Learn American English! How to Pronounce Nasal Plosion and a Final T Consonant

[@ポップ英会話チャンネル]

Your explanation is super easy to understand and it is free. Omg. I will check all the videos and then I would like to take your lesson in the future one on one!

[@bantorio6525]

... again ... excellent ... !!!!!!!!!

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Thank you!

[@JULIOCESAR-zn6cc]

Wow. English is so hard for me, but sometimes I think giving up, however it's a fantastic language and I love to learn it. One day I will get fluent! By the way, your explanation was very good and I get it everything. Keep up the good work!

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Thanks, Julio! And don't give up - keep practicing - it will get easier! :)

[@ياسينعبدالرحمن-غ6م]

Thank you teach for remarkable information ❤

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

You're welcome, @ياسينعبدالرحمن-غ6م! I'm glad I could help! :)

[@Vinemaple41]

Excellent explanation!

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Thanks, Vinemaple! I'm glad you liked this video! :)

[@romulosansao9984]

You've been helping me a lot. Thank you very much.😉

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

You're welcome, Rômulo! I'm glad my videos have been helpful! :)

[@ManPuzzling]

Very well done! Thank you very much for the great work. Awesome videos and very clear

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi MAN - Thanks for your comment! I'm glad you liked the video! :)

[@ho5722]

Thanks a lot ❣️

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Thanks for your comment, حسام HO! I'm glad you liked this video! :)

[@MelvinPristyo]

Hi Julie, your video was really wonderful with crystal clear explanations. Does the nasal plosion also apply across words ? E.g. "A kid in the park". Should we pronounce "kid in" with the nasal plosion as /kidn/ or just as two syllables /kidin/ ? If both are correct, which one is more commonly used ? Thank a lot.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi @user-kz9db8xb4t! Thanks for your question :) Yes, you can use nasal plosion in the example you provided - that's totally fine! I'm not sure which is more common - it depends on the speaker's preferences, how quickly they're talking, etc.

[@ramzy-6566]

- Great as always. Thank you, Mrs. Julie. - awesome Quiz. - Nice new KZbin intro. - I've watched this video three times now, and the first part. - Is this /ʔ/ for glottal stop or stop T. - Is the tip of your tongue for the letter S in the word student behind the upper or lower teeth because followed by T sound. Have a nice day.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Thank you! This was a great video suggestion :) Here are the answers to your questions: 1) This IPA symbol /ʔ/ is for both a glottal stop and a stop T (because the stop T is a glottal stop). 2) My tongue tip is behind my lower teeth for the S in the /st/ cluster. Then it moves up quickly for the /t/. I hope this helped! :)

[@ramzy-6566]

@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent Great, great great answer, Thank you.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

@@ramzy-6566 Glad I could help! :)

[@AlexanderBecerra23]

This is pretty advanced. Thanks for talking about this. Can I suggest a topic? I've noticed some people drop the L in words like "always" and "already" in fast speech. Is that a thing? In regard to this last word I've also noticed people sometimes change the stress from [al-REA-dy] to [AW-rea-dy]

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Alexander - Thanks for your comment and your video suggestion! The Dark L can be tricky to pronounce in the words you mentioned (always, already), and it would be great to do a video on them :)

[@tahmazrustamov9530]

So which version is correct?

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Aslan - Thanks for your question :) All versions of "student" are correct! A speaker may use any of those pronunciations depending on the context of the conversation and their personal pronunciation preferences. Listen for the pronunciation of "student" the next time you watch an English TV show/movie or listen to native speakers talking, and see if you can identify which one they used!

[@bantorio6525]

... a "wooden thing" wouldn't have been the same thing ... ??? ... (just for practice ... lol ... !!! )

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Haha - yes, just for practice! ;-)