How to Pronounce N'T Contractions -- American English Pronunciation

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  • ESL: How to pronounce the N'T contraction in American English.
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  • @gabriellasouzadocouto585
    @gabriellasouzadocouto585 7 років тому +17

    This is the best for American English pronunciation channel. I am loving and you are helping me a lot to reduce my accent.

  •  11 років тому +5

    One of the toughest sounds ever. Still can't do produce it properly. It gets me frustrated. But THANK YOU, Rachel, again for your wonderful work on pronunciation. You're the best English teacher ever!

  • @jenniebabael3931
    @jenniebabael3931 4 роки тому

    You are a VERY GOOD TEACHER in English.

  • @skyhawkmedia
    @skyhawkmedia 4 роки тому

    This is much needed, even for native English speakers. I have noticed that some speakers, particularly young people, say "dinnent" instead of "didn't," and similarly "shunnent" instead of "shouldn't," "cunnent" instead of "couldn't," and so on. Grates on me

  • @rachelsenglish
    @rachelsenglish  11 років тому +5

    Awesome! Thanks for sharing with your students!
    Best,
    Rachel

  • @rachelsenglish
    @rachelsenglish  13 років тому +2

    @Charles55661 Great! Thanks for spreading the word!
    Your trainer is probably producing a stop T and you're not hearing it because he/she produces it slightly differently than you're used to. If the vowel sound is clipped or short, that is an extra clue that the T is there as a stop.

  • @sweetscorpious
    @sweetscorpious 13 років тому

    you're the better teacher that i have had. thank you a lot.

  • @IngridRodriguez-vf7po
    @IngridRodriguez-vf7po 7 місяців тому +1

    TRULY GOOD EXPLANATION. Thanks for working so hard in order to help us

    • @rachelsenglish
      @rachelsenglish  7 місяців тому +1

      You're very welcome @IngridRodriguez-vf7po!

    • @IngridRodriguez-vf7po
      @IngridRodriguez-vf7po 7 місяців тому

      @@rachelsenglish Morning Ms.Rachel. Have a great one with your beautiful family.

  • @kingfuk929
    @kingfuk929 5 років тому

    Thank You, Rachel! You are the only person in this world could help with my pronunciation!!!!!! This is not exaggerating!

  • @ymarinacrowe
    @ymarinacrowe 11 років тому +2

    I had been looking for useful pronunciation videos for my students, I found yours and I feel we all won, my students and I! I'm learning a lot and now I understand more about American English accent. Thank you so much! Cheers from Mexico. =)

  • @danielmm9599
    @danielmm9599 4 роки тому +1

    i´m from Brazil and i need to say. The pronuciation is the hardest part for me. but this video help me a lot. Thank you very much!

  • @aris3698
    @aris3698 3 роки тому

    I really enjoy your program. Thank you my dear teacher .

  • @andrecdsantos
    @andrecdsantos 6 років тому +2

    thank you so much, best american english pronunciation channel on youtube

  • @meha9758
    @meha9758 9 років тому +1

    I am very very grateful for all your great videos. I could improve my pronunciation with your videos.
    Thanks so much

  • @lhasgz
    @lhasgz 8 років тому +2

    Thank you , Rachel, your lessons made my English more understandable to the others.

  • @liamzhang5696
    @liamzhang5696 3 роки тому

    Thank you for this brilliant video from Japan

  • @enrimt
    @enrimt 3 роки тому

    Thank you very much for your explanations!!

  • @cristianeduardofriasherrer3974
    @cristianeduardofriasherrer3974 4 роки тому +1

    You're awesome Rachel. Thank you. You're the best. I'll buy your complete course for sure.

  • @eduardonunez1109
    @eduardonunez1109 10 років тому +4

    Rachel,thank you very much for your lessons.They are very helpful.After watching your videos I feel more confident when I speak.Thank you again.

  • @rachelsenglish
    @rachelsenglish  13 років тому

    @Ivlbg That's why all my videos are free for all. Enjoy!

  • @fausto632
    @fausto632 9 років тому +2

    hello miss Rachel!
    i'm thankful with you. I'm watching your videos and I am learning a lot. thank you so much!

  • @superstar8973
    @superstar8973 9 років тому +3

    Rachel, I adore your lessons) Thank you very much!

  • @maocolombiarxn
    @maocolombiarxn 13 років тому

    you are so great Rachel... thanks for your useful videos, greetings from Colombia

  • @lyllies1130
    @lyllies1130 3 роки тому

    Just came by from your other video of contractions, I really enjoyed watching the IPA on that video wished this would´ve have it too ... the nt sounds with tongue and soft palate was wonderful to learn

  • @SERGUMUM
    @SERGUMUM 9 років тому +4

    Great video!. This one is really good. Love the side drawing to show the pronuntation mechanics, that helps a lot to mimic the sounds.

  • @mikeqi2802
    @mikeqi2802 5 років тому +1

    Great teaching.

  • @tadant
    @tadant 12 років тому +1

    Oh my God, you are so amazing, this channel is helping me a lot, THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH!!!

  • @ronaldoponce565
    @ronaldoponce565 9 років тому +1

    Thank you so much i learned a lot of things i didn't when i was in my school

  • @MavieauxEtatsUnis
    @MavieauxEtatsUnis 13 років тому

    Thanks Rachel, Again, very useful !

  • @rachelsenglish
    @rachelsenglish  13 років тому +3

    @Ivlbg It's hard to say, I would have to hear you. As long as you are making a short, cut off sound with the stop T, you're probably doing fine!
    Rachel

  • @carlosmendoza6131
    @carlosmendoza6131 5 років тому +1

    that's very helpful now my pronunciation is correct thank you very much

  • @dpakmagar9722
    @dpakmagar9722 4 роки тому

    You are amazing, I really appreciate you for taking out the time from your life to make these awesome videos. Thank you very much. Love from Italy.

  • @byoungkwankim1899
    @byoungkwankim1899 7 років тому

    Thank you so much. Every time I pronounce 'Haven't' I found it is hard to pronounce. Your class really helps me!!

  • @curtisborton7875
    @curtisborton7875 8 років тому

    Thank you Rachel, my ESL class practiced their pronunciation with your video today! it was wonderful.

  • @SrMrRicardo
    @SrMrRicardo 8 років тому

    Genius, finally understood can/can't - this video is indeed essential for that. Thank you! :)

  • @rachelsenglish
    @rachelsenglish  13 років тому

    @Ivlbg I do teach through skype. Unfortunately there is a waiting list at the moment, but if you wanted to be put on a waiting list, I'd be happy to do that . See the 1-on-1 link on my website for details.

  • @abidali-rf3yb
    @abidali-rf3yb 6 років тому

    I like you so much your pronunciation is very correct and you are good teacher

    • @rachelsenglish
      @rachelsenglish  6 років тому

      Thanks Abid! It means a lot to know that my students are benefiting. Thanks for writing to me :)

  • @udinwidarso
    @udinwidarso 8 років тому

    Thank you. I am learning English.

  • @vanamakesavarao366
    @vanamakesavarao366 8 років тому +1

    Thank you for helpingto understand more through watching movies.

  • @恰恰ChaCha-f3x
    @恰恰ChaCha-f3x 5 місяців тому

    thank you.

  • @cleidecarvalho1881
    @cleidecarvalho1881 7 років тому

    Excellent teacher!! Great job!! Thank you so much!!!

  • @solojack2
    @solojack2 12 років тому

    Thanks your videos are free...

  • @alinn2630
    @alinn2630 4 роки тому +1

    thank you

  • @truknayr23
    @truknayr23 13 років тому

    Thanks.... as usual... very useful... i sort of use this in my classes... i hope you don't mind.

  • @michaelavi2928
    @michaelavi2928 9 років тому

    thank you so much today I have learned something new to improve my english.

  • @Mt1200z
    @Mt1200z 5 років тому +2

    They never taught me this at school. Thanks.

  • @LuisBustilloP
    @LuisBustilloP 8 років тому

    Thank you for helping us. Now I am able to study through movies, watching them.

  • @rachelsenglish
    @rachelsenglish  11 років тому +1

    Hi Rafael, I don't have any DVDs. But I do have some audio training material on my website as part of a Premium membership if you want more to work with.

  • @englishchannel59
    @englishchannel59 3 роки тому

    This is great!

  • @montyollie
    @montyollie 12 років тому

    I'm loving your videos! You could touch on the regional variance of the pronunciation "cuh-INT" for "couldn't" for example (I know I'm not spelling that correctly) but how a lot of young people stress an "INT" and the end of words with "n't"

  • @rafaeldd
    @rafaeldd 11 років тому

    I´m brazilian and I´m really glad you´d posted all those videos! that´s been helping me a lot since I started teaching English... Thank you very much!!! Do you have any DVD or something that I could purchase?? XOXO!!!!

  • @juniora2706
    @juniora2706 5 років тому +1

    Amazing! Thanks 🙂

  • @meteozen6673
    @meteozen6673 9 років тому

    thank you rachel. your videos are wonderful .

  •  6 років тому +1

    Thanks

  • @ranjithkumar-qb9xy
    @ranjithkumar-qb9xy 6 років тому +1

    Thanks a lot.. You just cleared the doubt I had for long...

  • @tanjinanoumi3742
    @tanjinanoumi3742 7 років тому

    Very helpful
    Thanks so much Rachel 😊

  • @bilanalawi814
    @bilanalawi814 7 років тому

    Thank you ,I understand more words of reduction pronounced , I didn't hear before.

  • @farzadsaeedi5275
    @farzadsaeedi5275 2 роки тому +1

    very perfect

  • @williamfrancel8701
    @williamfrancel8701 9 років тому

    Rachel I love all your videos! :D are really helpful! Thank you so much!

  • @nguyenthanhuyen6711
    @nguyenthanhuyen6711 9 років тому

    Thank you so much. I love all your videos.
    I

  • @maximinx
    @maximinx 13 років тому

    Thanks so much. I have been waiting for this video!

  • @rachelsenglish
    @rachelsenglish  11 років тому

    In my teaching experience, this is not a problem. You're probably doing it fine. More of a problem is when people don't raise it for certain vowel sounds.

  • @nirajmaurya3882
    @nirajmaurya3882 9 років тому

    thank you so much for d video ..... its very helpful for me........

  • @lluviadesonrisas
    @lluviadesonrisas 4 роки тому

    You are the best

  • @fransergioferreira5863
    @fransergioferreira5863 7 років тому +2

    *Rachel* I have a question the word *Wouldn't* Does any have *Flapping (d)* ?

  • @rachelsenglish
    @rachelsenglish  13 років тому +2

    @samurai50062 Yes, I think I would still spell it 'wouldn't have' but it would be pronounced ['wʊ də nəv]

  • @myboy576
    @myboy576 10 років тому

    Hi Rachel for me all the contractions are good but the "isn't" sounds like "is in"
    It's so hard but thank you you're a good teacher !!

  • @andreweden9405
    @andreweden9405 4 роки тому

    I am so glad to have found your channel! I am not a professional orthoepist, but I am a professional, classically trained musician, so I pick up on minutiae in people's pronunciation of words that would probably just go unnoticed by other people. What I want to ask you about has to do with the American English "nt" contractions, specifically in the words couldn't, didn't, shouldn't and wouldn't. However, I want to back up by one letter, and ask you about the letter D in those words(in the case "didn't", I'm only asking about the second D). Here's where I might not be able to use the correct terminology, so I hope you're able to know what I'm talking about... Have you noticed a generational difference in the way these words are pronounced by native English speakers? What I mean is that people under a certain age(it seems to be millennials and younger) pronounce these words differently. They pronounce it in such a way that the D is not just a nasal consonant, but rather, a fully articulated D. For example: when they say the word "didn't", they fully articulate the second D exactly as they do the first D, so it comes out something like "diddint". Do you know what I'm talking about? Am I crazy, and just hearing things?!?!😃

  • @AQ-uc4bb
    @AQ-uc4bb 2 роки тому +1

    Tan Bonita mi profesora. 🤗

  • @RICARDOGUM221
    @RICARDOGUM221 10 років тому

    You rock!

  • @rachelsenglish
    @rachelsenglish  13 років тому +2

    @oidualclaudi0 Good question, I hadn't thought of that. But yes, I would say the sound is the same.

  • @PedroSantos-mk3pm
    @PedroSantos-mk3pm 10 років тому +1

    Hi, Rachel.
    You´re great.
    Could you, please...make a list of final T words pronounciation?
    Pedro Paulo

  • @sayedsaberibrahimi
    @sayedsaberibrahimi 13 років тому

    Great videos! Thanks for sharing. Regards, S

  • @jordicasals7486
    @jordicasals7486 4 роки тому

    Teacher you are gorgeous.

  • @gregoryazuaje5733
    @gregoryazuaje5733 3 роки тому +1

    I loved the intro Hahahaha

  • @naveenroshan4530
    @naveenroshan4530 4 роки тому

    Hi Rachel can u please make a vedio on how to pronounce aren't

  • @astuces.tech2.0
    @astuces.tech2.0 8 років тому

    Hello rachel your lesson is wonderful . can you teach us phrasal verbs ?

  • @cifupedro
    @cifupedro 12 років тому

    You are very funny a teacher!!

  • @cintissimapds
    @cintissimapds 12 років тому

    Obrigada!!!

  • @kenmatos
    @kenmatos 8 років тому +1

    Hello from Brazil, Rachel. Thank you for the wonderful videos. I'd like to know where you are from originally and if you think you have a regional accent.

  • @rachelsenglish
    @rachelsenglish  13 років тому

    @banerplayboy You don't need to say the T twice.

  • @adinar.thomas8702
    @adinar.thomas8702 11 років тому

    very good teaching I really tried to keep out of some more on these type of videos but here I am convinced that's it is worth the while thanks soon I'll share, after seeing more and resisting less ho!ho!

  • @carlosbernal7905
    @carlosbernal7905 3 роки тому

    I was hoping that can / can't was just another example of this n't sound. It would make perfect sense.

  • @yigitcan5479
    @yigitcan5479 4 роки тому

    What about the words like wanted to or granted ? Should we omit the t and pronounce like waned , graned?

  • @ajaymehta1059
    @ajaymehta1059 8 років тому +1

    Hello Rachel..could you please tell me how to say ..I didn't ....is the secound d ( didn't ) sound soften ? ..please help me with this

  • @兼田義之
    @兼田義之 8 років тому

    That makes sense!

  • @davidmutita4488
    @davidmutita4488 2 роки тому

    Hi teacher I'm David I'm from Congo, this is a good secret because sometimes I didn't understand my boss.

  • @easyenglish5566
    @easyenglish5566 8 років тому +2

    so cute! when you make the "N" nasal sound! ....

  • @USTCZZG
    @USTCZZG 8 років тому

    Great video. I find it really difficult to pronounce "have" after the auxiliary verbs, like "wouldn't have", " could have", etc.. Can you make a video to explain that?

  • @MasterJuan-os3os
    @MasterJuan-os3os 7 років тому

    Perfecto!

  • @oidualclaudi0
    @oidualclaudi0 13 років тому

    Thank you so much for this video, it's really helpful. Does this rule apply also on words like "student"?

  • @djawedcherifi1429
    @djawedcherifi1429 4 роки тому

    So is it an actual glottal stop, or just partly?

  • @NattSza
    @NattSza 11 років тому +5

    one more question, is this quick /n/ the same one as in words like 'button' or 'cotton'? to me, in 'front' or 'shouldn't' the /n/ is first pronounced normally at the mouth linked to the previous sound (I feel the /n/ sound in my tongue tip on the roof of the mouth) and after cutted off by the stop T; on the other hand, in 'button' the stop T comes first and after this quick /n/ occurs only in the nose (I don't feel it in my tongue tip since this is just in the position of the stop T). so they don't seem to be exactly the same sound, but your explanation on it not being like any other sound confused me a bit, since to me it's just a cutted off /n/ sound (I can see your tongue behind your top front teeth making the sound on the video before you cut it off with the stop T), not an unfamiliar occurrence as the quick /n/ in 'button' is.
    besides, when I think of the 'can't' matter, it seems like sometimes this 'n't' of it IS the same quick /n/ of 'button', as if I pronounced /kæ/ and after skipped to that button quick /n/ without making the stop T on the roof of the mouth. can you clarify my thoughts in that question? sorry for the rant and thank you so much!

  • @ayadyehya3635
    @ayadyehya3635 4 роки тому

    u r amazing

  • @ernestodeorozco
    @ernestodeorozco 12 років тому +1

    You are a great teacher, thank you. (and you have beautiful eyes :) )

  • @ginas1s551
    @ginas1s551 10 років тому +34

    omg! It's so hard to pronounce "didn't" ,sometimes I listen songs and I'm not notice when the singer sings "didn't" because it sounds is so weird. :(

    • @O_jack
      @O_jack 4 роки тому +1

      It'll be natural one day, just keep on!

    • @molamola5260
      @molamola5260 4 роки тому +1

      @@O_jack no it isnt because you americans dont know how to pronounce the letter T

    • @O_jack
      @O_jack 4 роки тому

      @@molamola5260 , I'm not American 😄

    • @Reachland02
      @Reachland02 4 роки тому +1

      Just pronounce it diden

    • @luqmanalif2758
      @luqmanalif2758 Рік тому

      Gotye somebody u used to know has didnt in the lyrics

  • @magneticlanguagesofudon5499
    @magneticlanguagesofudon5499 11 років тому

    I hadn't realized how I spoke English, it's no wonder that many of my students don't understand me :) I will show your video to them, and see how many want to quit hehe :)

  • @thichnghemytam9356
    @thichnghemytam9356 4 роки тому +1

    Hi Rachel! For plural form “patientS” /'peiʃǝntS/, /-t-/ sound comes between two other consonants, /-t-/ can be dropped when speaking. Will it be ['peiʃǝnS] or ['peiʃǝnZ]? Must I keep the original pronunciation of -S /-s/ or change it into /-z/ after/n-/ ? Tks so much.

    • @rachelsenglish
      @rachelsenglish  4 роки тому +1

      Hi! Yes, the T will be dropped in that situation, and you'll keep the original sound of the S consonant - it won't become a Z consonant sound. Great questions!

  • @samurai50062
    @samurai50062 13 років тому

    Really nice Rachel, thank so much, By the way, I have seen this word:"" wouldn't've""
    This word is very difficult for pronunciation. Is this word ok or wrong?

  • @myumyu436
    @myumyu436 2 роки тому +1

    I am watching this 11years letter. she is beautiful 👩‍🏫