Examples: how to pronounce T: American English Pronunciation

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  • ESL: How to Pronounce the Letter T. This is a FOLLOW UP VIDEO. Watch this video FIRST: www.rachelsenglish.com/the_let...
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 459

  • @messenger4074
    @messenger4074 5 років тому +49

    well i've never imagined that " T " is more complicated than my philosophy class -.-"

  • @rodolfooviedo6542
    @rodolfooviedo6542 5 років тому +10

    In the sentence "I slept well last night", you pronounced "last" with a stopped t. Maybe, there is a stronger rule: a t follow by an n is pronounced as a stopped t. Thanks Rachel for your awesome videos!

  • @DemimondeMesilaThraam
    @DemimondeMesilaThraam Рік тому +3

    I watched this video as a native born English speaker. I found it very interesting...how did I manage to grow up instinctively picking all this up before I was even five years old? I have never studied a foreign language and now I can see there's more to learning one than remembering the vocabulary words! I want to thank all the people who are learning to speak English as a new language and are going through the trouble of pronouncing it in a way that can be understood properly. I have gotten frustrated before when people spoke it badly and from now on I will have more patience.

    • @rachelsenglish
      @rachelsenglish  Рік тому

      Thanks for this great feedback - it's always great to hear positive things! :) Demimonde!

  • @ccc-mi9gc
    @ccc-mi9gc 3 роки тому +2

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  • @thomasrobertson2225
    @thomasrobertson2225 2 роки тому +1

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  • @rachelsenglish
    @rachelsenglish  14 років тому +2

    @willbali64 You're welcome! The transcript for each video is the first link in the description of the video, which will appear underneath the video as you watch. Look for TRANSCRIPT:
    :)

  • @rachelsenglish
    @rachelsenglish  12 років тому +2

    If you are comfortable with how to make each sound, just make them individually with breaks in-between. Think about what you have to change about the mouth position to go from one sound to the next. Then break it down and practice single transitions, like T to R or R to OO. Do these over and over to train your muscles. Then slowly put the whole word together, and eventually speed it up.
    Best,
    Rachel

  • @louisecuento
    @louisecuento 3 роки тому +1

    Best American English teacher ever!

  • @caerostirolla435
    @caerostirolla435 6 років тому

    Another awesome job from Rachel's English, most certainly one of the best channels for English learners to improve their English. Seriously, Rachel, you rock! Keep up the good work! I beg you!

  • @alextellez8353
    @alextellez8353 6 років тому +13

    I love your videos so much! They're so helpful and practical! 😍😍😍

  • @SandboChang
    @SandboChang 12 років тому

    Your tutorial is wonderful! It answered much of my questions and cure my confuses on pronouncing the t sound. Looking forward to more of your work!

  • @rachelsenglish
    @rachelsenglish  14 років тому +1

    @Clepsidra16 Hi - good question. Yes, as a stand alone word, 'was' would be [wʌz] or [wəz]. Because it is linking to a word that begins with an S however, the unvoiced version of the z sound, the Z just gets turned into and S sound in everyday speech, which is quite fast. You won't hear the s as a separate sound, you will just hear it as the S in sent.

  • @bearat4096
    @bearat4096 8 років тому +3

    Thanks for the videos, Rachel. For those whose native languages have a trilled "R" sound, I've noticed when learning the American "R" in words like "water" and "later" that it is exactly like the trilled "R" sound (but don't trill it more than once). I hope this helps.

  • @NaveedImranS
    @NaveedImranS 14 років тому

    Rachel, you are the best teacher I ever had. Thanks

  • @calebokafor7107
    @calebokafor7107 4 роки тому

    One of the most useful English lesson videos I've watched! Thanks

  • @alvaroosorio3822
    @alvaroosorio3822 4 роки тому

    Finally I got it, Thanks You So Much Rachel.

  • @yolandaarteaga480
    @yolandaarteaga480 2 роки тому +1

    This video will help me a lot. Thank you very much Rachel.

  • @godislove6541
    @godislove6541 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much Rachel😍😊you're the best teacher ..coming from ZAMERICAN ENGLISH channel

  • @joymn2004
    @joymn2004 10 років тому +1

    very helpful! Thank you so much for doing this

  • @norbertomoritz
    @norbertomoritz 6 років тому +3

    This and the first video are a blessing to intermediate learners. Thank you very much.

  • @yeetmuffin9008
    @yeetmuffin9008 6 років тому +13

    English is a hard language, but it can be understood through tough, thorough thought

  • @mauriciofroes1051
    @mauriciofroes1051 2 роки тому

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  • @lManwel
    @lManwel 7 років тому

    Awesome lessons, thank you so much!

  • @trieuqtran
    @trieuqtran 5 років тому +2

    You are the best Rachel! Wish you were my ESL teacher in high school.

  • @cassiavalladaresbastospeix4762
    @cassiavalladaresbastospeix4762 2 роки тому +1

    One of your best videos ever. Very clarifying. Thank you a lot.

  • @MarcosAntonioMattar
    @MarcosAntonioMattar 9 років тому

    Dear great teacher Rachel. Thank you.

  • @yuxuanyang4767
    @yuxuanyang4767 7 років тому

    Thank you so much! Your video really helps me a lot!

  • @abdullemohamoudsamaan306
    @abdullemohamoudsamaan306 10 років тому

    thanks for you Rachel,and hope nice to meet you ,so take care Rachel

  • @milindbharankar1256
    @milindbharankar1256 5 років тому +1

    This vdo is a complete T pronouncation specialisation in my opinion. This is really one of greatest vdos. Thank you very much.

  • @yy460
    @yy460 11 років тому

    Im really like ur videos , its so clear and the voice so clean
    Thanx

  • @eduardonunez1109
    @eduardonunez1109 10 років тому

    Rachel , you are great!! Thanks a lot.

  • @johareem7762
    @johareem7762 10 років тому

    Thanks so much Rachel. it's helpful and you're an awesome teacher

  • @foffo4ever
    @foffo4ever 12 років тому

    You're fantastic girl!!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

  • @msaabneh1
    @msaabneh1 2 роки тому

    such a helpful and succinct teacher! Thank you!

  • @rachelsenglish
    @rachelsenglish  11 років тому +2

    It follows the rule for an ending T: it will usually be pronounced as a stop T --- unless the next word begins with a vowel/diphthong ("eight in the morning"), in which case it will be a flap T/

  • @TheVivin143
    @TheVivin143 11 років тому

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  • @lindaleung6691
    @lindaleung6691 11 років тому

    ... I later found another great video from you that addressed the TS sound. Thanks for all the free lessons!!
    For everyone who has the same question - the video is called HOW TO MAKE THE TS SOUND.

  • @user-ef9ws1os8f
    @user-ef9ws1os8f 6 років тому

    Thank you so much you always give me many tips to me.

  • @LuisDiaz-rq8uu
    @LuisDiaz-rq8uu 10 років тому +1

    AMAIZING!!!I helped me a lot.

  • @KaremRaad
    @KaremRaad 2 місяці тому

    Thank you so much. You're the Best teacher in the world

  • @syedmohammadsuhrawardy2020
    @syedmohammadsuhrawardy2020 4 роки тому +1

    Amazing! I love this session.

  • @huyhuynh91
    @huyhuynh91 11 років тому

    Great Vid ! Very tks, Rachel !

  • @snraijuu
    @snraijuu 8 років тому

    Wow, such an easy to understand explanation, and all those examples help a lot.
    Take all my likes, you deserve it.

  • @8ahy
    @8ahy 10 років тому

    Thank very much Rachel

  • @mekdib9269
    @mekdib9269 Рік тому +1

    I love the guidelines!

  • @joselogabo
    @joselogabo 14 років тому

    Your videos are helping me a lot to get rid of my accent!!!! Thanks....

  • @marvelouss719
    @marvelouss719 11 місяців тому

    Excellent explanation. You are the best!

  • @shahinjahanlu2199
    @shahinjahanlu2199 3 роки тому +1

    Thx a lot. Be safe and enjoy your life

  • @ParisARoman-vz8eh
    @ParisARoman-vz8eh 5 років тому +1

    Muchas Gracias Rachel!

  • @tungphammanh7024
    @tungphammanh7024 3 роки тому +1

    thank you for your helpful lessons

  • @jys365
    @jys365 14 років тому

    Concise explanations, Thanks!

  • @rachelsenglish
    @rachelsenglish  12 років тому +3

    @paulohlcoelho There is a secondary stress on the TUDE syllable, so it would be attiTude. :) Good question.

  • @rachelsenglish
    @rachelsenglish  11 років тому +4

    If there is a break or pause, or the sentence feels overall choppy instead of smooth.

  • @SC-cq9ie
    @SC-cq9ie 7 років тому +1

    You are amazing!!

  • @haddadghia8476
    @haddadghia8476 8 років тому +7

    wowww! I am Lebanese and I have the goal to improve my pronunciation, you're helping me a lot, than you!

  • @suestraw2998
    @suestraw2998 5 років тому +1

    This is really well done. Clear and easy to understand American English.

  • @rachelsenglish
    @rachelsenglish  12 років тому +2

    @cecygerardway I've not heard it pronounced as a D in these situations, but it is pretty common to leave the T out in words like twenty, center, interview. I have a video on the numbers 11-20 that goes over that pronunciation.

  • @themedzen3774
    @themedzen3774 10 років тому

    I love you Teacher!

  • @CsharpPreza
    @CsharpPreza 10 років тому

    This is very usefull, thanks.

  • @ayoubbrown_
    @ayoubbrown_ 3 роки тому

    My god this helped too much Mrs. Rachel. Thank you so much.

  • @starffgamer1258
    @starffgamer1258 3 роки тому +1

    Hi, Rachel, amazing video I learned about T pronunciation thanks for making this video

  • @ah.s.a5611
    @ah.s.a5611 7 років тому

    Thank you for explaining.

  • @babaksadeghi
    @babaksadeghi 9 років тому

    That was very helpful thank you very much

  • @GoGugutiGo
    @GoGugutiGo 9 років тому

    Another great video. Your UA-cam channel is very good, Rachel.

  • @javiersistemas
    @javiersistemas 7 років тому

    Yeahhh Teacher Rachel ... this is one of the most helpful video that I ever seen here in your channel ... :-)
    I'm one of your students in Rachel's Academy. :-)
    All the best, my Teacher :-)

  • @faraway3595
    @faraway3595 4 роки тому

    Wow awesome thank u so much 👏🏻😘

  • @salaheldin00
    @salaheldin00 3 роки тому +1

    Wonderful lesson thank you so much 🙏

  • @Hearts839
    @Hearts839 9 років тому

    Awesome! Thank you.

  • @RicardoBaker
    @RicardoBaker 10 років тому

    you're a must Rachel!

  • @agostinho1234
    @agostinho1234 12 років тому

    pretty good and easy to understand. keep with the good work!

  • @ronaldoferreiraoliveira
    @ronaldoferreiraoliveira 4 роки тому +1

    Very good english teacher rachel 👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @deisecabral7647
    @deisecabral7647 8 років тому

    wonderful!!!Thank you!

  • @rachelsenglish
    @rachelsenglish  11 років тому

    I have a general video on Stop Consonants that might help.
    Best, Rachel

  • @MyPeterTam
    @MyPeterTam 9 років тому +1

    Hi ,Thank you a lot Rachel's English for the useful video

  • @munayussuf1185
    @munayussuf1185 9 років тому

    That was great...thank you

  • @chaerish
    @chaerish 6 років тому +3

    it is really fun. i love your videos.

  • @sgdusdm8225
    @sgdusdm8225 Рік тому

    Keep 'em coming!

  • @doaagamal2064
    @doaagamal2064 2 роки тому

    Thanks a lot 🌸

  • @El_terribleCL
    @El_terribleCL 11 років тому

    Thank you Rachel!! I was a bit confused about double T sound

  • @changxu5842
    @changxu5842 10 років тому

    thank you so much!!!!! it's very helpful!!!!

  • @rachelsenglish
    @rachelsenglish  14 років тому

    @maximinx If I was speaking at regular speed, for example "I sent it yesterday", I would definitely not release the T, so it would be a stop, and the most stressed word of the sentence would be yesterday. If I was saying just "I sent it", especially if I was really stressing the word 'sent', then I probably would release the T.

  • @hellcapone
    @hellcapone 12 років тому

    i love your hair and make up rachel

  • @mariemmarei1123
    @mariemmarei1123 5 років тому +2

    Thanks so much really helpful

  • @rachelsenglish
    @rachelsenglish  14 років тому

    @joselogabo Excellent! I'm glad to hear it.

  • @user-te5yy6so8u
    @user-te5yy6so8u 3 роки тому +1

    It was really more complicated to learn T than I've expected haha.. but this video is very useful for learners!!

  • @timimi1234
    @timimi1234 9 років тому

    Thanks a lot that was really useful)

  • @cecygerardway
    @cecygerardway 12 років тому

    @rachelsenglish thank you so much, rachel, I´m from Argentine and your videos helped me a lot, at the university where I go we study british english and I don´t like it, but fortunately I found your videos some day and they were really useful to me, now I have to chanche my english pronunciation a lot but with your help it will be easier :) greetings from Argentine.

  • @dragoncomunity
    @dragoncomunity 11 років тому

    you're amazing,i love you!! keep it up!:)

  • @aliousow1439
    @aliousow1439 Рік тому

    Thank you 🙏🏾 I m from Senegal 🇸🇳 🥰

  • @rachelsenglish
    @rachelsenglish  11 років тому +2

    The syllable TAR has secondary stress, and the T is always True at the beginning of a stressed (or secondary stress) syllable.
    Also, there are almost always at least a few exceptions to any given rule. 'Politics', for example, has a True T.

    • @zhihuiwu9687
      @zhihuiwu9687 4 роки тому

      Can I check with u why last night is for true T and in your last video just one is for stop T? I am confused about the ST cluster. Pls help to explain. Thank you very much.

  • @MrMoidelgado
    @MrMoidelgado 11 років тому

    Rachel, I love it. Thz

  • @jessicacheng133
    @jessicacheng133 5 років тому

    Thanks for tuition it’s really helpful

  • @Elviss001
    @Elviss001 12 років тому

    Thankyou so so much

  • @kakitchan1393
    @kakitchan1393 6 років тому

    Thank you!

  • @rachihassni9152
    @rachihassni9152 6 років тому +3

    Hello frankly all you're courses are very useful so thanks a lot! !

    • @rachelsenglish
      @rachelsenglish  6 років тому

      My pleasure!

    • @dariuszenthoefer3758
      @dariuszenthoefer3758 6 років тому

      Feel free to ignore me and my Grammar Nazi ways, but I would like to let you know that the word "you're" implies a conjunction of the two words "you are". It's the apostrophe that does it. "Your" is the form indicative of ownership to one who is being spoken to.

  • @aqibsafi
    @aqibsafi 8 років тому

    hi Rachel,your teaching is awesome. You explain very effectively but I request you to give more examples or else please make a particular video with 100 or 200 words so that we can listen and imitate.

  • @hawraaalhilali1092
    @hawraaalhilali1092 3 роки тому +1

    OMG thank you a bunch ... GOD bless you

  • @diegosoutoh
    @diegosoutoh 12 років тому

    Thank you so much, you're the best teacher than I see.
    Thank you very very much!!:D:D:D:

  • @taherelsayed1865
    @taherelsayed1865 2 роки тому +1

    A lot Thank you, Rachel

  • @zethiopia
    @zethiopia 12 років тому

    thank you so much