The /t/ Sound | How To Pronounce The Letter T | Australian Accent Tips

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There are 4 main ways someone with an Australian accent might pronounce the Letter T.
The Hard T, The Silent T, The Soft D/T and The Chewy T.
Candice Moll explains all of these in Australian Accent Tips plus some bonus exceptions to the rule!
Check out Candice's Aussie themed children's show G'day Let's Play! Watching kids TV is a GREAT way to practice your Australian Accent.
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[@teacup7702]

Can we talk about how cute her giggle is, by the way, this helped alot!!!

[@candicemoll8386]

Haha! Thanks :-) I'm glad you found this helpful!

[@popefrancis9756]

Mate you can’t pick up a mistress on KZbin

[@harixav]

Why is your laughter so contagious haha 😂

[@illogicmath]

Yeah, definitely

[@adirong]

Every single giggle I hear Harmony! Hope you feel that's a compliment because it is meant to be. My son was born in 2005 (from Brissie) and your giggle was a part of his childhood!

[@candicemoll8386]

Haha! That giggle will haunt me forever :p But it's a part of me, so I don't mind. Haha!

[@user-sh8gl6jq7s]

Im very fascinated by the aussie speaking voice and finally found this channel. Now, i can really enjoy learning the Australian accent. ❤ Thank you for sharing this videos

[@BabettfromPerth]

I've been waiting for a video on the letter T for YEARS!!! Thank you for your teaching, Candice, this is gold!

[@candicemoll8386]

Haha! I'm so glad it helped!!

[@edwardamosbrandwein3583]

@@candicemoll8386 Is the "soft" t pronounced the same way as (North) Americans do?

[@edwardamosbrandwein3583]

@@candicemoll8386 What's the Australian pronunciation of: - Laboratory - Library - Medicine - Secretary?

[@edwardamosbrandwein3583]

@@candicemoll8386 The dropping of a vowel between a /t/ and an /n/ sound gives origin to what's known in Phonetics as a "syllabic n."

[@davidhines68]

I've noticed a difference in the way 't' in 'thirteen', 'fourteen', etc. is pronounced in Aussie accents that in the US. In the US, we generally do a silent 't' to stop the first syllable and a hard 't' to start the second. In Australian accents, I usually hear a soft 'd/t' in these words.

[@rijandahal2408]

I was desprately looking for the proper enunciation of 't' in the words like written,rotten,kitten.. and i got to learn here... Thank you for such a wonderful tips... And i always had a tough time with this particular word 'important' which sort of made me concieve that some sounds beyond my vocal anatomy..Now i have to rule it out..

[@candicemoll8386]

I'm so glad this helped you! Thanks for watching :-)

[@samuelkuolasampa160]

I love your appearance.... even if you’re serious, your eyes are smiling

[@candicemoll8386]

Aww thanks :p

[@sumitprasadsah9474]

literally I am in love with your teaching style and your cute kitty smile

[@susanwillis8991]

this is so helpful. I'm taking an accent class and we got to pick any accent for our next few weeks and I picked Aussie. Stumbled on your videos and this accent is much harder than I thought. We had to pick our own mini monologue to perform and these videos are helping.

[@candicemoll8386]

Susan! So glad this was helpful! Hooray! 😘

[@lkishere]

You are really the best teacher for T sound. This really helped me a lot

[@candicemoll8386]

Thank you! I'm so glad it helped you!

[@kathleencruson9829]

I just want to thank you so much for this. I want to live in Australia once I finish school, so this is a lifesaver!

[@rezamadoliat2074]

Your explanation of the letter T, paired with your adorable smile, was absolutely delightful. Thank you for brightening my day.

[@riki4523]

I’m from Japan and I was struggling with letter “T” and”R” but this video solve the problem.Thank you very much😋

[@zulkiflijamil4033]

G'day Candice. Your video is a bloody ripper. Ace! I'm learning Aussie English and slangs in Australian English. Thanks mate.

[@celiawu3918]

Oh Wow! The final soft release of 't' is what I was looking so hard for! I found I heard the soft release of 't' in Australian accent sooooo often.

[@AtomizedSound]

As an American actor and now getting into voice acting for a project, I have to do a somewhat broad Australian accent and your videos and the information you provide have been real helpful! Thank you for this and your lovely smile and charisma you show 😊.

[@candicemoll8386]

Oh I'm SO happy my videos have helped you! I first started this series with actors in mind, so thanks for watching!

[@user-oj5lx8im8y]

Im proud of that ive learned from you how to pronounce words with proper using of vowels & mouth. Thanks a lot.

[@BasmaMa-cy4fu]

U , u'r smile, u'r giggle, u'r face , u'r dimples everything on u is beautiful even the way you explain

[@SH-bb9bm]

glad to see a new video!

[@naotenhoevoce]

Yay! Thanks for another great vid! Hope this is not the only video of the year! Keep up the good work☺️

[@candicemoll8386]

Haha! Thanks for watching! There's more to come :-)

[@meSNakeIce]

It is great lesson. Thank you, Candice!

[@candicemoll8386]

Thanks for watching!

[@AOTechWorx]

I love you smile and they way you laugh. Thanks for the video, it's interesting.

[@candicemoll8386]

Thanks for watching!

[@randallbowlin9475]

Nice to see you again

[@yvonnelee6635]

Lovely teacher 😊

[@TheSyrian75]

Great teacher and a so beautiful Aussie dialect. Awesome a thousand likes.

[@candicemoll8386]

Thank you! 😃

[@Andrew-KAV]

Thank you, I like watch your channel! Marry Christmas and Happy New year's!!! 🎄🎅✌🎁⛄❄🍾🥂

[@STNMNinc]

YO, this is the ONLY channel for this! I promise. Candice, you are next level ;)

[@fahrulzaldy3206]

Thank you, Cant wait for the next Example

[@candicemoll8386]

Thanks for watching!

[@syedkamal9045]

I love the way you smile ❣️😊

[@Desarrollo9637]

excellent

[@mohammadsulaimanrasooly2575]

Good teaching

[@zulkiflijamil4033]

Hello Candice Moll, this is a fascinating lesson. Very much appreciate. Thank you and G'day.

[@candicemoll8386]

Glad you liked it!

[@harrysharma6191]

Love your laugh

[@marcelodepaivagoncalves3495]

Very good quality your video 👏👏👏 You have a special charm to teach♥️

[@candicemoll8386]

Thank you! I'm glad you like it!

[@salmaalvarez6012]

so helpful 💕

[@candicemoll8386]

I'm so glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching :-)

[@woddyzinhoo]

Amazing! 🥰 I'm loving watching your videos, they're helping a lot. From Brazil 🇧🇷

[@candicemoll8386]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@gilbertoborges8478]

Very good

[@reggiereformina3719]

Thank you! This helped me alot hope for more aussie accent cuz i really hatr my accent and your accent is my fav

[@candicemoll8386]

So glad this helped! All accents are lovely in their own way. I bet yours it too! It's just nice to have control and be able to choose :-)

[@reggiereformina3719]

@@candicemoll8386 I really want to have a aussie accent cuz i have filipino accent haha and i wanna sounds like a native australian speaker

[@fernandomilicich8160]

Candice You are Great !!

[@candicemoll8386]

Aww thank you!

[@TM-mc3zn]

I have an Aussie accent but I’m still watching this

[@candicemoll8386]

Haha! Accents are fun! :p

[@alanwhelan3475]

If you were my teacher, I would be in trouble 😂

[@tadessemelakuasfaw7896]

You make lovely videos.

[@candicemoll8386]

Glad you like them!

[@carriel2731]

Quality video.

[@candicemoll8386]

Glad you think so!

[@mujahid1411]

Thank you for such a good video on aussie accent. I glad to have found your videos. Im really interested in learning accents and dialects of english and ive been learning some british and american accents. Its pretty hard to find videos about aussie and kiwi accents. Anyway, when you say silent T in this video, im sure what you meant to say was glottal T or T glottalisation. It aint really silent T cos if its silent, kitten aint pronounced as ki'en as you pronounced it but kien. Its really different, innit? You pronounce it by stopping the flow of air in your mouth and then release it. T glottalisation is a very common feature in most british accents but in words like kitten, written, curtain, button, important etc, its common in british and american accents as well. Im neither a linguist nor a native speaker of english, im just a glossophile, so please correct me if im wrong. Thanks heaps for your wonderful and interesting videos. I love your channel. Best of luck.

[@candicemoll8386]

Yep, you're pretty spot on with all the T things. In my videos, I tend to explain things in a way that is a bit less technical and more 'user friendly'. I'm more interested in getting people to remember the mouth shape and sound, so I use terms that I think will help with that. It's not called a 'chewy T' either, but I think it's a pretty descriptive name. 🙂 Glad you like the videos anyway, thanks for watching!

[@user-do5gy8fm6j]

There are two types of R in Spanish. The initial R is pronounced as in Rogelio and it is pronounced this way at the end of a word. And if this sound is to be kept between vowels, then two Rs are needed (RR), as in CARRO, When the Spanish R is between vowels, it is pronounced as the T in WATER. The closest sound to to the T in WATER is the R in TÉMPERA.

[@michaelathompson7041]

I’m not Australian, I’m from Ontario but I speak using some of you’re rules like kitten I don’t say the t’s. I don’t know where I’ve picked all this up but for most of the word examples, I would say it the same way 😂🤷🏼‍♀️

[@candicemoll8386]

Ontario, Canada? I would say that's because of the British influence there. I felt so at home when I visited :-)

[@BLACKHOLEGADGETS]

One day, I'm gonna master the Australian accent!

[@1000rami1000]

I'm in love with your smile 🌹

[@chrismazz6130]

Will you record my voicemail message ? Beautiful voice 👏👏👏

[@romansynovle990]

Twice I thought I may have mastered my accent just in the first few seconds of this , but I have no way of knowing hahaha. Thanks

[@Iamnotsunny]

How about the T sound in "centre" or "fundamental"? Do you guys pronounce them as Americans do? Sorry if already mentioned

[@abbygrima1175]

I miss you in the fairies but ur videos are absolutely perfect for me

[@ND96405]

I love you I love your killing smile and your class.. i miss you

[@valerieliang1462]

Hello! How would you pronounce Walter?

[@rafaelssilva667]

how long time!!!

[@tibabarkat5448]

Hi Moll your videos are really good however, could you please write the sound of the words on the screen because it will be easier for us to recognise the correct pronunciation if we could listen to you and read the sound at the same time . Thank you very much for all your explanation. 🤗🙏

[@paradiselav]

I love you smile woman😍

[@jadeprasertrungreung6444]

Hi just curious how do Aussies say “the” + a e i o u word?

[@noirberries]

i always thought when australians say for exameple eighteen, it sounds abit like "eightain" they say the last double ee sound different, now i guess they also pronounce the t different

[@umatiwari308]

Can we say Wad are you doing ? With soft D And cotton=coddon I love it

[@ArgyleWinthrowson]

i'm sorry, i just wanna ask you, how you pronounce mountain and badminton?🥲, cause i think that's only happen in american accent, but i heard british pronounce maun'n(mountain), so i'm confused🥲, so how about australian?

[@reryaa]

You're back!! Keep doing videos please!! I wanna learn loike a real auzzie. Also, how about learned or learnt??

[@candicemoll8386]

Thanks for watching! Both learned and learnt are technically correct in English. I think 'learnt' is more common in Australia and 'learned' is more common in the USA. But both are correct.

[@douglasmarinho3653]

The way you say art sounds like the A in Portuguese haha

[@iam-yc5rl]

Im from asia How do you pronunce words like city American pronunce[ cidy ] did australian pronunce [ciry] or pronunce it like amercan [ cidy] or sth between both and what is the difrence by spanish r

[@candicemoll8386]

A cultivated accent will pronounce the T. But a more general accent will use a tapped T which is the soft D/T sound, more like the American way.

[@krisnite05]

Do you think its possible for someone like me with an american accent who was born and raised in the US to learn a perfect australian accent? Or will people always be able to tell I'm not really from australia?

[@rebeccasimantov5476]

You may be able to pull off a reasonable Aussie accent if you're from the US...but I truly believe the best way to nail our accent (especially the vowels)...also including our slang!...is if you come and live in Australia for a while...you need to be around native speakers on a daily basis... Btw check out Amy Walker's YT channel...she is brilliant at different accents...in fact, she is the only American I know who can do an amazingly authentic Australian accent! The Australian accent has features of both the British accent and the American accent and is not an easy accent to do correctly... Good luck!

[@rebeccasimantov5476]

Btw which state of the US are you from?

[@krisnite05]

@@rebeccasimantov5476 I would love to go to there. I recently finished watching h20 and now I'm obsessed with australian culture lol. Thinking about going there to study or something. I'll look up amy walker, the accent is just sooo hard lol. I live about an hour away from boston

[@candicemoll8386]

I do think it's possible! You have the advantage of having English as your native language. It just takes a lot of practice. I know a few Americans who can do a perfect Aussie accent! Rebecca is right, it would be helpful if you spent some time in Australia. But just keep practicing. When I'm learning a new accent I often will watch or listen to something and just copy everything they say out loud. It helps! :-)

[@desleybettens5356]

Good luck with that one mate!

[@iam-yc5rl]

I watched a video that told australian pronunce city like american [cidy ] And another video told australian pronunce [ciry] the third video told they pronunce like spanish r like perro [ciry] And the last one told they neither pronune[cidy] nor [ciry ] but they pronunce sth between both but near r Which one is correct

[@candicemoll8386]

Yep, the 'spanish R' in 'perro' is actually a tapped T. So it sounds like a really soft 'd' in English. In this video it's the D/T section. So city is pronounced more like the American way.

[@kanchankhandekar1559]

I have seen in many videos that australians speak a word ending wid ing as in like ending as endin . So is that true

[@candicemoll8386]

I think you mean the habit of dropping the 'g' off the end of an 'ing' word. Yes this is true of broader accents, but not always with the general Australian accent. If you try this without mastering other parts of the accent you run the risk of sounding British as this is a very British thing to do also!

[@Louieinoz]

Are you from Queensland?

[@candicemoll8386]

Nope, I'm from Adelaide :-)

[@Louieinoz]

@@candicemoll8386 I thought I heard a word in this video, or perhaps another one that sounded a bit Queenslander like school. Anyway loved your channel. Been in Australia for 14 years and as a foreigner I'm pretty good at it. I can fool people enough for a short period of time but they'll always pick something up in the speech. Especially when emotions take over. Other foreigners think I'm aussie but aussie will obviously be able to tell which is frustrating. Hope one day I can really get it

[@shelolindo187]

@@Louieinoz I feel your pain, same here.

[@sigmaoctantis1892]

@@Louieinoz I'm from Sydney and I was guessing Queensland as well! The only time I would sound that soft d is when I have a blocked nose. Also, I've never heard that chewy t "tsh" sound ("Tsh"uesday) used for words starting with 'tr', that is just wrong.

[@MahipalSingh-jc6hl]

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[@alexandercortes5013]

pronouncing the letter 'T' as a soft 'D' or what is technically called an 'aveolar tap' is often thought of as a north americanism but as someone who's done a fair bit of traveling in my time the truth is you hear that all over the world. obviouslt more in some accents than others but even in the u.k. where i lived fer 2 1/2 years you hear it pretty regularly (and i lived there pre-internet). you do even hear it sometimes in 'RP' accents which is often thought of as the most hyper correct accent in the world. no idea how the trend got started but to me i've always thought of it as a lazier way to make the sound. a full-on 'T' sound is more effort.

[@solotrippin09]

I've lived in Australia for 5 years and have pretty much picked up the accent but I'm still stuck with how the T is pronounced i.e. the one pronounced at 2:07 Now I'm living in Canada and it gets on my nerves when people pronouce literally as li-ter-ally

[@rolandpage]

You’re cute, Candice

[@mkmkmk1337]

So when you were teaching the word "important", I thought of this phrasing: "important date later". With my "accent", I pronounce no hard T sound at all; they are all soft D/T sounds. Does your authentic accent do the same?

[@candicemoll8386]

Yes and no. There is no hard T sound in this sentence, but the only 'D/T' is in the word 'later'. The T's at the end of 'important' and 'date' are completely silent. So you just place your tongue silently to close the sound.

[@bensonming]

Do Australians ever pronounce the word “water” with a t not a d?

[@candicemoll8386]

Yes! But that is more of a cultivated accent rather than a general or broad accent.

[@bensonming]

@@candicemoll8386 Thank you so much for you reply! :)

[@lennymac5915]

Well I never!!!! Since when did we start dropping 'T' off the end of words. I don't consider myself a snob, but I do think we should speak like educated people ad not hillbillies. I can imagine all the children of today heading off for job interviews in their 20's and they can't speak properly. What are your thoughts on the Queensland Premier using the word Impordant rather that important.

[@rayober2273]

Cute but BS

[@rosalindamelo9441]

I always watch your video not because I want to learn an Australian accent but because of your giggle. I love it💙

[@LG-tt2qz]

Yeah her giggle is lovely, cute