Speak English like a North American: 4 Pronunciation Rules for the Letter T

[@engvidRonnie]

Check out my new pronunciation video on the silent H! Learn 15+ common words where we DON'T pronounce the H: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGS9l2eOhc2Ki6s

[@شهدحسام-ت4ث]

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[@jacearnold4093]

I love your channel from your neighbor country

[@jacearnold4093]

Your a Canuck but I didn't saw you say aboot yet

[@AA-dl6on]

I love you so much hopefully to teach me an English face to face.

[@juanfernandoalzate-aguiler3656]

I just realised that Ronnie has been teaching English on KZbin for 10 years. She started in February 2009. Ronnie: I want to say thank you for all the effort you have put in making these videos. Please, please, keep uploading new videos. Greetings from Colombia.

[@garrylitvinov8028]

She's a smart lady, Juan. What are you think about her?

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[@garrylitvinov8028]

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[@bodiabobo2521]

I'm from Ukraine , and I join you . I watch her lessons with pleasant . Her methods really unique

[@mohdshoaib2369]

@@bodiabobo2521 hi

[@HerculanoBando]

Finally I found the "T Rules" for AmE (American English). Just a couple of weeks of hard working and I'll be speaking as a native (US). Thanks Ronnie for uncover them.

[@kyriaki8088]

are you speaking like a native by now?

[@jdrodriguez7664]

I'm an English teacher and I love watching your videos. YOU are my real mentor. Thank you so much!

[@dhammikaherath1877]

I ran mad

[@jdrodriguez7664]

@@dhammikaherath1877 Why did you run mad?

[@HumorSapiens06]

Now I really like the way she teaches English. It is very practical.

[@CaioSilvaSantos647]

It’s so amazing how you’re able to make non native English speakers get the message. It’s knowledge + empathy. Thank you! 🙏🏾

[@khalishaoyiza7112]

Going through your channel, it's been 13 years of awesomeness, your teachings are amazing. I don't understand why am just seeing this channel for the first time, okay I'll just assume am new on KZbin in order not to beat myself too much. Thank you so much

[@mauronaranjo]

For us, who speak spanish, when the "t" is between the vowels like Ability, computer, etc; we don't have to replace the "t" soud for a "d", but we must have to replace it for an "r" sound in spanish :), But Ronnie, thank you for your tips. Your videos really help me to improve my english.

[@hijugontis]

can you explain this further? i’m learning spanish now

[@carlactym7835]

@@hijugontis what he means is that what the teacher calls "D" sound, for us who speak spanish, it sounds more like our "r", like when we say "cara"(face), for example (not when we say "perro"(dog) or "ratón"(mouse), that's another type of "r")

[@hijugontis]

@@carlactym7835 thank you. still a bit confused tho haha my native language is slavic so we have the rolling R and “perro” and “raton” i get (i hope) but i can not get the difference between the two R’s you guys seem to have. how do you form the other R, that sounds more like D? :) also what confuses me more is that i asked my mexican friend to explain this to me and she said that just rolling it like i do in my language is right, but for example for “cara” you roll it once and for “carro” roll it twice or more.. 😬🙏🏻

[@carlactym7835]

@@hijugontis hahaha yeah the 'soft r' sound it's a little bit confusing, think of the american english pronunciation of the T sound in words like water, the teacher in this video calls it a D sound, but in spanish that T sound is actually how our 'soft r' sounds. So you'll see you're not actually rolling your tongue to make it, or you could maybe see it like one "soft roll", try to take that T sound you make in words like water (american english pronunciation) and put it in spanish words like cara, pero(but), morado(purple) and see how it sounds

[@GuilhermeRodrigues_11]

@@carlactym7835 Same with portuguese, I'd say it sounds way more like a soft r than a d

[@isaacguedes9620]

One of the best teacher I've ever seen in my life! Thank you for your help, Ronnie! You're a lovely person.

[@sandragarnik7387]

Ronnie, I've been living with my Canadian husband for 4 years. I am Colombian and just now, with this lesson, I can be clear about his pronunciation. I was trying to figure out between the R or D with the T. It is crazy, ins't it?

[@irinakukhtyk3813]

I had understood that something wrong after 1. year living in USA. I am from Ukraine.

[@arielsarino2823]

Hi Ronnie! Just came upon your channel. As a native English speaker (American US) I didn't realize all these subconscious rules regarding the letter T. I just want to make an observation though when the T is at the end of a word, as in your example of Hat and Mat. The T is actually pronounced, but very quietly to the point of sounding silent. That's my perception, at least. Here, the T at the end of "least " can be silent altogether, depending on one's variation of his or her accent (I just used several word examples right now without realizing at first!). I respect your video content. Keep it up!

[@valmealvarezvalera4227]

Ronnie, I have a huge problem with T pronunciation. I am Spanish and I used to live in England and learned British pronunciation. Now I live in the US and I am studying for the TOEFL, and relearning this pronunciation is so hard!! In some words I can do the American sound, but in others it is impossible, it doesn't come naturally. People here look at me like I don't know how to speak and most of the people find my accent very strange LOL.Thanks for this video :)

[@Magaariel]

What teachers and books don't teach in years, you, Roni,, did it in 12 minutes,,,,!!! In mi opinion you are the best English teacher I have ever known,,,!!!

[@RealEverydayEnglish]

Great video ! As a native English speaker who is also learning a foreign language, I too have been inspired to start creating content on KZbin to help people with their English. I wish you continued success on your channel!

[@ameliaturcios4752]

I enjoyed too much this video for two reasons: 1) Because I'm spanish speaker native and understanding differences in how pronounce word like Dirty and similars words, has been a big headache for me specially when I have to talk using them; and, 2) Because you explained the pronunciations so funny and so emphatically, that I'm very thankful for that.

[@papateachme]

Finally the American version of the T rules!! :) This is awesome!! Having said that... I was waiting for your Cockney impression of "Bo''l o wa'er" :(

[@alisonbaarros]

hi teacher, you for here also!

[@iijj]

Hi Aly, that was a great video of yours, in Jason Statham role :)

[@elchami743]

@@alisonbaarros for here???? you mean "you're here"

[@aliahmedyacin721]

Thank you so much... I am a trainer from Djibouti and I really enjoy your lessons. You are a great teacher with a free spirit and a joyful heart.

[@caitlinm802]

If you're learning English in Scotland, you'll notice that we often use the silent t pronunciation in words like water and better. So we would say wa'er instead of wadder or water. I understand why people struggle with Scottish accents, we have some pretty weird pronunciations!

[@feed5750]

Bo'le 'o wa'er

[@kaseypasta]

oh she is so gentle with teaching, I love her

[@lrlizribeiro]

7:40 I'm just glad I'm not the only one who finds it hard to understand sometimes when people say can/can't. I'm relieved to know that even native speakers may have the same difficulty.

[@emadmohsen859]

Me too😭

[@marvelouss719]

I think you are so funny. Your sense of humor is used at the appropriate time and is the right amount in every lesson. I am a Jamaican who loves your lessons. Big ups!

[@LuliBrazil]

The T = D for me (Brazilian) it sounds like R.

[@thegladiator7351]

It's a soft "d" so it's a little bit close to "r"

[@Ffrancine_]

Só consigo escutar como “r” tbm, nunca imaginei q fosse o som do “d”

[@lorenatabares247]

@@Ffrancine_ Same in Spanish.

[@allesindwillkommen]

This "T" sound IS actually the short "R" sound as pronounced by Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish etc. speakers. Technically, it is called the "alveolar tap" and has the IPA symbol [ɾ]. You can read and listen to it here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_and_alveolar_flaps

[@thejoanrd6408]

@@Ffrancine_ me neither, it's sounds like R in spanish too but i didin't know that there is a soft d

[@nasisataye6832]

Ronnie ,I've never watched a teacher like you. Keep the nicest job up.

[@AutisticMelon1]

You're the most chill teacher and it's really enjoyable to learn from you 👌🏻

[@violett2952]

I like here, because she's practical and natural, easier for latin people to teach... amazing teacher I love here.

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Thanks for your teaching video Actually your teaching way It’s excellent I’m learning and in same time having fun

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Absolutely yes I’m available to listen and learn

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Let’s practice [phone]

[@krishanyadav567]

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[@englishbyteswithsiribon2391]

This topic is very important for an Asian like me. I learned a lot in this topic. Thank you very much. You have simplified your explanation perfectly.

[@city2733]

hi Ronnie, you funny and authentic teacher😂 the "t" needs a new regulation, or a new revolution in the grammar of english-language. the poor t's they want to be also included in the pronunciations. too pity that they get avoided, Ronnie 🤔. i think that, as an english-learner, sentences with "t's" sound more grounded, solidified, serious, sharp and clear. if we, with respect, drop all these beautiful "t's", it would sound so wobbly. don't you think a language should sounds clear and pure in order to be understandable? with respect, Ronnie, thank you for this beautiful lesson🤓

[@soniacossa1868]

What,I have to say you are the best teacher have never seen before. I love your lessons. Thank you for all for your dedication for us.I from Moçambique.

[@sweydigaming1216]

I've never written a comment on youtube before but at this moment I decide to tell you, thank you very much. I am preparing for my TOEFL test this year, and I realized that you always teach us the common English student mistakes and please keep do it for us we really need it, thank you and thank you. from Mauritania

[@malak.j5191]

I have been watching since 2014 after that I study English at the uni but i think you’re a good teacher i love u so much...

[@theUroshman]

Great and amazingly important video, Ronnie! I lived in Canada for 10 years and I found it completely crazy to switch all my t's into d's, so I did it sporadically, in the words such as 'bottle', battle, and thirty, but just couldn't force myself to say a 'd' in the words batter, matter, and would never ever put a 'd' in the word 'university'. I changed my t sound somewhat even in those words, so they sounded somewhere between a 't' and a 'd', but it never became a 'd'.

[@Robson89almeida]

Best ESL teacher ever. I love your classes, ma'am.

[@bassimox1]

I ve been waiting for this course for a long time. thanks a lot teacher.

[@sarajbuttar267]

Honourable ma'am, These videos are very important for us . You are very influential teacher . We are learning very well by you. We thank you so much our bottom of heart.

[@gracimeresarrazim4777]

Ronnie you’re the most amazing teacher I’ve ever seen

[@soleilmanart]

we missed you so much thanks for the lesson

[@dr.husni.almistarihi]

nice presentation and good value lesson

[@marbr2763]

Hey Ronnie. For Spanish speakers is not a "d" , I think. It's more like an "r" sound... a soft r... (I love you ;)

[@readitsnice2544]

I'm brazilian and sounds like "R" for me as well.

[@readitsnice2544]

@@garrylitvinov8028 Wtf? What's wrong with you dude, chill out. Peoples here is trying get knowledge, be nice. Peace out!

[@garrylitvinov8028]

Cacau Carmo Get lost asshole!

[@arkadiatech2361]

im Moroccan and yeah its R

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[@teresamelendez8540]

Ronnie you are the best English teacher in the entire world. Thank you so much.🙏🏽❤️

[@francescafanigliuolo5327]

Pleaseee pronunciation: through, though and thought!!!! I love your videos!

[@carlosmorell6680]

This is a very good lesson .I'm cuban, my native language is spanish and it might not be a big deal for many immigrants but for me,i'd really like to sound like a canadian or an american native ,therefore you can't get wrong with these lessons ,they help a lot,i really appreciate it.God bless teacher.

[@chakramohora3698]

you are genius teacher of english.. and yes,, my english accent is so bad. and I'm superexcited to make my accent brilliant but I could not get it perfectly. and hope now this video would be helped me on my accent.

[@kwizmon]

You mean North American teacher.

[@danielyang5033]

Ronnie, you are the best English teacher, easy to understand and funny, keep up a good job. I love to watch your videos clips to improve my English speaking

[@pst659]

Okay Basically American’s hate “T” sound

[@quynhpham8447]

Amazing. This is video shreds light on me how to pronounce words with T inside. T makes word’s sound attractive!

[@aprendainglesozinho]

Great Class! Beijos do Brasil e deste professor brasileiro! You are in Canada? I'm in the USA. Much Love!😍🇧🇷

[@a.schneider6058]

O correto é Are u in Canada? Haha

[@misstache443]

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[@leonardoolivera3360]

@@misstache443 ??

[@mcsneto]

justamente por se preocupar com gramáticas, normativas, ortografia, sintaxes que as pessoas ficam 10 anos ou mais e não são capazes de manter uma comunicação em uma língua estrangeira. Ninguém fala corretamente, nem mesmo os nativos.

[@krisea3807]

One of the best teachers in the world to teach English.

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[@emadmohsen859]

The best not best

[@kennethcamacho1214]

"What am I going to do?" I'm living in New York City!! I love you ❤ Ronnie!! Thanks again for improving my English and my skills!!

[@andre6222]

You're the best teacher ever. I'm in love with you. I understand all you say.

[@andrew643.]

She's great completely understandable

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Beautiful dog

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@@Noor0abc90 me

[@krishanyadav567]

Iam indian if you talk me you can my number

[@andre6222]

@@krishanyadav567 ok

[@nazreenaliya8497]

Thanks for teaching...I'm an Indian and it was really important for me because whenever I used to say wader instead of water everyone used to ask that why I say like this...and now I got the solid answer...😍

[@TomasOthon]

Never sound like "t"! Lol. Thanks a lot, wonderful and funny!

[@AhmedIbrahim-ym8qo]

Dear Ronnie, I loved your pronunciation of English, cause it seems to me very cleared to listen.

[@keyfqueen5358]

I am from Somalia . I like English language . I came London before 4 month. Now i live UK

[@user-yh8dg3wq6i]

I am interested in British accent only but you teach so well that I cannot help watching your videos. You are a very good teacher.

[@lifeisgwd]

Ronnie my son likes your video. He laughs alot. That's the best part i feel you teach the way children feel happy. Good luck for you

[@CheshiRrRskiy]

- This is madness! - Madness? This is English!!!

[@civios123]

Greetings from Bulgaria. I'm trying to work on my North American accent and your video is immersely helpful. Thank you so very much!

[@winistarr]

teacher ronnie i have a question. am i only one hearing R instead of T? i mean it sounded like Compurer, Warer, Marrer.

[@ornelamusta2103]

Definitely

[@ishqwalalove802]

@@ornelamusta2103 it sounded more like a D

[@joaovitorsimoes5684]

I’m a Brazilian and I’m self taught. Love your mood and you’re so funny and brilliant teaching that we really forgot that we are studying

[@ShawnDypxz]

What about the word "guitar"? We don't say geedaar.

[@iijj]

That's only because the stress on the 2nd syllable.

[@stgmt6117]

I think it is an exception. I hope it won't "a guidaaar" xD

[@MoMo-ul1wm]

Best teacher ....👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@allanmartins5018]

Your "D" sound looks like a "R" sound to me.

[@joelfernandes1418]

You are the best teacher ever.

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where have you been? we miss you so much. ❤😍😗😗 ❤💗😘😍💙💛😘😗😍❤💗😍😗

[@ahmedazzam3807]

@@Noor0abc90 yes, Eleen I'm egyptian.

[@ahmedazzam3807]

@@Noor0abc90 Thank you so much, Eleen. That's very kind of you! i appreciate that and i'm really grateful to you. and as you may know we love and welcome all the countries of the world. Thanks dear ! ❤😗😗😗

[@ahmedazzam3807]

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[@ahmedazzam3807]

@@Noor0abc90 sure ! That would be great.

[@norsabry1]

احممد بسم الله ماشاء الله عليك الانجلش عندك حلو ممكن اعرف انت متابع ف انهي قناه ؟؟ او فين وشكرا

[@3006Ave]

Thanks for this instructions. I was confusing with these pronunciation water, better.... with sound d when first came to America well before internet time. We are now very luck to learn everything on KZbin.

[@eednaldoOLima]

It is missing info about second t in internaTional. It doesn't follow the first rule, great video though

[@atttalvarez]

Ednaldo Oliveira Lima This is a historical fact rather than a matter of modern pronunciation. The ending -tion for nouns and -tional for adjectives comes from Latin. Purists of Latin say that two thousand years ago it would have probably be pronounced as a real ‘t’ sound or as an Italian ‘z’. Vulgar Latin, which was the Latin spoken by the soldiers who conquered new territories at that time, introduced the -ation suffix in every territory. But if you take a look, every Roman new language developed the suffix in several different ways. Today the words remain , but we could easily tell where you are just because of the way you say informatio, -onis: In French it sounds /ãn foh ma siõ/ with a bright ‘s’ sound. In Portuguese it sounds like an ‘s’ but similar to a French one. In Spanish it also sounds whether with an ‘s’ sound or with a ‘th’ sound, so the Academy decided to replace the T for a C. In Italian it sounds like a ‘ts’ so they use the spelling with a Z instead of a T. In English the sound developed into a kind of ‘sh’ sound but keeping the original Latin spelling. As you can see, this phenomenon is more of a cultural and historical one.

[@dianahidalgo8446]

Oh lord. You just opened a world of understanding for me. I'm not a native speaker, so I never really paid any attention to any of this details about american English before (even though it is the one I've always been taught). It might have been one of my greatest struggles when I arrived to the US ready to start my first job after college; sometimes people don't even understand you if you don't pronounce the T with their accent

[@samarareginamesquita3907]

In portuguese This "d" Sound like an " r"

[@fernandinoalcalatopino3972]

Also in spanish

[@williamrodrigues7600]

Phonetically saying, it's like a d. Because of the fast way we pronounce it. But in real life, for us Portuguese and Spanish speakers, and maybe other languages, we transform this sound like an R, so we can make it easily.

[@rodefe7]

The d sound in spanish..you kind of stick your tongue out. like a "th" sound in english. The d sound in english is made with the tongue behind your front upper teeth.

[@СергейФамилия-ь6с]

Also in Ukraine and Russia

[@gilbertomendez6191]

I do not agree with rule (guideline) No. 4. The "T" does not go silent. It gets a really soft sound, almost silent. But for me, it DOES have a sound. Maybe if one is talking really fast, this rule applies. Never the less, It is a very good information. Thank you for sharing.

[@nochatter7134]

North Americans: Let’s have some “wadder” Rest of the world: you mean “waTER”

[@TheJorgeBelt]

-what a water. ( wara wara ) (guaraguara)

[@darkfuhart9626]

No one other than brits then speak English so not the ready of the world dummy North Americans are correct

[@thankuslay6766]

British : wotah

[@riazkhan4734]

Ronnie ! Your way of teaching is excellent.

[@city_bull3783]

Ronnie is an excellent English teacher !

[@elyencarnacion9483]

The best channel for learn English ever.

[@lebanamela5011]

Thanks Ronnie, you’re not only funny but you’re awesome. I love you girl.

[@sKid-nh5ks]

Always find your vids interesting and helpful for non-native english speaker.

[@MrMike-iy2gf]

I couldn't love your teaching style more, Ronnie! 😍😍😍

[@maricc9051]

I like the way you teach us. I enjoy your sense of humor

[@telegnes4500]

I really enjoy this lesson. Thank you, Ronnie.

[@ezequielcosta325]

it’s so amazing I’m learning so much with you. you’re a good teacher

[@HackWindows]

Every time I would record myself talking to see if my American accent is getting better (or worse) I always ended up thinking that I was missing something, I was pronouncing every word and in my mind it didn’t sound wrong at all; while pronouncing the T, I thought to myself that maybe, just maybe, I was somehow mispronouncing it and now I come to find out that it wasn’t that I was mispronouncing it but that I was in fact, pronouncing it when It should’ve been silent. Thank you very much, you have no idea how eye opening this video was for me.

[@jhonlojano714]

Muaaaa....my amazing english teacher..I love her way to teach....thanks alot Ronnie

[@gilbertorglima.]

I just can’t stop watching your videos. You are amazing teacher . Thanks a lot 🙏🏽

[@kvushaproduction3680]

Your teaching style is appreciated Ronnie madam..

[@camaraahmadbouye3687]

The greatest teacher ever

[@reggieazem4143]

I was born in 90's Brooklyn ,I wasn't aware of having an accent until I moved out to long island, Levittown. And in some 9th grade class bc of my vocabulary, i stood out hard, some kid asked "where am I from?"It took a full year to pick up on their choice of vocabulary but I haven't lost my accent completely.

[@zubeydeokur2014]

Thank you so much for this video.I am a Turkish woman living in the Netherlands.

[@anisulislam9311]

You are so good at teaching. I have enjoyed all the lessons you have taught.You are really a nice teacher.We can learn a great number of new things from you. Thank you very much indeed

[@porfiriochavez76]

I really loved this explanation, now many word pronunciations make sense

[@julivalcarvalho6992]

Iam from Brazil and I love your classes. I have learned lot of with them. Thanks!!!

[@tjfSIM]

I love your teaching style, and how you don't take yourself too seriously! I remember my brother telling me about when he was living in Canada, and he was talking about a Pontiac to an American. He must have said it about 5 times, until the person said "Ah, Pawniac?" They literally didn't understand the word when the 'T' was sounded! :)

[@nakaharakarin8315]

You the best teacher ever. I love the way you teach. You are an inspiration to me. Thank you 😘

[@tafiqulbarirabbi2000]

I really love Canadian accent. I'm planning to move to Toronto for college

[@renebarriga66]

What a clarity !! Greeting from Argentina!!

[@fernandodaniel7978]

I'm becoming addicted to you Ronnie! Your phonetics classes are far more clear and funny than those of my phonetics teacher. I don't use to subscribe but I do now. Greetings from Argentina!

[@christopherjoseph1222]

I fond of the way you teach English language.

[@mouhrizmohammed9177]

First of all I'd like to thank you for this huge effort, how you explain with very simple method and funny too that's make me not boring when I was watching your interesting lessons .

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You give really good tips! these are way valuable! This woman cracks me up, keep it up.

[@lovelykamila]

thanks alot i watch you from egypt and i love your way to explain i'm really enjoy watching your video