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Consonant Sound t as in quottoyquot – American English Pronunciation
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About one out of three words in English has the /t/ sound. So it's way too common of a sound to be pronounced incorrectly. And to make it correctly you'll need to learn the four different ways that it's pronounced. • In this video, you'll learn pronunciation rules for the /t/ consonant. • You'll practice making this sound with several pronunciation exercises recorded by a speech-language pathologist specializing in American English pronunciation. • Just so you know, we have a website: https://soundsamerican.net/ • Quick Links: • • Consonant sound /t/, as in toy: 00:00 • • Review of the /t/ consonant: 00:42 • • How to make the /t/ sound: 02:51 • • Pronunciation exercise 1: 03:39 • • Pronunciation exercise 2: 05:44 • • Pronunciation exercise 3: 07:25 • Related Videos: • #AmericanPronunciation #ConsonantSounds #StopSounds • ►Stop Sounds Overview • • Stop Sounds Overview – American Engli... • ► Consonant Sound / p / as in pie • • Consonant Sound / p / as in pie - A... • ► Consonant Sound /b/ as in boy • • Consonant Sound / b / as in boy – A... • ► Consonant Sound Flap 'T' /t̬/ as in water • • Consonant Sound Flap 'T' / t̬ / as in... • ► Consonant Sound Glottal 'T' /ʔ/ as in button • • Consonant Sound Glottal 'T' / ʔ / as ... • ► Consonant Sound /d/ as in dog • • Consonant Sound / d / as in dog – A... • ► Consonant Sound /k/ as in key • • Consonant Sound / k / as in key – A... • ► Consonant Sound /g/ as in gift • • Consonant Sound / g / as in gift – ... • [THIS VIDEO HAS ENGLISH, SPANISH, CHINESE, JAPANESE, VIETNAMESE, KOREAN, AND PORTUGUESE SUBTITLES] • ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ • TRANSCRIPT • Hello there! This is the Sounds American channel. • In this video, we're going to talk about the American consonant sound /t/, • as in the word toy. You can also hear this sound in words like time, cat, stop or Scott. • We’ll be using a special phonetic symbol - /t/ - for this sound. • The /t/ is one of six consonants in the stop sounds category. • The stop sounds are familiar to most people and may seem easy to pronounce. • But once you try to pronounce them with an American accent, you’ll find that they're not so easy. • Let's find out why and start with reviewing what we learned in the Stops Sounds Overview video. • The /t/ is made by stopping the air with the tip of your tongue at the alveolar ridge. • The /t/ is a voiceless sound. It has a voiced counterpart, the consonant sound /d/. • Remember what's most important for the stops? Correct. It's how they're aspirated. • The /t/ is aspirated or, in other words, pronounced with a strong puff of air, at the beginning of words and stressed syllables. • At the end of words, the /t/ follows the final stop rule and is not aspirated. • As with all voiceless stops, the /t/ is not aspirated after the /s/ sound at the beginning of words. • Here are some examples: • • time, contain, toy • • 'light, got, boat • • stop, still, street • The /t/ sound has a couple of positional variations. • When the /t/ occurs between voiced sounds, it becomes a flap 'T' sound. • When the /t/ is followed by a weak syllable containing the /n/ sound, it may become a glottal 'T'. • Compare: kit - kitten - kitty. • The flap and the glottal 'T' sounds will be covered in detail in our future videos. • As for this video, let's focus on how to pronounce the voiceless /t/ sound. • Slightly open your mouth and leave your lips in a neutral position. • Now, you have to stop the air. • This is how you do that: • Place the tip of your tongue on the alveolar ridge behind your upper front teeth. • Now, stop the air in your mouth with the tip of your tongue and then release it with a strong puff. • If you make this sound correctly, you'll hear a burst of air: /t/. • Let’s try making this sound: /t/, /t/, /t/. • [Pronunciation Exercise 1] • Now let’s do some practice exercises. • We'll start with the /t/ at the beginning of words. Remember, the initial /t/ is pronounced with a strong puff of air. • As usual, you’ll see a word on the screen and hear its pronunciation. Like this. • You’ll have a few seconds to pronounce the word. Don't skip this part, as practice is essential for improving your accent. • Let’s begin! • • tea • • take • • tail • • tell • • talk • • tip • • tape • • task • • teach • • tough • • town • • table • • today • • Tuesday • • tomorrow • • technical • • telephone • • television • • tobacco • • terrible • [Pronunciation Exercise 2] • • airport • • cart • • ticket • • seat • • belt • • blanket • • depart • • comfort • • pilot • • jet • • flight • • height • • knot • • distant • • jacket • • equipment • • exit • • frequent • • greet • • light • [Pronunciation Exercise 3] • • stable • • staff • • stage • • stamp • • stand • • star • • steady • • steak • • steam • • step • • stereo • • still • • stomach • • stone • • storm • • straight • • strange • • strawberry • • stripe • • style
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