Consonant Sound / t / as in "toy" - American English Pronunciation

[@SoundsAmerican]

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[@SoundsAmerican]

+صادق جعفر you're welcome!

[@fibaballers743]

I really appreciate these videos! I just have a question. For the 't' and 'd' sound, do you make them with your teeth/jaw closed or open (like the picture seems to show)?

[@SoundsAmerican]

+TheNextAvatar , No, we wouldn't recommend closing your mouth (more specifically closing your lips) as it will distort the sound and your t/d will begin to sound like p/b. Instead simply raise the tip of your tongue to the alveolar ridge and make full contact with it. Your lips and your mouth should be slightly open.

[@fibaballers743]

Thank you for answering my question! You recommend not to close your lips as that will make a p/b sound. What about closing your teeth but keeping your lips apart? And then parting your teeth when you pull your tongue tip down and aspirate? Can you make a consistent true t/d sound like that?

[@SoundsAmerican]

+TheNextAvatar , sure, np! No, we don't recommend closing your mouth or lips, by mouth we mean your jaws :). Don't close your teeth or lips when making the /t/ or /d/ sounds, otherwise, you'll distort them.

[@HangPham-pz8gv]

Thank you for the video. Would you be willing to make the video of the sound /tw/( twenty) and /θr/ ( three)? Thanks in advance!

[@SoundsAmerican]

Thank you for your suggestion.

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Could you please make video about a word y and its pronunciation?

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[@SoundsAmerican]

+Sinjo Igiuki you're welcome!

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[@luisrodriguezdiestra1387]

Hello, great video. I have a question: The pronunciation of sound /t/ at the beginning of the syllable in the word distant (´dɪs-tənt) is aspirational right? Thanks.

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[@SoundsAmerican]

Hello there! We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!

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[@SoundsAmerican]

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Sounds American Thanks a lot!

[@moaatzgm7347]

What are the consonant sounds that have more than one sound, such as the T sound?

[@lantranthiphuong5650]

This is called: Voiceless alveolar plosive A pulmonic consanant

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[@hibbertjahlil4512]

How about these words, yesterday, understood. The /t/ is after /s/, but they are not at the beginning of words. In this case, is the /t/ aspirated or unaspirated?Thank you for your help!

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[@addielponce7533]

Is the T aspirated in these words? "Alter" , "after" "wanted" (perfect pronunciation) "guilty" , "winter" (p.p.) I'm going "to"...

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[@sr.oskar_alhos]

In your video, unfortunately, I can't observe difference between Tail and Tell in your pronunciation. My pronunciation of both words is different. It is teil for Tail and tel for Tell.

[@hectorpg1181]

By the way … when you place the tongue in the alveolar ridge the SIDE OF THE TONGUE SHOULD TOUCH THE UPPER MOLARS????

[@SoundsAmerican]

It shouldn't, try to avoid this.

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[@YITONG-Official]

hi, this is a really nice channel. but I got a question, why /t/ of stop sounds more like /d/? I am really confusing, hope you could explain it, thanks a million.

[@SoundsAmerican]

The /t/ and the /d/ sounds are pronounced in a similar way, but the /d/ is made with adding your voice. This is the major distinction. Check out this video, we discuss all stop consonants, including the /t/ and the /d/ in detail. It's very helpful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3ezk3-Ziqill7M Let us know if you have any over questions!

[@truongkhiemnguyen2120]

Thank you for this video. By the way, how to pronounce "TR" in the right way, like "track" for example? The "TR" in American English always becomes "tʃR", is this right?

[@SoundsAmerican]

Not always. Some people pronounce 'TR' with the /tʃ/ sound instead of /t/, but we recommend focusing on making /t/ until you're sure of your accent. To pronounce /tr/, you need to first place the tip of your tongue on the ridge behind your upper front teeth to stop the air, then pull the tip of your tongue away from the ridge to release the air. After that, curl the tip of your tongue back for the /r/ sound. Avoid touching the ridge at this point and allow the airflow around your tongue as you pronounce /r/. However, this combination is one of the most difficult clusters for non-native speakers. It may be a little challenging to master it, especially the linking of /t/ and /r/, but it's perfectly possible with some practice. Here's how you can do it. Start with pronouncing /t/ and /r/ without linking them together, like this: /t/ - pause - /r/. When you feel confident that you can make both sounds correctly in this succession, start reducing the pause between them. Don't rush it and make sure to spend enough time at this stage. When you feel that you can connect these sounds without difficulty, reduce the pause completely. Spend more time practicing just this combination, without pronouncing it in words. And only after you feel confident that you're pronouncing /tr/ correctly, continue with practicing it in words. Hope it helps, let us know if you have any other questions!

[@truongkhiemnguyen2120]

@@SoundsAmerican The way you show me is easy to understand and practice. Thank you so much.

[@hieppnguyen]

what about words like " past, fast" is it necessary to pronounce 't' at the end of words?

[@martinjohnson2830]

t in words like try sounds like ch as in change, but it is represented with t(instead of tʃ) in online dictionaries and here. why? is it really a true(that is another example) t?

[@rodrigoadrianrodriguezaedo4477]

Sounds like the letter theta (θ) in Ancient Greek (In Modern Greek it sounds like the "th" in "think")

[@SoundsAmerican]

Could be. Just don't confuse the Enlish /θ/ sound, as in "think" with the English /t/ sound, as in "toy." It would be a mistake to confuse them, as they are pronounced in different ways. Here's our video on the /θ/ sound, you can compare the /θ/ and the /t/ to hear the difference: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3STnWl9hr-ng5Y

[@semsopheapsem1627]

Dear teacher, I have wonder whether how I have to pronounce word with a few syllables . For example, WITHDRAWAL do I have to pronounce"with plus tn in shape of mouth and continue with d in shape of mouth for draw. Thanks,

[@SoundsAmerican]

Yes, that's correct.

[@timepatroller7590]

To make /st/ cluster does the tip of your tongue still move up to touch alveolar ridge? It is very hard because tongue tip is low touching behind bottom teeth to make /s/ sound. What about when there is words ending in /s/ and starting with /t/? For example "pass down" (ss-d)? Thankyou!

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2:40 - In this video I finally learnt how to pronounce correctly words like KITTEN.

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[@geometrydashiuppiter6910]

I'm curious about something. When the T is followed by a Y, as in THAT YOU, WANT YOU, LET YOU, MEET YOU, I know you can either pronounce the T+Y combination as a glottal stop, or as a ch sound. Which one is, let's say, more "standard"?

[@SoundsAmerican]

What a great question! Short answer: the /t/ is more commonly pronounced as /tʃ/ and /u/ in "you" is reduced to schwa. Long answer: In these examples that you provided, we have the first words ending with voiceless consonants (/t/) and the next word "you" starting with the /j/ sound (/ju/). When they link, the /t/ becomes palatalized, that is, it merges with the /j/ and is pronounced as the /tʃ/sound. Hope it helps!

[@geometrydashiuppiter6910]

@@SoundsAmerican Thanks! However, I also hear a lot of people say "wan- you, le- you, tha- you, mee- you" with a glottal stop in-between. Is that a thing?

[@alekseiromanov4285]

In all the words from exercise 2, I can't hear the final /t/ at all. According to your transcription, it should be pronounced. I distinctly hear it in pronunciations from different American dictionaries. Please explain why don't you pronounce the final /t/?

[@SoundsAmerican]

The final /t/ is pronounced, but it's not aspirated, so you may have difficulty recognizing it. We talk about this in detail in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3ezk3-Ziqill7M Check it out and let us know if you have any questions!

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@@SoundsAmerican Thanks. I'll try to hear better 🙂

[@SoundsAmerican]

It's just the matter of practice. 👋

[@38d-thiennguyenthe44]

How to pronounce the /tr/ as in 'try', 'attract'. And /ts/, /st/ as in 'cats', 'first' Thank you very much

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What is the name of this app he is using to show us the pronunciation of some words and then you card record your voice in the app?

[@SoundsAmerican]

We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!

[@phancius6855]

I just get a trifle confused. I look these word with /t/ ending sound on Cambridge dictionary, I assure that my ears hear the aspirate /t/ explicitly. Plz, clarify this issue. Is it just the dictionary wanna make things easier for non-native speakers, or there two ways we can choose to articulate the ending /t/ either aspirated or unaspirated is acceptable?

[@SoundsAmerican]

Did you look up the British or the American variant in that dictionary? They may be different. The Final Stop rule is used in conversation and dictionaries provide the pronunciation of isolated words. It's the most correct or, so to speak, "exemplary" pronunciation. It's not a mistake to pronounce the final /t/ with aspiration, it's just doesn't always sound natural in conversation. Hope it helps!

[@jamesstmanhattan]

In the words like "distant" or "getting", do I have to aspirate the /t/ sound? It's really difficult, especially in the word getting.

[@SoundsAmerican]

+First Last we pronounce the 't' in the word "distant" as the glottal 'T' sound, so it's not aspirated. In the word "getting" the /t/ is at the end of the syllable, so it's not aspirated either. Hope it helps :).

[@ShyamSyangtan]

Distant = glotal 't' Getting = 'D' sounds

[@jamesstmanhattan]

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[@ShyamSyangtan]

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[@user-lf2zh3mo5l]

Is the st cluster made without a puff of air as well in the words: strain, understanding?

[@SoundsAmerican]

The /t/ is not aspirated in those words, but there's air that comes from friction when you make the /s/ sound.

[@SoundsAmerican]

You can compare "strain" and "understand" with these examples: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o33PoKeMlJWXiKs

[@user-lf2zh3mo5l]

@@SoundsAmerican so these given example you just showed up to me are having the same t pronunciation as to the words strain and understanding?

[@hectorpg1181]

What’s the rule to know when the final t is aspirated and when it’s not ??

[@SoundsAmerican]

We talk about this in detail in this video, check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3ezk3-Ziqill7M

[@John2corner]

How do yo make held t and d tho?

[@dangdoxuan1554]

Why don't have final sound? it's different with dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/distant. Please to explain for me. Thank you

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Dang Do Xuan Sorry, we don't seem to understand your question. Can you please rephrase?

[@user-qv7qs3hq2p]

I wonder how T is pronounced when it is between a constant and a vowel, as an unstressed syllable, like characTer, facTor...Is it aspirated or unaspirated?

[@SoundsAmerican]

The aspiration of the /t/ depends on its position in a syllable. In the words that you mentioned, the /t/ is at the beginning of syllables, so it's aspirated.

[@IvanAntonioQueroDiaz]

I have a question, when "t sound" is before "j sound" for example "lɛt ju:" those sounds change to "tʃ sound"? for example "letʃu:" someone to explain me please

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Iván Quero , Yes, you're right. In casual speech, some people change the /t/ sound to the /t ∫/ when linking it to the /j/. This is called "palatalization" and often occurs in phrases like "not yet, " "what you."This is what happens: usually, the /t/ sound is pronounced at your tooth ridge. However, when it's linked to the /j/, it's pronounced further back in the mouth, closer to the roof of your mouth (the hard palate) This is the place where you make the semivowel /y/. Palatalization often occurs in words that end with the /t/ when they occur before words that begin with the semivowel /y/. Please note that you don't have to intentionally palatalize your /t/ sounds. It's perfectly fine to pronounce just the "regular" /t/ sound. The main rule is: do not distort the sounds unless you're absolutely sure you need to. Hope it helps!

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[@user-lf2zh3mo5l]

In the word 'honest', if you'll pronounce the T in the word 'honest' is it not aspirated as well? 'Cuz there's that ST in the ending word, you said the T in ST woudn't be aspirated.

[@SoundsAmerican]

Correct, the /t/ sound is not aspirated in this position. There's some friction from the /s/ sound, but no puff of air for /t/.

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[@SoundsAmerican]

We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!

[@behappy9543]

okay, we're waiting. Thank you

[@grigoriy3125]

I heard opinion that start position to pronounce American T sound is backside of low teeth. Could you please comment this?

[@SoundsAmerican]

We've just tried it - it didn't work. :)

[@jamesstmanhattan]

Is the word exit pronounced as egzit a no go?

[@SoundsAmerican]

On the contrary, it's totally fine to pronounce "exit" with as /ˈɛg·zɪt/. There are two pronunciation variants for this word in American English (/ˈɛk·sɪt/ and /ˈɛg·zɪt/and both are acceptable.

[@wilher6121]

¿Alguien sabe que significa el punto intermedio entre los sibolos foneticos que usan en este video ?

[@SoundsAmerican]

Do you mean the dot in the middle? Like this one: · (/ˈteɪ·kɪŋ?)?

[@wilher6121]

Sí me refiero a ese punto. @@SoundsAmerican

[@SoundsAmerican]

This symbol shows division between syllables.

[@wilher6121]

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[@SoundsAmerican]

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[@usuk4820]

why i heard "t" in the word "light" in dictionary??

[@SoundsAmerican]

+USUKisMyLf The word "light" ends with the /t/ sound which is pronounced but not aspirated (without a puff of air). You may have heard it pronounced with a strong puff of air (aspiration) in a dictionary since dictionaries typically enunciate all sounds in words. It's done this way to provide users with clear and distinct examples of words pronunciations. Such examples are often slightly different from how words sound in daily conversational speech which we try to provide. Hope it helps!

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[@SoundsAmerican]

We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!

[@halo9official]

how to pronounce 'spend' and 'spent'? what is the different?

[@SoundsAmerican]

The final stop sounds are different. "Spend" is pronounced with the voiced /d/ sound at the end, but "spent" with the voiceless /t/.

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[@SoundsAmerican]

We're using our own app, but we haven't released it to the public yet. We're planning to do it very soon and we'll announce the release on this channel. Stay tuned!

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[@angelitamatosrodriguez5570]

You made a mistake pronouncing the word 'tail'. It sounds rather like 'tell', check it out.

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Angelita Matos Rodriguez We didn't :). That's how it's pronounced, trust us.

[@SoundsAmerican]

+Angelita Matos Rodriguez Check out this video, it may help you learn to differentiate between the /eɪ/ and the /ɛ/ sounds: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGqkfKN_pNpmoa8 There are also examples on how these vowels are pronounced before the /l/ consonant.

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Glad you liked it!

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