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Makiasan Posted 13 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
how to pronounce "kindergarten"
How do you pronounce the letter "t" in the word "kindergarten"? "t" or "d"?
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"T". However, because "garden" is a common English word, some pronounce it it as though it were kindergarden. Also, Americans tend to pronounce "t"s within words rather like "d"s anyway.
- "T".
- However, because "garden" is a common English word, some pronounce it it as though it were kindergarden.
- Also, Americans tend to pronounce "t"s within words rather like "d"s anyway.
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"T". However, because "garden" is a common English word, some pronounce it it as though it were kindergarden. Also, Americans tend to pronounce "t"s within words rather like "d"s anyway.
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MakiasanHow do you pronounce the letter "t" in the word "kindergarten"? "t" or "d"?Probably more like 'd'. (AmE)
You will also hear a few other variants: kinnergarden, kinnigarden.
Note also that all of the variants I know of end in syllabic N, so the final 'en' is not pronounced as in the single-syllable word "den". It's more like -gardN
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