I found this today when i'm trying to teach our son how to pronounce flap T. Such a great lesson and the the coach is passionate. I really appreciate it,
Thank you very much for the awesome video. I still don't have clarity though about the difference in pronunciation (if any) between 'd' and 't' when they are both in the same word. For example, in the words: liquiDiTy, valiDiTy, preDaTor, or in phrases like 'I deleTeD it'. I have the same unclarity for the case of 'r' and 't', as in the words: claRiTy, chaRiTy, matuRiTy, irRiTaTing. And here you have a couple words that combine everything ('d', 'r' and 't'): heReDiTy, desiDeRaTa. I would really appreciate any help on figuring how to correctly pronounce those words since they really are tongue-twisters for me. Thank you very much. Keep up the good work!
Yes, I understand what you mean, your native language is probably Spanish, right? if it is, then yes, the t sound in words better water etc. sound like the Spanish "r", not literally, but it somewhat does. The reason we Americans call it the "d" sound is because there's not such thing as rolled r in American pronunciation
To me the flap t sounds a lot like the Spanish r. I don't mean the double/rolling r /rr/, just the simple r /r/. What do you think, what's your opinion?
I once had a friend from South America who told me that she wondered why Americans pronounced some Ts with the R sound. A D sound and and a Spanish sound R sound are very similar. They both begin with touching the tongue to the roof of the mouth. The D stops there whereas the Spanish R then “rolls” or vibrates a bit on the roof of the mouth. In that regard, for a Spanish speaker, an American “flapped T” does sound similar to a Spanish R.
How useful this video is, i wonder the same type of this one, when stop t and d at the end of the word, how could I pronoun them more nature, cauz lots of native speakers said that stop d or t are kind of advanced pron, thank you so much!!
I have a question if you please, you said "t" flaps to "d" but why I always hear it "r"? Like "little"> I heard it "lirle" and "better"> "berer" how can I pronounce it in my mouth? If you please draw to us the tounge's motion.
YzN HmD he has to gives us an example, in slow motion, a bunch of examples... Because I always heard an «r». Every time I ask somebody to explain me the flop t, they do, but they always pronounce so quickly.
"t" changes to a "d" when it's in the middle of a word and in the initial position of a reduced-unstressed syllable...when it's in the initial position of a stressed syllable it remains "t" i.e. attack. attain etc...
Flapped Ts-also called stopped Ts-are an American English mannerism, not a British one. There are various pronunciation differences between British and American, and also within America and within Britain. Some British speakers don’t bother with either a full T or a flapped T, they just do a glottal stop: better becomes be’er. And in some parts of America many words are spoken with an unsounded ‘R’ (non-rhotic r) as is done in Britain where the R is only sounded when it precedes a vowel.
"Gone tomorrow", is the /n/ link the /oʊ/, and no /t/ sound? I think this /t/ won't be "soft d", because Alveolar flap: intervocalic allophone of /t/ and /d/. Am I right?
It sounds also to me almost like /r/. just as flap /d/ as is rider or ladder does. The things is /t/ /d/ or /r/ is produced from the same place in the mouth, which makes us , non-native English speaker , confused somehow. I think
The alveolar flap, i.e. the "R" sound from Spanish and many other languages may, indeed, be a possible realization of "T" in American English. However, it doesn't have to be. Normal "D" sound has also been attested as a possibility. So, both Spanish "R" and English "D" act as allophones in free variation in words like little, butter, etc.
Entertaining video, and nice examples, but it isn't really a /d/ sound. It might be helpful to simplify and say that they're the same, but you *can* hear the difference. Ex: at 3:25, the "t" in "today" changes, but the "d" also does: /goʊtʰədeɪ/ or /goɾəɾeɪ/. There's a subtle, but noticeable difference that several people have picked up on in the comments. English people perceive it like a "d" sound, but I don't know if saying "water" with the /d/ as in "day" would be understood or not.
@@coachshanesesl I'm disagree with you about d sound in flap t . In my opinion maybe I'm wrong the flap T Is a stop T with a light touch during the pronunciation of the word , for example the word "better" be/ stop T and release in final r , in a quick way . What do you think about It ?
No, it's not silent. You just move your tongue into the R position and hit the roof of your mouth on the way quickly - the flap. It actually sounds like R sound in some languages, I don't know what is your native language but if it contains the flap as the R sound, try saying that and then the american R. It might be hard first if you see both sounds as the 'R' sound, just in different languages, but once you get it then it's really easy to say. Or try to say words with THR combination, like THREE with the R sound really up in the back of your mouth, maybe your tongue will hit the roof and make a flap sound there, at least this is what I found that I did accidentally, and I also heard some people (not americans, probably british or australian) do that, just because TH is so in the front of your mouth and you move your tongue back and up for the R quickly, so it's very easy to hit the top and make the flap sound.
Šimon Koníček i think the british people will drop the r in butter/water/letter, and according to my research, it may be possible for new yorkers to drop the r when they speak, please correct me if im wrong.
+Aaron Bogatch nt cluster sometimes can be pronounced like -nn- (winner, innerview, innernet etc). It works with "into" as well, but it always up to a person, not so much "restricted"; as it is with T flapping, for example. I can only advice you if you emphasize your "into" in the sentence,it would be better to say it with true T sound.
Nashville I was asking if I can say "d" after "t". I know I can say "winner" for "winter", but can I also say "winder"? And can I say "until le" instead of "until the"?
+Aaron Bogatch If you say "winder", some people may think you are saying 'window'. With southern accents, 'window' is sometimes pronounced as 'winder' .
Yes, I understand what you mean, your native language is probably Spanish, right? if it is, then yes, the t sound in words better water etc. sound like the Spanish "r", not literally, but it somewhat does. The reason we Americans call it the "d" sound is because there's not such thing as rolled r in American pronunciation
I found this today when i'm trying to teach our son how to pronounce flap T. Such a great lesson and the the coach is passionate. I really appreciate it,
Glad it was helpful!
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Beautiful explanation! Thank you so much for your hard work!
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HI. CONGRATULATION. YOU ARE A WONDERFUL TEACHER. YOUR EXPLANATION IS VERY HELPFULL.
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Thank you very much for the awesome video. I still don't have clarity though about the difference in pronunciation (if any) between 'd' and 't' when they are both in the same word. For example, in the words: liquiDiTy, valiDiTy, preDaTor, or in phrases like 'I deleTeD it'. I have the same unclarity for the case of 'r' and 't', as in the words: claRiTy, chaRiTy, matuRiTy, irRiTaTing. And here you have a couple words that combine everything ('d', 'r' and 't'): heReDiTy, desiDeRaTa. I would really appreciate any help on figuring how to correctly pronounce those words since they really are tongue-twisters for me. Thank you very much. Keep up the good work!
It's a really good video. It's going to help me a lot. Thank you very much Sir. I really appreciate it.
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Yes, I understand what you mean, your native language is probably Spanish, right?
if it is, then yes, the t sound in words better water etc. sound like the Spanish "r", not literally, but it somewhat does.
The reason we Americans call it the "d" sound is because there's not such thing as rolled r in American pronunciation
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To me the flap t sounds a lot like the Spanish r. I don't mean the double/rolling r /rr/, just the simple r /r/. What do you think, what's your opinion?
I once had a friend from South America who told me that she wondered why Americans pronounced some Ts with the R sound. A D sound and and a Spanish sound R sound are very similar. They both begin with touching the tongue to the roof of the mouth. The D stops there whereas the Spanish R then “rolls” or vibrates a bit on the roof of the mouth. In that regard, for a Spanish speaker, an American “flapped T” does sound similar to a Spanish R.
I just met her and I soon realised that no matter what I told her she wouldn't stop laughing.
Good coaching. Do I detect a midwestern accent? The ‘a’ and the ‘o’ vowels are dead giveaways. Do you detect that Midwestern flavor in yourself?
How useful this video is, i wonder the same type of this one, when stop t and d at the end of the word, how could I pronoun them more nature, cauz lots of native speakers said that stop d or t are kind of advanced pron, thank you so much!!
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ lol 트 . Thanks for the useful explanation ^^
I have a question if you please, you said "t" flaps to "d" but why I always hear it "r"? Like "little"> I heard it "lirle" and "better"> "berer" how can I pronounce it in my mouth? If you please draw to us the tounge's motion.
+YzN HmD It's not true D sound, of course.
YzN HmD he has to gives us an example, in slow motion, a bunch of examples... Because I always heard an «r». Every time I ask somebody to explain me the flop t, they do, but they always pronounce so quickly.
try the tongue twister,example:Betty bought a better butter,but she said a better butter is bitter...
I thought the tongue twister was like this: Betty bought a bit of butter to make her bitter batter better.
Great explanation.
"t" changes to a "d" when it's in the middle of a word and in the initial position of a reduced-unstressed syllable...when it's in the initial position of a stressed syllable it remains "t" i.e. attack. attain etc...
Thank you Gene!!!^^
I've been studying British accent for 2 years and I've never heard the flap T or sofd D in connective speech.
Flapped Ts-also called stopped Ts-are an American English mannerism, not a British one. There are various pronunciation differences between British and American, and also within America and within Britain. Some British speakers don’t bother with either a full T or a flapped T, they just do a glottal stop: better becomes be’er. And in some parts of America many words are spoken with an unsounded ‘R’ (non-rhotic r) as is done in Britain where the R is only sounded when it precedes a vowel.
In the UK they'll more often use a glottal stop: li''le, be''er.
I have a question. When t comes before n or ng should we use flap t? For example listen to me , or something to do
I got it.
"Gone tomorrow", is the /n/ link the /oʊ/, and no /t/ sound?
I think this /t/ won't be "soft d", because Alveolar flap: intervocalic allophone of /t/ and /d/.
Am I right?
Thanks!!
what if a "d" in between two vowels sounds like a flap t? like friday
it sounds like an "R"
It sounds also to me almost like /r/. just as flap /d/ as is rider or ladder does. The things is /t/ /d/ or /r/ is produced from the same place in the mouth, which makes us , non-native English speaker , confused somehow. I think
Marwan Mason un spanish is an "R" sound but in English it sounds like a "D"
The alveolar flap, i.e. the "R" sound from Spanish and many other languages may, indeed, be a possible realization of "T" in American English. However, it doesn't have to be. Normal "D" sound has also been attested as a possibility. So, both Spanish "R" and English "D" act as allophones in free variation in words like little, butter, etc.
@Just a man It is not an american R, but it is the ɾ sound
When I saw "트", I was confused at first lmao. So it was actually Korean haha.
I can not pronounce the r soft pronounce it in Spanish As A "r"
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1:00 amazing
Thank you It helped a lot.
Speaking of the vanishing the H in Her does that include Him,Here and His or there is rules for vanishing the H ?
thanks so much , i have one question
in the words better little i don't hear the /d/ instead of /t/ i hear you said it more like /r/ why ?
hardest words in english!!! MURDER AND MURDERER!
thanks .that means i should pronounce t as a d if it's between two vowels or not ?
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Hey Rod Law! Great to see you hear! Answers for DDM coming soon^^
한국말로 하면 리들이 아니라 리를 베더가 아니구 베러가 되는거 맞나요?
Flap t는 ㄹ로 들리는데
4:00 "I'm writing Korean" lol
agree!
Listen to the British pronunication of little. The t is not the same as the tt in letter, even though it is not the same as the American.
I think you are awesome .. do you give skype classes?? I would love to work with you .. I have a french accent. thank you
me too Zainab Barcelona really I got confused I need someone to help me
I came here trying to learn danish...
Entertaining video, and nice examples, but it isn't really a /d/ sound. It might be helpful to simplify and say that they're the same, but you *can* hear the difference. Ex: at 3:25, the "t" in "today" changes, but the "d" also does: /goʊtʰədeɪ/ or /goɾəɾeɪ/. There's a subtle, but noticeable difference that several people have picked up on in the comments. English people perceive it like a "d" sound, but I don't know if saying "water" with the /d/ as in "day" would be understood or not.
please make a video of those words
I could not
sounds lirrle ,gorra, lerrer to me
Mr. shane could you explain ain't ?
^^
Is this the same Shanes I knew from one of hosts on EBS shows in Korea back in the day? If so, I am so happy to get to you.
Could you make a "schwa" pronunciation video? :D
Yes, it will be coming soon^^
@@coachshanesesl I'm disagree with you about d sound in flap t . In my opinion maybe I'm wrong the flap T Is a stop T with a light touch during the pronunciation of the word , for example the word "better" be/ stop T and release in final r , in a quick way . What do you think about It ?
Hi, I can't pronounce butter/ water and letter the american way,
is the "R" silent in the end??
No, it's not silent. You just move your tongue into the R position and hit the roof of your mouth on the way quickly - the flap. It actually sounds like R sound in some languages, I don't know what is your native language but if it contains the flap as the R sound, try saying that and then the american R. It might be hard first if you see both sounds as the 'R' sound, just in different languages, but once you get it then it's really easy to say. Or try to say words with THR combination, like THREE with the R sound really up in the back of your mouth, maybe your tongue will hit the roof and make a flap sound there, at least this is what I found that I did accidentally, and I also heard some people (not americans, probably british or australian) do that, just because TH is so in the front of your mouth and you move your tongue back and up for the R quickly, so it's very easy to hit the top and make the flap sound.
Šimon Koníček i think the british people will drop the r in butter/water/letter, and according to my research, it may be possible for new yorkers to drop the r when they speak, please correct me if im wrong.
+Rivin Bopaiah In standard american english R is never silent.
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But can you say "winter" as "winder"? "into" as "indo"? I know that you can say "winer"
+Aaron Bogatch nt cluster sometimes can be pronounced like -nn- (winner, innerview, innernet etc). It works with "into" as well, but it always up to a person, not so much "restricted"; as it is with T flapping, for example. I can only advice you if you emphasize your "into" in the sentence,it would be better to say it with true T sound.
Nashville I was asking if I can say "d" after "t". I know I can say "winner" for "winter", but can I also say "winder"? And can I say "until le" instead of "until the"?
Aaron Bogatch well both of those examples of yours wont be a common thing because this d sound, as a rule. appears between vowels.
+Aaron Bogatch If you say "winder", some people may think you are saying 'window'. With southern accents, 'window' is sometimes pronounced as 'winder' .
Thanks!
Yes, I understand what you mean, your native language is probably Spanish, right?
if it is, then yes, the t sound in words better water etc. sound like the Spanish "r", not literally, but it somewhat does.
The reason we Americans call it the "d" sound is because there's not such thing as rolled r in American pronunciation