I have no doubt that you're one of the best English pronunciation teachers on KZitem.
@michaelbaram2401
4 жыл бұрын
I strongly recommend this remarkable video for every non-native speaker regardless of their background, one of the most useful American English pronunciations video I have ever seen.
@rachelsenglish
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot Michael!
@rachelsenglish
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your question. I lot of people hear it that way, you're not the only one! With that word especially, it isn't uncommon to make a sound that is like a light flap. And if someone is really mad, really wanting to be forceful with the word STOP!!!!, they make the flap T a more heaving sound, allowing some air to build up so it's more like a true stop D than a flap T.
@rachelsenglish
11 жыл бұрын
Yes, D is a little more straight forward, and the difference between a flap D and full D less dramatic than the difference between the Flap T and True T. And you're right, the D can also be a stop.
@rachelsenglish
13 жыл бұрын
@thesileboss Not really. It's not released, but the tongue going up to the roof of the mouth does change the sound before: it cuts it off. So it's different than not doing anything at all.
@rammonfreitas1079
9 жыл бұрын
You have a gift Rachel, this video saved my life. I do love the way that you explain, please don't lose it. You are awesome! Thank you for this channel :D
@rachelsenglish
12 жыл бұрын
The vowel length can be affected by the ending consonant (voiced vs. unvoiced), that is one way (do a search on "rachelsenglish vowel lenght ending consonant"). Also, context will help you tell the difference between the two words.
@rypsterhc8673
2 жыл бұрын
😎
@rachelsenglish
12 жыл бұрын
Yes, we use 'pretty' all the time: pretty good, pretty boring, etc. Did you do a search though? Because I already have a video on that. Please always do a search first! watch?v=UMps1maxtVo
@ccc-mi9gc
3 жыл бұрын
The best teacher i have ever seen on youtube . Number ine internationally. Respect from University Moroccan English studens. "S5" linguistics studies this year if God wants that. I have been fallowing you since I was in high school
@AndresFe20
8 жыл бұрын
I have no doubt that you're one of the best english pronunciation teachers on youtube. I have your book and I'm studying right now! it doesn't matter the time haha, you're helping me tons, one thousand of Thank you!. Andres from Colombia (South America)
@MuhammadRiaz-hm1zf
3 жыл бұрын
You are a super teacher and pronunciation expert. A lot of talent and skills are required for attaining knowledge from your videos which are worth appreciating.
@rachelsenglish
12 жыл бұрын
Without having watched the video, I can make the general comment that sounds/speech can be quite different in singing than speaking. I don't recommend using songs a guides for spoken English in general.
@rachelsenglish
12 жыл бұрын
Good question! That has to do with the schwa+N ending. Some will make the T before that a stop, like in 'kitten' and 'mountain'. Best, Rachel
@keithbotla9680
4 жыл бұрын
More information please
@isicuchisu
7 жыл бұрын
Sooooo freaking helpful this video, hahaha. I always come back to it to check some particular information about American pronunciation of T. Thanks Rachel!!
@rachelsenglish
7 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@Churchof-JesusChrist.
7 жыл бұрын
so professional. nobody teach like you. you are amazing. But take care of the purity otherwise you will be struggling in your personal life. No selflove. no good. That take away you natural life as human being. purity
@Stillwhistler
10 жыл бұрын
It all seems so natural to me I never stopped to think about the complexity of the actual differences in difference situations. Eye opening.
@rachelsenglish
12 жыл бұрын
Do a search on RachelsEnglish 'pronounce any word' and hopefully you'll see the video I made that can help you there.
@UnknownProfileGPT
10 ай бұрын
The first time I saw the f sound on another channel I didn't understand it but now with more examples and explanations from you I finally understood it, I understand this beautiful language more and more and it turns out to be less difficult and it's fun to understand it.
@rachelsenglish
10 ай бұрын
Glad to hear that @WernerSanchez!
@rachelsenglish
12 жыл бұрын
@TheTrieutran Yes, that word ends with the T sound, so it can definitely be pronounced with at Stop T (which is different from no T at all, otherwise it would sound like 'no')
@rachelsenglish
12 жыл бұрын
the glottal stop is used in in all stop consonants.
@rachelsenglish
13 жыл бұрын
@diianna88 I grew up in Florida, and since have spent 5 years each in the Midwest, Boston area, and New York City.
@junezhang2128
10 жыл бұрын
My ESL teacher in high school taught us that the T, P, K, sound like D,B,G, in consonant clusters such as"st, spr, sk", I've been speaking like so ever since. sdop, sbray, sgate and so on.
@talleyberry
6 жыл бұрын
Not quite. D, B, and G are voiced and unaspirated. T, P, and K are unvoiced and aspirated. Those sounds are actually unvoiced and unaspirated. We don't have letters to represent these sounds in English, but ต, ป, and ก are the Thai letters for those sounds, and Pinyin uses D, B, and G. (Maybe your surname Zhang suggests you have no problem thinking of those sounds as D, B, and G. If you use the Chinese D, B, and G, you are using exactly the right English sounds.)
@Nilmabostonrio
9 жыл бұрын
Rachel, 1) Let me give another word example as a complement to this rule (7:12 min from the video). Rule: When the T is followed by the schwa and the N sound: Right here in Boston, we pronounce the word "BosTON" the same way you are explaining in this video. 2) "Dentist" is another word with unofficial silent "T" in its pronunciation (9:20 min. from video). Thanks for share this lessons to us, Rachel.
@rachelsenglish
12 жыл бұрын
No, we don't make the R with the tongue flapping. It might sound this way to you when it's done very quickly, but the tongue tip never touches the roof of the mouth.
@rachelsenglish
12 жыл бұрын
Right, but it does sound like a D between vowels: though IPA for American English doesn't make a distinction, the D between vowels isn't quite the same as the Stop T that begins a word. But the flap T (T between vowels) sounds just like the D between vowels.
@ronaldoferreiraoliveira
4 жыл бұрын
Good english pronunciations and the best english theacher l see 👏👏👏👏👏👏
@rachelsenglish
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@rachelsenglish
11 жыл бұрын
Officially it is the æ sound. But when that sound is followed by ŋ, in practice it is much more closer to eɪ.
@dysfunctional75
8 жыл бұрын
That´s very clear. The way you articulate the sounds makes it easy for every curious learner to imitate you. Thanks, Rache!
@rachelsenglish
12 жыл бұрын
@thisfunguy113 All of those words have a T or TT between vowel sounds, so that would be pronounced as a Flap T by most. REMEMBER: The T is not silent when it is pronounced as a stop! A stop T is not the same thing as dropping the T!
@sihambenguesmia7890
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you ever so much dear. I used to pronounce /t/ like /r/ sound because my first language is Arabic . So thank you dear Rachel. Regards from Algeria.
@MarcosAntonioMattar
11 жыл бұрын
Dear Rachel , good afternoon, it´s 02:32pm here in Rio de Janeiro. Thank you. Best wishes .
@rachelsenglish
12 жыл бұрын
Yes, a lot of people would pronounce that as a stop, unless the next word begins with a vowel, then Flap T would be a good choice.
@kennychan6006
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Rachel, this is an extremely useful video, with lots and lots of information. This consonant t is extremely hard to master!!
@rachelsenglish
4 жыл бұрын
You're so welcome Kenny! Keep it up!
@kennychan6006
4 жыл бұрын
Rachel's English Rachel, I have a question. Let’s say I’m saying the following sentence, “I don’t understand what you’re saying”. When I link up the “t” of the “what” with the “you’re”, does it sounds like “wha ja” or “wha cha”? I tried both but I couldn’t tell which is a more native way of speaking.
@rachelsenglish
11 жыл бұрын
Actually, I would say the T in CHRISTMAS is dropped (not officially, but in practice). This happens a lot when the T comes between two consonants; 'exactly' is another case where many natives will drop the T. But in CIRCUMSTANCE the T is not between two consonants, it is part of the 'st' cluster, which has a True T sound.
@Stillwhistler
10 жыл бұрын
Although I think I do usually pronounce the "t" in wanted and interview, dropping it sounds natural as well. I think I say it as a (t) in "interview" and almost as a (d) maybe in "wanted" as I actually sit here saying it to myself now. I was hearing about there being about 15 or so basic regional dialects in the US on another video just now. I'm from Colorado personally, and I do think regions definitely play a role as well, although I don't usually notice these things unless I focus on them. Anyway, really interesting stuff. I'm definitely subscribing to your channel.
@georgeemerald4389
4 жыл бұрын
Kinda depends on how lazy you are. If I’m lazy I’ll innerview, but I’m pretty sure I never pronounce the t in wanted. Sounds pretty unnatural.
@FlyForFunNaruto
5 жыл бұрын
So organized, precise and descriptive. Love it. Even if it's from 8 years ago it's so useful.
@rachelsenglish
11 жыл бұрын
I am working on a video on this topic! Should be published in the next 1-2 months. :)
@bordeauxcolor
8 жыл бұрын
The "flap/tap T" sounds like "r" to me. I mean the "spanish r", not the "rolled r".
@rachelsenglish
8 жыл бұрын
+Filipe de Lima Santos Exactly! It is the same sound!
@mayarfathy4323
8 жыл бұрын
+Rachel's English The flap "T" sounds like "r" to me also. Arabic is my mother tongue so do you think that the flap "t" is equal to "r" in my language??
@lhchannel6239
8 жыл бұрын
+Mayar Fathy Yes, because the arabic r is the same as the spanish r
@smrq8smr575
7 жыл бұрын
Mayar Fathy ظ
@markenlightenment7101
6 жыл бұрын
Strangely, it sounds like a 'weird d' or 'a weak r' sound to me. The phonetic quality of flapped t is usually identified as [ɾ] which is the same rhotic r sound in Levantine Arabic and Spanish but I could swear that I notice a sizeable difference between two kinds of flaps by Americans.
@rachelsenglish
12 жыл бұрын
I don't have a video on that topic yet. But I'm working on one.
@alexandrzarezin7765
7 жыл бұрын
great great great Video, Rachel this is the real English foreigners should learn or at least be well aware of. Rachel God bless you for that amount of work and the scrutiny and love for The language you have put into your videos. Rachel, again, thank you so much!
@sokhenghor736
2 жыл бұрын
I love your teaching, it is extremely perfect.
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😃
@madoficial8840
6 жыл бұрын
I am so inspired learning English and you have been parte of this process
@rachelsenglish
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@peshawa3469
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much dear Racheal..hope to figure out a brief of rules with a pdf file to the video so that we can download it and keep it as a soft copy as it very beneficial for us to read it... Regards.
@rachelsenglish
4 жыл бұрын
You're very much welcome Peshawa!
@rachelsenglish
11 жыл бұрын
You're right that in clusters it can sound sort of ambiguous. But if you purposely make a D, it will probably sound to heavy. Stick with thinking of it as a T. :)
@تقىعلى-غ1ع
4 жыл бұрын
I'am understand from you many things I'm from Egypt 🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬
@Mnds-b4f
12 жыл бұрын
OMG! Your videos is one of the best thing I found this year, it's helping me a lot ;D I did an english course for 3 years, and my teachers never teached me about this "T" pronunciations, at least I dond't remember.
@M4rkosRoch4
13 жыл бұрын
Execelent video! Your videos are better and better. You're the best english teacher I know. Thanks From Brazil. (:
@rachelsenglish
11 жыл бұрын
Leaving off the T entirely will give the word the wrong shape: use a stop to to make the word end a little more abruptly, and it will sound right.
@alonsofigueroa6173
5 жыл бұрын
Rachel's es muy buena..... Excelente!!.... When I was in school, my English teacher was always worried about the pronunciation of her students. Rachel's reminds me of that teacher
@rachelsenglish
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Alonso!
@henrykhosasih8781
4 жыл бұрын
You are a legend, Rachel!
@rachelsenglish
4 жыл бұрын
Wow thank you!
@regismananga2590
8 жыл бұрын
Hi Rachel your courses remind those I did in phonetics and phonology but we were really focused on British English
@urvashihere111
7 жыл бұрын
you look pretty in this video Rachel
@carlosaugustolopez3724
5 жыл бұрын
You should all give up make up
@rachelsenglish
12 жыл бұрын
@thisfunguy113 As in the video, T between vowel sounds is the flap T.
@rachelsenglish
12 жыл бұрын
Yes, this T is a stop T (or, a true T if fully pronounced).
@temesgenbelete4466
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Rachel! Because of your help to pronounce English,👍👍🌈
@rachelsenglish
3 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome Temesgen!
@DavidJimenez-my5gn
6 жыл бұрын
Really useful video to master English ! Thanks a lot for such a great job, I always learn and improve with your videos ! Thanks and greetings from Mexico !
@rachelsenglish
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you David! I'm so glad it's helping. You're quite welcome!
@gidalvopinheiro-ho5qb
Ай бұрын
Suas aulas são muito interessantes sim obg prof ❤❤❤❤ te amo ❤❤❤
@amsharz
2 жыл бұрын
Oh my God, I really love the way you speak English ☕👍
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
Happy to hear that SerbaSerbi!
@sheakahmadguruntunbauchini4716
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks You! for teaching us.
@rachelsenglish
3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@yvancornil1423
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome summary! Love it!
@rachelsenglish
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
11 жыл бұрын
Thank you a lot. I really have trouble in pronuncing θæ in the "thank you", for example, and it's a very important phrase. Rachel, THANK YOU! God bless you for giving us all these important informations.
@alepavanelli
12 жыл бұрын
very good!! tks a lot for help us!! I am from Brazil! My name is Alexandre. tks dear Rachel!!
@lamaa.5539
5 жыл бұрын
I liked it! You’ve made it organised and very easy . Thank you !
@rachelsenglish
5 жыл бұрын
You're welcome Lma!
@rachelsenglish
13 жыл бұрын
@NarcyzKnap That's great!! You found an exception! The only reason that I can think of for it being an exception: there are two accepted pronunciations, one with the first syllable stressed and one with the second. So even if the second syllable is unstressed, maybe the fact that it sometimes is stressed is why it still has the true T?
@MsEnglish123
4 жыл бұрын
Really good job. Thank you
@phamlinh9905
9 жыл бұрын
thanks alot Rachel, after reviewed all of internet english teaching clips, this is great...
@lukyluke42
7 жыл бұрын
Hi.... I'm Italian......thank you very much,you've been very helpful!!!
@rachelsenglish
7 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@brankagod
3 жыл бұрын
Love you girl! I am learning a lot with Rachel's English. Thank you!
@GoGugutiGo
9 жыл бұрын
This video deserves a lot of Likes! Great job Rachel! Added to my favorite list!
@israelrudecindomoya9367
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for another great pronunciation lesson
@rachelsenglish
12 жыл бұрын
It's not really a matter of right or wrong with these T pronunciations, but with the habits of people in general. If you always did a true T for consonant clusters, that wouldn't sound wrong. If you hear a native speaker dropping a T in a cluster and you want to try it, then do experiment with it.
@hoangduyyoutube1384
4 жыл бұрын
you save my life, Rachel. Thanks a lot
@rachelsenglish
4 жыл бұрын
My pleasure Hoang!
@shaxzoda7379
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you Rachel. I love your videos so much. Your videos are very helpful.
@sheilabarlan1351
8 жыл бұрын
This is just great Rachel...now i have an extensive video to use for my pronunciation lessons with my students. Keep it up and God bless you!
@Willypineapple
6 жыл бұрын
I'm portuguese and just moved to the UK. I've been struggling with t's but I didn't know why. Then I realized I was actually pronouncing it in american english, especially the 'd' sound one was getting me pretty confused about my speaking... Guess they don't have it.
@youcefhamid761
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Madam for the useful as well as helpful course, especially for foreign learners.
@freepalestine185
5 жыл бұрын
My best teacher
@rachelsenglish
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Neymar!
@tangotang02
9 жыл бұрын
thx. I learned a lot. you are great !
@ataullahtechnology4483
5 жыл бұрын
I need a English native speaker. If you are from us please help me
@mihaiwebsite
2 жыл бұрын
Congrats for offering us useful knowledge. How about the end "t" in "Estimate" - as a noun and as a verb?
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
Hi! That T will be a Stop T if the following word begins with a consonant sound, and a Flap T if the following sound is a vowel (*usually)! :)
@mihaiwebsite
2 жыл бұрын
@@rachelsenglish Thanks. Keep it up.
@mihaiwebsite
2 жыл бұрын
T can be dropped after N (center, internet, international). So, How about the T-sound after /N-sound/ at the end of plural nouns: departments, consonants?
@youenn2180
8 жыл бұрын
I started with latin and german already speakihg french and breton when it came to english a joke ..now improving that well sounding language ...
@rachelsenglish
11 жыл бұрын
Most people, when giving it an 'American' pronunciation, use a Flap T, as it comes between two vowel sounds.
@yasmine_marques
5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic explanation. Thank you very much.
@rachelsenglish
5 жыл бұрын
You're welcome Yasmine!
@thanhlong2203
10 жыл бұрын
thank you so much. Your lessons are really useful for me...
@luutas
3 жыл бұрын
You are so smart. Really. Also, nice hair rsrs
@c.y.c6350
5 жыл бұрын
1. True T: beginning or stress 2. [d]T: between vowel 3. End T: nt, ten, end of the word 4. No T: n-t-nonstress
@josefranw
13 жыл бұрын
Wow! that was actually A LOT OF information. Thank you so much for making Rachel's English, indeed.
@ferassaffar3825
10 жыл бұрын
thank you for all your vids definitely you've the best useful channel on youtube.
@rachelsenglish
13 жыл бұрын
@josefranw You're welcome indeed!!
@avelinobarbosa2211
4 жыл бұрын
I liked your leson eniglish very good.
@rachelsenglish
4 жыл бұрын
Avelino!
@alanblackburn7940
11 жыл бұрын
I love your accent wish I could speak like you Rachel
@moisesflores9109
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Rachel this video finally made me undersrand the pronuncoation of the word hotel, in the past I used to pronnounce that t with a flap t but its gotta be a real cuz of the stress. Also Ive noticed that easier to hear and to say the stop t when it comes before the n sound Thanl you again!!!
@rachelsenglish
5 жыл бұрын
You're very much welcome Moises!
@roddickzhao6202
10 жыл бұрын
Wonderful job Rachel. Your videos help a lot. Thanks.
@MrRoibel
7 жыл бұрын
I have a confusing if "t" is (d) why out sound like "r" and Sometime I hear sound t as r ??
@norbertomoritz
6 жыл бұрын
Sometimes sounds as r. Daddy sounds like "dari" ['daed i] (dari it's not a real word but represents this sound in portuguese. Rachels English show this sound (T as an R) here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/knx60JyBkmp5qoI
@taseenmika1652
6 жыл бұрын
When you say T is pronounced as D, it's actually sounds like R for me! I can't understand...
@Legalterminology14
Жыл бұрын
Just to confirm, the T between 2 vowels is generally flapped, even if the second (following ) vowel is stressed, like for example in the word whatever
@MartuitaM
11 жыл бұрын
Hi Rachel. Could you make a video to show us how to pronounce "Mountain" and other similar words with the T + schwa + N in slow motion?
@NarcyzKnap
13 жыл бұрын
Dear Rachel. As you just said "sent" will be pronounced with a glottal stop, no doubt about it. How about a combination of "sent" and another word beginning with a vowel, eg. "I sent it yesterday."? Will the glottal stop turn into a flap T? And if so, is there a difference between: "I sent it yesterday." and "I send it every day."?! Thanks a bunch for your wonderful AmE pronunciation course. Looking forward to your kind reply! Best wishes from your great fan! :)
@SweetHomeSalalah
11 жыл бұрын
Thank u Rachel for the reply Yes I do research be4 I ask u questions and I spend most of my time learning from your fabulous videos (thank you pretty much for that) ,however sometimes I don't get lucky
@amirf3111
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this great video, about word "attitude", is the t sound in "atti", the same as "tude"? The first one seems to be a flap t, but how about the second one? As I know, it is the real "t". But is there any specific reason it isn't turned into a "flap t"? Thanks in advance.
@rachelsenglish
3 жыл бұрын
Hi! That is a True T because that last syllable has secondary stress. When a T consonant begins a stressed syllable it will almost always be a True T.
@rachelsenglish
13 жыл бұрын
@ooo8621218 It would not be unheard of for people to begin 'voicing' the vocal cords for the vowel a little early, which would shift the T in the direction of a D. But I would still separate that from a word like 'butter', where the T is very intentionally pronounced as a D.
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