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Thanks for this helpful video! It's hard for me to make the R vowel + T + vowel like in stARTEd. I know the T is a flap T, but the sounds don't come out of my mouth naturally, and I think it's due to the tongue position. Do you have any tips for tongue position during this transition?
It's a Great explanation . thank you Rachel.
Is it correct that we should also pronounce T as a D in "Amount of" (uh·mown.duhv)?
I’m having a bit of trouble making the r to flap-t transition. Can u please explain how you use the tongue after the r sound? Is it supposed to already be a bit forward and just lift up after the r sound or come forwards from the r and give a high five to the ridge? In the second case I almost reach the end of alveolar ridge for the flap-t, is that fine?
What comes before part B?
PART-AY!
As a brazilian, I don't understand why there's so many letters in english language that dosen't sound like the sound of the letter itself. It's the T that sound like R, the I that sound like "AI" but in some words, it's sound like the true sound of the I in the original sound (like in the word "live")
Hi! In this case dose the “t” sound like an “r” and they say only “Pari”? https://youtu.be/1A6VugFbt04
That's the hardest sound for me in English. Sadly there's little content about this topic. Words like order; shorter are so hard to pronounce. I can't do it. Tried million times, but just can't
So I’m a native speaker, and I’ve come to believe that I pronounce this wrong as a result of my upbringing (though I have never been called out so I believe I’m either saying it right, or people can’t tell the difference). Basically instead of an alveolar tap (flapped t), I use a retro flex flap (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiced_retroflex_flap) performed by touching the top of the mouth with the underside of the tip of the tongue. I find going from the r sound to the alveolar tap (flapped t) almost impossible… but I am training myself to do it and hope I can fix it…
Excellent job, Thank you Rachel
Thanks, you ain't fast nor slow, you so clear and easy for sb to get you well.
I lov'it. How you teach real Eglish. Regards from Peru
Garry
Hi Rachel, I found this video very useful!
I don't have difficulty pronouncing the Flap T in words such as "matter" or "latter". I think here the Flap T sounds like the Spanish R. However, it's very difficult for me to pronounce words such as "party" or "forty". I don't think using the Spanish R here will produce the correct T. It's just very difficult going from American R to Spanish R!
I will appreciate it very much if you give me some feedback.
Perfect！Thanks Rachel.
Wow, this video is super helpful!
This is really hard for me to pronounce, but I am practicing. Thanks very much for the video!!
this is really hard as a spanish speaker i cant say party properly
Is this american accent?
Also is it the same in "cartilage"?
I mean in cartilage, is the pronunciation of T like D?
Cause i see they pronounce it like " car de lage"
Flap T is not a [d]. Geesh! Why are there so many videos saying this? We know this because both Flap T and Flap D in IPA are spelled [ɾ], NOT [d].
Flap T and Flap D are both an “alveolar tap” which is [ɾ]. Flap T is not [d] anymore than Flap D is [d].
Thus, “better” in IPA is [ˈbɛɾɚ], not [ˈbɛdɚ].
Other examples:
The word “Turkey” has a normal T, it is [t].
The words “latter” and “ladder” become homophones because they both have a Flap T and a Flap D respectively, both are [ɾ].
The word “wanted” has a Glottal T, it is [ʔ].
The phonetic transcriptions you're showing us don't agree with your pronunciation of the words! You transcribe "water" like ['wɔ.dəɹ], but the first vowel is definitely more like an /a/ or /ɐ/ sound, and I hear the /d/ in that and all other examples as alveolar taps /ɾ/. Maybe in some dialects it is pronounced like a plosive, but in General American and in your speech I hear it pronounced as a tap. Which way is it?
Party is so hard to pronounce 😭
Hello teacher Rachel I hope you’re fine?? I have a problem and I’d like you to help me. I’d like to know why is it difficult for me to speak English fluently even despite the fact that I understand native speakers while speaking? The problem is that when I’m speaking English I think first in my native language that is french so it becomes difficult for me to say a complete sentence automatically I always forget my word and I’m obliged to look for the next word. So please help me!!!
I cant get enough .. Most Excellent!
Hello teacher, difference between ɜ y ɜ:?
mmmmm many rules make englsih very difficult. do you know that..????????????????????
OK I agree with you about the smoothness of American dialect but sometimes we can have some homonyms like sordid and sorted . Wouldn't this make a big difference in the meaning ? He is sorted and He is sordid.
Thank you Rachel,
This kinda T sound is a bit difficult for me as for why I prefer British accent.
I am okay with the T sound in MATTER and BUTTER…But when it comes to words like PARTY, THIRTY etc. I just can't get it right all the time! (Surprisingly, sometimes I do get it right! But not very often)
3:13 for the (ar) sound in the word (article ) is the tip of your tongue should be touching the back of your bottom front teeth. Thank you.
Great
hello ，i think Vowel +r = vowel ,so flap T
hello ，i think Vowel +r = vowel ,so flap T
the most difficult 2 sounds for me
sensational, very good…
great vid.
Thanks for the video. The lesson was quite helpful. Could you please give me some outline of what an assimilation is and if there's any difference between American and British Pronunciation regarding this topic?
Tu go right to the point, that’s why a give you a like 😀
How about the word ’partner‘ , do people usually drop the ‘t’ as well?
Help me 😭 I can say „better” or „water” but „party” is a tongue twister for me 😩 It’s like I can do it when the T is before the R but when the T is directly after the R, I can’t do it
thanks so much 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Me sirvió de mucho
Hi Rachel! I'd like to know why 'state' in your earlier Stop T vs Drop T video was considered as Stop T when in this case the T is bound by only vowels? So according to your rules it must have been Flap T, right? What's the rule in this case? Thanks in advance. And what do we use for 'stated'?
try speaking lmao
Oh wow this has been 9 years ago!? Damn! Thank you Rachel. You see Rachel, I was graduated with English degree in my non-native country and after years of working I found myself doing better with English with my speculation that it's from mimicking stuff surrounding me every day. That means I do not know the mechanism of them, which is why I'm here. I may sound pretty like native speakers as they said to me but I've never truly understood how it works. Thank you very much for your videos.
Can somebody help me here? Why when she says: Butter, or water, I hear an R sound and no a D sound like she says.
I didnt understand💔
someone help me please