Pronunciation

Pronunciation/Unit 5: The US Flap T

Vocabulary

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Flap T

//flæp tiː//

"Soft D."

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Water

//wɑː.t̬ɚ//

"Wet."

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Better

//be.t̬ɚ//

"Good+."

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City

//sɪ.t̬i//

"Town."

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Letter

//le.t̬ɚ//

"Mail."

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Little

//lɪ.t̬əl//

"Small."

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Bottle

//bɑː.t̬əl//

"Container."

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Computer

//kəmˈpjuː.t̬ɚ//

"PC."

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Check it out

//tʃek ɪt aʊt//

"Look."

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Get up

//get ʌp//

"Rise."

Article

The Fast D 🏎️

In American English, if a T is between two vowels (and the second one is unstressed), it sounds like a fast D.

Water -> Wa-der.
Better -> Bedder.
City -> Ciddy.
A lot of -> A lodda.

This creates the smooth 'draw' of American speech.

Practice

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Flap T sounds like...

It happens when T is between...

Does it happen in 'Attack'?

Does it happen in 'Water'?

Pronounce 'Put it on'.

Pronounce 'Butter'.

Pronounce 'Meeting'.

Is this 'Lazy'?

Pronounce 'Hotel'.

10.

"Writer" sounds like "Rider"?

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