Unrelesead "T" and "D"
Hey, guys! Is there any easy ways to learn how to properly pronounce the unrelesead "T" and "D"? It's particularly troublesome to me to pronounce those sounds when they are followed by a "TH" sound. Whenever i try to say sentences like "i liked that" or "i traveled to", it always comes out as "i like that" and "i travel to". It's been really frustrating. I have no problems with those sounds when followed by other consonants, though.
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Even native English speakers have trouble with these. Trying to pronounced that final "d" in pure, linguistic textbook fashion is too difficult, even for native speakers. " Much easier this way.
- Even native English speakers have trouble with these.
- Trying to pronounced that final "d" in pure, linguistic textbook fashion is too difficult, even for native speakers.
- " Much easier this way.
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Even native English speakers have trouble with these. Trying to pronounced that final "d" in pure, linguistic textbook fashion is too difficult, even for native speakers. I pronounce that difficult final "d" as a "t": "I liked that." as "I likt that." and "I traveled to..." as "I travelt to..." Much easier this way.
0Joaozin"I liked that" or "I traveled to", it always comes out as "I like that" and "I travel to".
In normal-speed speech, the difference in the pronunciation is slight to non-existent. It
0JoaozinIs there any easy ways to learn how to properly pronounce the unrelesead "T" and "D"?
Easy? Probably not. It takes practice. I'd start with single words with final 't'. (I assume you're talking about AmE.)
Make the final consonant disappear by substituting a glottal stop (/ ? /) for the final consonant (/t/). It's a sudden stop formed by c
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