Name: Consonant Sound Flap T as in water - American English Pronunciation
Uploaded: 2017-11-04T19:18:59.000Z
Duration: 6 min 55 s
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In this video, we're going to talk about the flap 'T' sound,

You can also hear this sound in words like

Now listen to how these words sound with a "regular" 'T':

In American English these words are pronounced with the flap 'T'.

There's nothing wrong with using a "regular" 'T',

it just sounds a little less American and more British.

And there's nothing wrong with British English.

So, if you have more important things to work on for your pronunciation,

If you'd like to fine-tune your American accent, keep watching.

If you watched the Stop Sounds Overview video,

you may remember that there are six stop consonants in American English.

The flap 'T' is somewhere between the /t/ and the /d/ sounds.

which is pronounced in a different way in certain positions in a word.

when the /t/ occurs between voiced sounds,

it sounds more like a quick /d/: "water."

Or between a vowel and a voiced consonant sound:

Because it's easier to continue voicing rather than switching to a voiceless /t/ sound.

it's time to learn how to make the flap 'T'

and find out whether it's similar or different from the /t/ and the /d/ sounds.

slightly open your mouth and leave your lips in a neutral position.

Now, you have to stop the air in your mouth.

do it the same way as for the /t/ or the /d/:

Place the tip of your tongue on the alveolar ridge behind your upper front teeth.

Next, release the air and add your voice.

This is where the flap 'T' may sound similar to the /d/ sound,

because it describes how your tongue quickly taps your alveolar ridge,

so focus on making a brief voiced sound, much like a fast /d/.

As usual, you'll see a word on the screen and hear its pronunciation.

You'll have a few seconds to pronounce the word.

the better your pronunciation will become.

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Consonant Sound Flap T as in water - American English Pronunciation

pronunciation

accent

slightly

basically