Northern NJ accents. We aren't dropping the T completely when we pronounce "Trenton" as "Tren- on". There's a slight sound there but I never knew what it was called. Now I know! Stop T.
2:35 I think "can" and "can't" was only distinguishable by the length of the diphthong. Afaik for "can't" Americans elongate/stretch the diphthong with your described fall of pitch or if it is the main word in a sentence like "I *can't* " they clearly pronounce the t. For "can" Americans use a reduced version so it's IPA: kən except it is the main word in a sentence like "I can." but it is clearly distinguishable as in this case the t in "can't" is articulated so the compressed air is being released. Otherwise I read somewhere that humans can't hear the stop t after n because the t is articulated at the same place where the n is articulated (alveolar) so a glottal stop would sound the same. Is this right? General question: Do you build up pressure for the stop t(so before changing the tongue posture for another sound your lungs pull the air back/relax so the pressure is neutralized again) or do you just let your tongue there but glottal stop(so your lung doesn't build up pressure)? And generally I'd like to know when you Americans use the glottal stop? Don't you use it in "at the" so it becomes "æʔðə" or maybe "æt̪t̪ə" so the t is dental according to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronunciation_of_English_%E2%9F%A8th%E2%9F%A9#Assimilation ?
Thank you for your videos ! I am French and I am trying to get American accent. I find it is easier than British one which is good but maybe too sophisticated ! Well, for the moment my accent is kind of a mix between French, British and American lol.
This is how I learned the difference between way and wait WAY - A little bit longer - Lift the back of your tongue and leave the tip down ( short i vowel ) WAIT - Quicker - The back of your tongue is down and the tip is up behind the avela Ridge" the little gum" ( I might have spelled avela ridge incorrectly but yeah lol smh ) -Make the stop with your throat When you raise the tip at the end you already got the stop t part in my opinion
Basically it's how I also got it, after watching this video and a couple of other on RUclips. I wonder if this rules apply also to stop t's in the middle of words like mountain and bottom.
@@soniasantos8418 Rachel has a video which deals specifically with the pronunciation of t's in words such as "mountain" and "sentence". According to her, most Americans pronounce these t's as a glottal stop. Other channels on RUclips also have videos stating the same (e.g. Sounds American). Indeed, the word "mountain" seems to be one of the most cited examples of glottal stops occurring in the middle of words. Pronouncing it as a flap feels awkward in the mouth and doesn't sound natural (I'm supposing you meant "flap" rather than "flat")
Hi, Rachel! Your videos are the best! I was wondering if you have any video where you go more in detail on linking the stop T with consonants. I've noticed its quite easy for me to make a stop T on its own but not when linking without making a little pause. Thank you!
Hello and thank you! Here is a podcast with more Stop T information: rachelsenglish.com/podcast/004-t-pronunciations-flap-t-stop-t-true-t/ Also, I have lots of material to practice the Stop T in my Academy - you can learn more about that here: www.rachelsenglishacademy.com/
I naturally use the stop T when talking. I’ve noticed that on TikTok now there is a trend towards avoiding the stop T and pronouncing the whole letter.
Hi Rachel! Great video as always. Could you please make a video explaining how to pronounce the word "Further"? I find it very difficult to pronunciate. Thanks a lot!
Thank you so much for making lots of great videos !!! :) I have trouble to pronounce "flatbread", "hot water", "roses" (plural), and "roads"(plural). I appreciate your help :)
I have difficulty with the word Latin! It seems we have the same type of stopped T we have in the word mountain. Am I right? Thank you for all your videos! You’re the best!
Thank you so much! Really that was so helpful! But what about the glottal stop?! Sometimes it's made with the t! This is a little bit confusing to me! * I don't know by the way, if this glottal stop with the t is more common in the British accent or something like that! As I'm actually more interested in the american accent .. but i always stumble upon it!
Hi! Yes, we use the glottal stop in American English all the time. You can really use the glottal stop instead of the Stop T in most situations, usually. It comes down to what makes the most sense in terms of what comes after that glottal stop. If the next sound uses the tongue tip up behind the upper teeth (e.g. 'hot day, that stuff'), then you will probably just want to use the Stop T. If the next sound does not need the tongue tip lifted, than a glottal stop will probably be the easiest (e.g. 'hot gravy, that car').
Thanks God words are seldom used in isolation. A sentence provides a means to recognise a stop T. By the way, how should a stop T sound in the word "stopped" [stopt]?
Rachel, in your explanation you said ‘different than’. It should be ‘different from’ not ‘different than’ nor ‘different to’. We wouldn’t say ‘this one differs than this one’ but this ‘one differs from that one’. It’s because the preposition ‘from’ indicates the idea of moving away (from) whereas we say ‘similar to’ because ‘to’ indicates moving towards, as in ‘this one is similar to that one’. ‘Than’ is used in comparison of two things as in ‘ This one is bigger than that one.’
Hi! There is a video coming out soon that addresses that D consonant at the ends of words - and I will work to create some content on the G - thanks for your comment!
Hi Rachel, I have a question, not exactly about the topic of this video, but regarding the way you pronunced the T in the word "identify" (time 2:32). You omitted the T, but yet I think it sounds slightly different than [aidenifai], maybe you did something with the preceding N? Thanks,
Rachel's English Thank you, Rachel. I'll tell you the truth, I tried to use "cener" instead of "center" as you taught us, but the native speaker whom I talked to didn't get me untill I used the full pronunciation.That's why I was wondering if it's only a T dropping.I've read somewhere else that it's actualy a tap N and not just a T dropping, but after all my ear is not great enough to decide if it's really a tap N or just a T dopping.
Rachel's English , thank you for your lessons , they are too much benific , I live in New york for 3 monthes ago , I wanna to practise my English and correct my pronounciation , please advise me .
Can you explain the pronunciation of BEHIND? Because I've it pronounced in 2 different ways 1) "BEEHIND" 2) "BUHHIND|" I don't know which is the correct one.. maybe both are right but pronunciation changes on the places where people live. Thank you so much!! You're great!!
Hey rachel. How do i say r after a stop t. For example "Did i say it right?" In this sentence, how do i transition from 'it' to 'right'? Do you have any videos on this?
Hi @jeorgehenry8727! When linking a stop T to the R, move the tongue into the R position while the sound is stopped, then create a vibration in the throat to begin the R sound.
@@rachelsenglishthank you. R after the stop t is the only consonant where I'd have to take my tongue from the ridge and make a completely different shape, so I was a bit confused. I'll practice more
I paid attention that words in English can start in very few consonant clusters, they always end with L, R, W or Y unless they start with S. That results in a lot of silent initial consonant letters in English and I have no problem to pronounce a lot of them, for example, K in KNOW and P in PSYCHOLOGY. But do native English speakers have a real problem to pronounce these initial silent letters except that it may sound to them weird?
Native speakers, if learning these words for the first time through reading, would need to be told not to pronounce the initial letter. But once the word is part of their vocabulary, they would not have a problem with it. Native speakers grow up with the knowledge that English is not phonetic, so are very used to needing to look up new words in the dictionary!
Thanks for this! But I still have some questions about the stop T, for example, the words like "witness", "important", which has the T in the middle, I've noticed it's a stop T. So when should I use the stop T?
Taíssa Sanpei This video will help with rules: ruclips.net/video/iZ8p85NRAsI/видео.html. Here is on on 'mountain', which is like 'important': ruclips.net/video/6cobicdw98o/видео.html
Dear Rachel ! Could you help me explain the pronunciation of words with GE in the end such as large, orange, frige. I know how to say them but my question is : Can we pronounce them with " Stop GE " in the end ? I hope you understand what I mean
Hi Rachel, I really appreciate the content on your channel. I have an English exam soon, and it has a speaking section, could you please guide me or recommend a good way to practice especially that I do not have a partner to practice with.
Hi Rachel! could you please do a video on the pronunciation of "Anesthetic"? I'm quite confused about the sound when "s" and "th" are next to each other. Thank you:)
Hey Rachel's English, I love your channel. Could you make a video talking about the "Though" use? Sometimes I see people using that at the end of the sentence but not with an opposite point.
thanks for this video , it really helped me , but im wondering when it comes to the stop T all you need to do is to cut the air flow with your throat so why do i have to move my tongue to the t place or even create the pressure in my mouth ?
Hello! Thanks for the suggestion. You can actually use tophonetics.com to learn the pronunciation of any words you have questions about: tophonetics.com/
Hi Rachel, your videos have been very helpful! Thanks! I have a question though. The stop t or d in the middle of the word. Do they exist? Like grandson. I’ve noticed that we don’t pronounce the d in grandson. I’m not sure if I’m doing the stop d here or perhaps I’m just saying granson. A student asked me that the other day and I thought perhaps you would know better. Kinda feel like there’s a silent d. But I’m not sure. It feels like when I’m saying granson, I’d shift the stress. Seems like the stress falls on the syllable where the stop t/d is. This stressing rule seems to also apply to the examples in your video.
Rachel's English sorry but I was asking about the “stop” instead of the “d” in “grandson” My student asked me that but I wasn’t sure Do we “stop” at the silent d? I feel like we do, because I would pronounce it differently if it was “ granson” without the d But I also found out that I would stress the word differently when there’s no “d” in it Does it mean that we usually stress on the syllable with stop “t” and “d” in it? Thank you
The final 't' in words like 'faucet', 'bet' are often pronounced as a stopped/unreleased (or somehow unaspirated) 't'. I was wondering under which circumstances do we pronounce this final as a stopped one. Are there any rules? Or do we do the stopped 't' all the time (in word finals)? 🙏
There aren't any rules, you can release final Ts or Stop them. I would say it is more common to hear native speakers Stop their final Ts in casual speech - but you'll hear both from native speakers. So, do whichever one you like the sound of more! :)
Hi, Rachel so what's the tongue placement for the stop t? I didn't really get what you said about stopping the air with your throat. Would really appreciate it if you answer my question.;)
When we speak fast, the No T word also becomes shorter, it's really hard for me to distinguish. They sounds the same to me in fast speech. As a non-native speaker, I am really confused about the stop T and silent T in fast speech.
Now, I actually use stop T naturally without the awareness that I'm using it, but I want to come back to appreciate this legend in teaching English.
Thanks for watching!
the pronunciation of "can" and "can't" is really great. thank you.
i cant realize the difference among them
@@danielovendedor8287 yes you can, just try to focus on the meaning of sentences. if it is negative /ken/ is in pitch and higher sound, so not /ka'n/ is in a lower pitch, and sound and focus is on the main verb which comes after can.
sorry my mistake, i mean i can do it
@@danielovendedor8287 👍🏻😇
@@alinn2630 thanks for your guide, but i didn’t guess two words can & can’t when i listen in the fast speed
Please never stop make videos, I'm Brazilian and I'm trying speak English alone because now I can't pay a school English and you are helping so much. Thanks you :)
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Hi Rachel! I used to watch your videos a lot when I was 11/12 years old trying to learn English. I vividly remember watching this video in particular! I'm now 20 and fully fluent in English, and part of it is thanks to you. I hadn't watched any of your videos in years to be quite honest, but I just randomly thought of you all of a sudden and felt the need to write this comment to say thank you for helping me and so many others improve their English!! ☺️ you've made a lasting impact on so many people
Thanks for sharing @aud5307!
Happy to hear that @aud5307! Thanks for sharing!
Your lessons help me a lot. After watching your stop consonants lessons, I have realised that we Indians use a lot of stop sounds in Hindi and our local native languages. That is also called glottal stop sounds. But we have never called them stop sounds and glottal sound. I am using it naturally without even realising. Yet I am having difficulty spotting the glottal stop in stop T naturally in English language listening.
Thanks for sharing Ajay!
Thank you, it helped me a lot!
I appreciate it @user-wk9sg5np5i! Thanks so much!
I am here because I noticed that I was doing what you call a stop t at the end of words like « caught ». People were asking why I was not pronouncing the t but I was like « I’m pretty sure there is a t because I hear it ». While pronouncing this sentence out loud I noticed I was doing the same with « it ». I think I am actually doing it with a lot more words
I always love and come back to your videos, I can say I've adapted, copied some of your manners of teaching to teach myself, in true honesty you are the best teacher I have ever known. I wish some day I can be as amazing and wonderful as you are.
Thanks for watching Lyllies!
Muchas Gracias Rachel!! por compartir tanto conocimiento, sos la más importante guía en mi estudio de inglés (message in Spanish)
These videos helped me a lot. I tell everyone who's struggling with English pronunciation about this channel.
That's great to hear Daniel! Thank you!
Rachel, I love all your videos, I can stop watching them. I live in USA for 14 years and I have an awful accent. Well everyone likes it, but I hate it. So I am truly bless to find your channel. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! You are awesome!!!
I can't thank you enough, Rachel. it's so great to reinforce these concepts with you (since I've LEARNED them with you in the first place, haha.)
Natan Souza :) You're welcome, Natan!
Thank you teacher Rachel for this well explainable lesson, I've watched this video today While it was posted 6 years ago thank you again teacher wish you the best.
You're very welcome Ahmed!
Please keep up posting videos on youtube Rachel. It's been about a year that I I've been watching your video and I'm making a significant improvement now. Thank you very much
joha reem Awesome!
Hello Rachel, thanks for all the efforts you’re making. I’m hearing the stop T as ˈa sound!
Like the A in Apple
Example: Peanu’a butter
I think it’s the exact same, but it’s way easier to pronounce it this way than making the tongue ready and never release the sound of a T, I feel chocked
Your videos are always so helpful and you have such a professional voice and attitude in front of the camera. I always recommend you as a reference and source of information to ESL students.
+Harold Castillo Thank you so much!
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Thanks for those explanations, 'cause I saw a video which doesn't explain the pronunciation clearly. It was very helpful.
You're welcome!
Oh rachel thank you so much, it's not only this video you helped me, you helped me with every video. After almost 2 months of hard practicing I finally managed to get a decent pronunciation. You are better than all german english teachers together, I can't just describe how good you are. Thank you very much and keep it up, god bless you my dear
LeDanx Thank you so much! :)
Thank you, teacher, you explained it in a very simple and straightforward way, so easy to understand. This subtle difference really helps me to understand and speak English way better 😍❤
You're welcome hường!
That was Rachel seven years ago! A great teacher, since then! 🥰
Thanks a lot John!
hello teacher.i am glad to have you as teacher.you so teach me about american english.all your lessons are helpful and useful for me.thank u
Finally someone who explains that, especially can and can’t, thank you 🙏
You're welcome! :)
Hello,thanks a million.I want to ask a question why we drop t in words like cener and keep it in words like central and both of them followed the rule t after n
I've been wandering all around social media just to find you😭😭🥺it's really helps. Now i believe that i can pronounce stop sound. Thank you😊😊😊
Thank you so much !!! I feel so difficult to distinguish 'can' and 'can't'. Now I feel a little bit better. Like the comparisons and learn more words.
You're welcome Hao!
Hello Rach! I have to say this kind of videos are so important to know or to get clues that help me to understand a little bit more , because sometimes the American english seems fast but videos like this makes me improve my comprehension.
Thank you very much Rachael!
michael avi I'm so glad they're helping you!
The stop t in Arabic almost sound as the letter (د) (dal) which it's almost close to d but lighter.
And as always thank you for these wonderful lessons they really help alot ❤
You're welcome and thanks for sharing Ello!
@@rachelsenglish my utmost pleasure ❤
@@elloh1195 but the dal sound د actually has a sound we release the air but while pronouncing the stop t we don't.
Thanks for ur explanation.
I was so confused about this sound. I watched videos on youtube by searching " Unaspirated sound" .
After watching this videos, finally I understood it and can pronounce it ☺
Glad to hear that!
Hi Rachel. First of all thank you very much for your time and for teaching us the English pronunciation. Today I have these words that sounds to me almost the same: "Precedent and President" Thank you again and have a good one.
Wornderful lesson. Thank you! I was looking for sth short and TO THE POINT for one of my students who needs a bit more work on his pronunciation at the advanced level. This is going to fit just right.
You're welcome @dilenepintomenezes7668!
Thank you very much. It's useful for me when I pronunciate "it's" or "let's".
Wow I was just trying to explain this about Northern NJ accents. We aren't dropping the T completely when we pronounce "Trenton" as "Tren- on". There's a slight sound there but I never knew what it was called. Now I know! Stop T.
Say Toronto 🤔
Or a glottal stop.
@@royong2103 Tor on oh. Haha
2:35 I think "can" and "can't" was only distinguishable by the length of the diphthong. Afaik for "can't" Americans elongate/stretch the diphthong with your described fall of pitch or if it is the main word in a sentence like "I *can't* " they clearly pronounce the t. For "can" Americans use a reduced version so it's IPA: kən except it is the main word in a sentence like "I can." but it is clearly distinguishable as in this case the t in "can't" is articulated so the compressed air is being released. Otherwise I read somewhere that humans can't hear the stop t after n because the t is articulated at the same place where the n is articulated (alveolar) so a glottal stop would sound the same. Is this right?
General question: Do you build up pressure for the stop t(so before changing the tongue posture for another sound your lungs pull the air back/relax so the pressure is neutralized again) or do you just let your tongue there but glottal stop(so your lung doesn't build up pressure)?
And generally I'd like to know when you Americans use the glottal stop? Don't you use it in "at the" so it becomes "æʔðə" or maybe "æt̪t̪ə" so the t is dental according to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronunciation_of_English_%E2%9F%A8th%E2%9F%A9#Assimilation ?
Please download more like these videos really help me a lot , thank you teacher♥️
Love you rechel from india I'm learning last two it's really good to learn English from you
It's two days
Thanks Jagmohan!
@@rachelsenglish your welcome
Thank you for your videos ! I am French and I am trying to get American accent. I find it is easier than British one which is good but maybe too sophisticated ! Well, for the moment my accent is kind of a mix between French, British and American lol.
Please do a video with theTH sound! Thank you
This is how I learned the difference between way and wait
WAY
- A little bit longer
- Lift the back of your tongue and leave the tip down ( short i vowel )
WAIT
- Quicker
- The back of your tongue is down and the tip is up behind the avela Ridge" the little gum" ( I might have spelled avela ridge incorrectly but yeah lol smh )
-Make the stop with your throat
When you raise the tip at the end you already got the stop t part in my opinion
Basically it's how I also got it, after watching this video and a couple of other on RUclips. I wonder if this rules apply also to stop t's in the middle of words like mountain and bottom.
Mountain ( there's a flat t here, but u kinda have to blend in with the n. I don't really think you get what I mean but there we go.
@@soniasantos8418 Rachel has a video which deals specifically with the pronunciation of t's in words such as "mountain" and "sentence". According to her, most Americans pronounce these t's as a glottal stop. Other channels on RUclips also have videos stating the same (e.g. Sounds American). Indeed, the word "mountain" seems to be one of the most cited examples of glottal stops occurring in the middle of words. Pronouncing it as a flap feels awkward in the mouth and doesn't sound natural (I'm supposing you meant "flap" rather than "flat")
@@saulberardo5826 yup that's what I mean.... I'd just forgotten the name ....
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Hi, Rachel! Your videos are the best! I was wondering if you have any video where you go more in detail on linking the stop T with consonants. I've noticed its quite easy for me to make a stop T on its own but not when linking without making a little pause. Thank you!
Hello and thank you! Here is a podcast with more Stop T information: rachelsenglish.com/podcast/004-t-pronunciations-flap-t-stop-t-true-t/
Also, I have lots of material to practice the Stop T in my Academy - you can learn more about that here: www.rachelsenglishacademy.com/
You are my smart teacher Rachael.
Thank you every much.
Well done!
You're very welcome!
@@rachelsenglish thanks a lot,
My pleasure.
This explanation deserve a subscribe.
Thanks Abbas!
Make a video please , explaining the difference between pronunciation of THEN and THAN
Wonderful! Thank you so much, Rachel!
You're welcome Perlman!
You've helped me a lot, you're an amazing teacher. Lots of love ❤❤
Thank you Druv!
I ran into plate vs play, and this is the explanation! Thank you!
Hi Rachel
I really love your lessons
can we just make a glottal stop instead of bringing up tongue tip with no releasing ?
My boss told me to exaggerate the T sound so I can sound more American and I was like "but Americans don't even pronounce it most of time".
I naturally use the stop T when talking. I’ve noticed that on TikTok now there is a trend towards avoiding the stop T and pronouncing the whole letter.
Love your videos, I would really appreciate it if you can make a video of the word ALREADY... I'm having a hard time on pronouncing it.
gracias señorita, bendiciones
My favorite video about the stop T so far as a teacher :)
Will be using this in a lesson.
Hi Rachel! Great video as always.
Could you please make a video explaining how to pronounce the word "Further"? I find it very difficult to pronunciate. Thanks a lot!
Ricardo Torres Thanks for this idea!
Thank you very much ❤. It's very helpful for my listening homework.
You're welcome Nadia!
Thank you so much for making lots of great videos !!! :) I have trouble to pronounce "flatbread", "hot water", "roses" (plural), and "roads"(plural). I appreciate your help :)
I have difficulty with the word Latin! It seems we have the same type of stopped T we have in the word mountain. Am I right? Thank you for all your videos! You’re the best!
Thank you so much! Really that was so helpful!
But what about the glottal stop?! Sometimes it's made with the t!
This is a little bit confusing to me!
* I don't know by the way, if this glottal stop with the t is more common in the British accent or something like that!
As I'm actually more interested in the american accent .. but i always stumble upon it!
Hi! Yes, we use the glottal stop in American English all the time. You can really use the glottal stop instead of the Stop T in most situations, usually. It comes down to what makes the most sense in terms of what comes after that glottal stop. If the next sound uses the tongue tip up behind the upper teeth (e.g. 'hot day, that stuff'), then you will probably just want to use the Stop T. If the next sound does not need the tongue tip lifted, than a glottal stop will probably be the easiest (e.g. 'hot gravy, that car').
@@rachelsenglish
Thank you so much :)
Rachel you're so pretty in this video. So far the best YT english teacher! Thank you.
Student Student :) Thanks!
Thanks God words are seldom used in isolation. A sentence provides a means to recognise a stop T. By the way, how should a stop T sound in the word "stopped" [stopt]?
Thanks a lot, Rachel for your highly great effort!
You're very welcome Ossama!
That "stop T" [t|] actually used in "don't" word. For example,
Don't know (don nou) = "dunno"
Don't mind (don main) = "don-mai"
Thanks for your video, Rachel, while I am still struggling with the word "relentless".
Rachel, in your explanation you said ‘different than’. It should be ‘different from’ not ‘different than’ nor ‘different to’. We wouldn’t say ‘this one differs than this one’ but this ‘one differs from that one’. It’s because the preposition ‘from’ indicates the idea of moving away (from) whereas we say ‘similar to’ because ‘to’ indicates moving towards, as in ‘this one is similar to that one’. ‘Than’ is used in comparison of two things as in ‘ This one is bigger than that one.’
hi rachels how to say word, work, world, where vs were, car vs cart vs card, thnk you
amaaaazing! Never paid attention to this fine difference until this video!
This video is very advanced study material.
Can you elaborate on the / g /, / d / consonant sounds at the end of the word?
Thank you
Hi! There is a video coming out soon that addresses that D consonant at the ends of words - and I will work to create some content on the G - thanks for your comment!
Hi Rachel,
I have a question, not exactly about the topic of this video, but regarding the way you pronunced the T in the word "identify" (time 2:32).
You omitted the T, but yet I think it sounds slightly different than [aidenifai], maybe you did something with the preceding N?
Thanks,
Jonathan D. you've got a great ear! I would say it's just a dropped T. I think it does sound like idennify. :)
Rachel's English Thank you, Rachel. I'll tell you the truth, I tried to use "cener" instead of "center" as you taught us, but the native speaker whom I talked to didn't get me untill I used the full pronunciation.That's why I was wondering if it's only a T dropping.I've read somewhere else that it's actualy a tap N and not just a T dropping, but after all my ear is not great enough to decide if it's really a tap N or just a T dopping.
Can you make both stop T and glottal T by closing your vocal cords then? Are they kinda the same then? Thank you for the good videos.
Rachel's English , thank you for your lessons , they are too much benific , I live in New york for 3 monthes ago , I wanna to practise my English and correct my pronounciation , please advise me .
Congratulations! God bless you!
Can you explain the pronunciation of BEHIND? Because I've it pronounced in 2 different ways
1) "BEEHIND"
2) "BUHHIND|"
I don't know which is the correct one.. maybe both are right but pronunciation changes on the places where people live.
Thank you so much!! You're great!!
Andrea Figoli Either one is ok. The schwa (buh-) is probably a little easier.
Hey rachel. How do i say r after a stop t. For example "Did i say it right?" In this sentence, how do i transition from 'it' to 'right'? Do you have any videos on this?
Hi @jeorgehenry8727! When linking a stop T to the R, move the tongue into the R position while the sound is stopped, then create a vibration in the throat to begin the R sound.
@@rachelsenglishthank you. R after the stop t is the only consonant where I'd have to take my tongue from the ridge and make a completely different shape, so I was a bit confused. I'll practice more
I paid attention that words in English can start in very few consonant clusters, they always end with L, R, W or Y unless they start with S. That results in a lot of silent initial consonant letters in English and I have no problem to pronounce a lot of them, for example, K in KNOW and P in PSYCHOLOGY. But do native English speakers have a real problem to pronounce these initial silent letters except that it may sound to them weird?
Native speakers, if learning these words for the first time through reading, would need to be told not to pronounce the initial letter. But once the word is part of their vocabulary, they would not have a problem with it. Native speakers grow up with the knowledge that English is not phonetic, so are very used to needing to look up new words in the dictionary!
Rachel's English And what about a physical difficulty to pronounce silent letters, do they have?
More clear. Indeed. Thanks a lot
Unos tips para saber como detener el aire. Por favor
Thanks for this! But I still have some questions about the stop T, for example, the words like "witness", "important", which has the T in the middle, I've noticed it's a stop T. So when should I use the stop T?
Taíssa Sanpei This video will help with rules: ruclips.net/video/iZ8p85NRAsI/видео.html. Here is on on 'mountain', which is like 'important': ruclips.net/video/6cobicdw98o/видео.html
Rachel's English thank you!
Dear Rachel !
Could you help me explain the pronunciation of words with GE in the end such as large, orange, frige. I know how to say them but my question is : Can we pronounce them with " Stop GE " in the end ? I hope you understand what I mean
Hi! Not really - you'll always hear a little bit of the [ʤ] sound here - even if it's super weak. :)
@@rachelsenglish thank you very much
please tell the differnce between stop and held t.
Hi Rachel, I really appreciate the content on your channel. I have an English exam soon, and it has a speaking section, could you please guide me or recommend a good way to practice especially that I do not have a partner to practice with.
Hi Rachel! could you please do a video on the pronunciation of "Anesthetic"? I'm quite confused about the sound when "s" and "th" are next to each other. Thank you:)
Fan Hongyi That is a TOUGH word! Thanks for the suggestion!
Hey Rachel's English, I love your channel. Could you make a video talking about the "Though" use? Sometimes I see people using that at the end of the sentence but not with an opposite point.
Felipe Pelissari Thanks for this video idea!
thanks for this video , it really helped me , but im wondering
when it comes to the stop T all you need to do is to cut the air flow with your throat so why do i have to move my tongue to the t place or even create the pressure in my mouth ?
Munther Alshobaki you don't. but you can. it can help you sometimes, reinforcing the stop T, making it easier. it's a personal choice.
Natan Souza k, thanks
Rachel, glottal stop and T stop are the same sound??
God bless you, Rachel.
It's very useful for me, thanks a lot!
You're welcome Nguyen!
Thank you so much !I wander the difference between the "are " and "are't ".
Hello
Can you please teach pronunciation of 'OFTEN'
Thank you so much
Hello! Thanks for the suggestion. You can actually use tophonetics.com to learn the pronunciation of any words you have questions about: tophonetics.com/
Congratulations! Useful video!!!
Thanks Didi!
how are you teacher. when the ( t) sound comes before ( t) . as example (that time) should I link( t) or stop it in the word that
Stop the first T and release the second - it will sound linked when you do that! :)
Hi Rachel, your videos have been very helpful! Thanks!
I have a question though.
The stop t or d in the middle of the word. Do they exist?
Like grandson. I’ve noticed that we don’t pronounce the d in grandson.
I’m not sure if I’m doing the stop d here or perhaps I’m just saying granson. A student asked me that the other day and I thought perhaps you would know better.
Kinda feel like there’s a silent d. But I’m not sure. It feels like when I’m saying granson, I’d shift the stress. Seems like the stress falls on the syllable where the stop t/d is. This stressing rule seems to also apply to the examples in your video.
Yes! You are right - we often drop the T and D when they come between two consonant sounds - you are right!
Rachel's English sorry but I was asking about the “stop” instead of the “d” in “grandson”
My student asked me that but I wasn’t sure
Do we “stop” at the silent d?
I feel like we do, because I would pronounce it differently if it was “ granson” without the d
But I also found out that I would stress the word differently when there’s no “d” in it
Does it mean that we usually stress on the syllable with stop “t” and “d” in it?
Thank you
I love the sound..
The final 't' in words like 'faucet', 'bet' are often pronounced as a stopped/unreleased (or somehow unaspirated) 't'. I was wondering under which circumstances do we pronounce this final as a stopped one. Are there any rules? Or do we do the stopped 't' all the time (in word finals)? 🙏
There aren't any rules, you can release final Ts or Stop them. I would say it is more common to hear native speakers Stop their final Ts in casual speech - but you'll hear both from native speakers. So, do whichever one you like the sound of more! :)
Excellent explanation, thanks a lot
Hi, Rachel so what's the tongue placement for the stop t? I didn't really get what you said about stopping the air with your throat. Would really appreciate it if you answer my question.;)
It's very clear...maam. Thanks lots.
Hi Rachel can u please make a vedio on how to pronounce aren't
Hi Rachel, p,ease make a video about a pronunciation of the verb "ask"
+Fesfdi Thank you for this suggestion!
When we speak fast, the No T word also becomes shorter, it's really hard for me to distinguish. They sounds the same to me in fast speech. As a non-native speaker, I am really confused about the stop T and silent T in fast speech.
it's very helpful! thanks!
You're very welcome Nathaniel!
When do I use the Stop T VS the True T?
rivenadeshizzle good question
rivenadeshizzle I think they drop the true T in american english in almost all the situations.
rivenadeshizzle This video goes over the rules: ruclips.net/video/iZ8p85NRAsI/видео.html (most of them, anyway!)
In English English you use a glottal stop in the middle of words. Water = wah'uh, Britain = Bri'un, Potato = Pota'o. But it's regional/ class based
Watch enough movies, cartoons and/or play video games and you'll just know it.