English T that sounds like a D?! | The flapped T | The American T #2

[@judithweinman7485]

Your videos are terrific. I am a corporate speech trainer in NYC, and have seen a lot of these, and yours are just great!

[@hadar.shemesh]

Thanks Judith! That's a great complement:)

[@mirelaanghel2914]

Totally agree, perfect videos.

[@hadar.shemesh]

The T is different in different positions (beginning of words, middle or end) both in American and British dialects. But when we look at the T between two vowels (like the examples in this video) the Americans flip it like a D, while in the British dialect it is more like the T that we know from Hebrew, only softer with more air.

[@hadar.shemesh]

Yes! While the Americans flip the T to a D (therefore making it a voiced sound), the British pronunciation of the T is voiceless, therefore it still sounds like a T, but very soft and full of air (not as strong as our T in Hebrew). So in most British dialects, the feeling of the air and lightness is the same, but it doesn't sound like a D.

[@hadar.shemesh]

Since there are many British dialects, another way of pronouncing the T would be eliminating it completely and inserting a glottal stop instead - something like the hebrew ALEF sound - so they say Be'er instead of better, and bo'el instead of bottle. This pronunciation is associated with the Cockney accent (in London) for example. Either way, there is no flapped T (when it sounds like a D) in the British dialect.

[@hadar.shemesh]

Yes, many do prefer the British pronunciation. Making a video on the the main differences between the accents is a great idea, I'll work on it:)

[@mervats5513]

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[@alonsoal6420]

Thanks!

[@hadar.shemesh]

I agree! I'll make sure to release one soon enough.

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I'm also started to watch these video

[@tsogtsaikhanjambal5768]

Please will you explain here on assimilation. thanks

[@nj_91]

that was really helpful , thank you so much. I hope if could make a video about the American R because it's the most difficult letter any foreigner can face. Thank you again

[@HaroldHands]

I didn't expect to find a video ten years ago

[@jonesbz6233]

a 3min video was enough to understand the whole American flapped T. Thank you so much I found your videos quite helpful.

[@TheNolletsac]

Outstanding! I'll be waiting for it! Thank you very much Teacher! Haha

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[@michaelkato642]

I like your example's and how quickly your reenforce that example...I heard one time that human remember the first and last item they study...hence your short example works ...I am a native English speaker ...well ...from Texas...some say English at a slower pace....my wife's sister will visit later in 2014...and I am looking for a website that will be helpful... she speaks English at maybe a 3rd or 4th grade level....of course she is educated in her Native Russia...so she learn very quickly...thanks again...nicely understood

[@ElReyCondoy]

Thank you for teaching! I wish to sound like a native speaker sometimes. But sometimes, I guess people notice that I am not a native speaker for they talk to me in Spanish. Anyway, I refuse to talk in Spanish for I feel dumb whenever they do it. Of course I speak Spanish, I speak Spanish with my family and friends, but sometimes I feel I need to speak English with the native English speakers who are bilingual.

[@azineslamieh3997]

yeah I get it :))

[@barbarawitkowska4576]

Amaizing teacher and amaizing lesson , Greetings from Poland

[@hadar.shemesh]

+Barbara Witkowska ❤️💜

[@orhoushmand85]

Although today my accent in English is more similar to the American Enɡlish than in the past, I still pronounce the letter t as strong even between vowels or after n (just like in Hebrew), unless it's silent or pronounced irregularly (/ʃ/ or /tʃ/), and at the end of a word followed by a word starting with a vowel I pronounce it with a glottal stop after (for example "eat it" is pronounced by me as /'i:tʔɪt/). The reason is because I want to be well heard and prevent potential misunderstandings, and weak t sounds ugly to my Israeli ears, unlike most American Enɡlish sounds. I hope pronouncing only strong T in English just like in Hebrew is not a huge problem or mistake.

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[@23coralline]

מעולה יש הבדל בין ה-T הרגילה ל-flapped T בבריטית?

[@23coralline]

תודה! מרתק ביותר מקווה שיהיה סירטון גם לגבי T בדיאלקט בריטי

[@23coralline]

אז זה אומר שגם לבריטים יש 2 "סוגים" כלומר 2 דרכים להגות T [כאילו רגיל וגם flapped T ] או שבכל דיאלקט יש רק דרך/צורה אחת?

[@willgt8823]

Hello teacher, that " t=d " sound as a r?

[@gbrantmon]

Did you “geddit”?

[@devtechnicalworld1955]

Fabulous

[@rahulbhati6162]

Beaudiful

[@MrBrainOwl]

Hello Hadar, Thank you so much for this lesson, you are an amazing teacher. I am a native Spanish speaker and i think it is like a simple 'r' in Spanish. When i tried to reproduce the sound you are showing us, to me sounds like an 'r'. Am i wrong? Maybe for english native speakers it is more like a 'd'.

[@hadar.shemesh]

You are absolutely right!!! I have another video about the flap t where I discuss it

[@cho9341]

Could you do a video on the american R sound :o ?

[@hadar.shemesh]

+DehCho Yes yes I know...:-) Next time I'm shooting I'm going to record the R video!

[@diegovelazquez9461]

I am from America and have spoken english all my life but I miss the roof often when making this sound, especially when saying water. Sometimes it sounds like waler and it’s really embarrassing. Do you know why I may be missing the roof of my mouth a lot when I make this sound? Thanks a lot

[@ProEgypt]

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[@diegovelazquez9461]

I’m a native English speaker from the United States but I still have trouble pronouncing this sound sometimes. If I speak slowly I can produce this sound but sometimes even when speaking slowly and trying my hardest to touch my tongue to the back ridge behind my teeth I will still miss it and words will sound weird. For example, if I try to pronounce the word water it will sound like wa - er. I’ve looked all over the internet but nobody else seems to have the same problem as me. I also don’t have a visible tongue tie if you were wondering and nothing else is different about my speech. If you know how to fix this I would really appreciate it. Thanks a lot

[@hadar.shemesh]

It’s very hard for native speakers to deliberately make this sound. The whole idea of this sound is that it’s subconscious, it’s not a ‘real’ sound in the English language (meaning you’re not aware of it). Also, some dialects substitute the flap T with a glottal T - where the T completely disappears (it’s the sound odd held breath) . That might be the case for you. But I know it’s common in the UK, not sure about the US , though it may happen!

[@shonizharidy8100]

Do we pronounce t as d in waited as a verb and repeating ?

[@hadar.shemesh]

+Shoniz Haridy yes!

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[@Momo-lt2sp]

T in between two vowels = R

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[@hadar.shemesh]

+FirstReviewer I'm honored:) Thanks!

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[@Momo-lt2sp]

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[@alexander-6820]

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[@allenidus3404]

So why do British people pronounce every t but not Americans?

[@hadar.shemesh]

The flap T becomes a light T in British English.