English Pronunciation: T after R like in PARTY - American English

[AndreAbsol]

Hi Rachel...I love your videos...a question

Definitely I noticed that the normal d like in "Dad" is not pronounced exactly like the flap t...the flap t, yeah, is like a d but faster, where we cannot distinguish the d very much, am I right?...do you speak a little spanish?...in my opinion the flap t is like the spanish r

[rachelsenglish]

@AndreAbsol We only have one symbol for D, and I would say when it comes between two vowels, it is just like a T between two vowels. You're right that it is quick. Very similar to the sound you suggested.

Best,

Rachel

[oscarcavezon]

really good.  I've always wanted to find a video like this, specially with the R-T. I think there should be professors like you in regular schools because the only thing that English professors teach you is how to write it but speaking it is as important as writing it and I've had trouble pronouncing RT sounds for a very long time. Love it.

[hebelong1]

thanks so much

[hebelong1]

just so clear and useful

[M4rkosRoch4]

Nice job! It really helps a lot. (:

[paris0000up]

Rachel for you a THANK YOU in all caps!

You have helped me so much that I can't even find the right words to explain it to you. You know something? When people ask me why is it that you don't have a thick accent when you speak English, I always tell them about you and your excellent techniques to teach and also your website because what you bring to the table is: talent, charisma and intelligence. You are an expert in pronunciation.

[rachelsenglish]

@paris0000up Wow! Thank you so much!! 

[MsEtedal]

very very great thank you so much for all your nice videos ,,,, recommend and request

to you miss Rachel ,,,, we gonna be waiting your next step to make us small ( DVD dictionary ) like best usefull 1000 word or one hour DVD ,,, am first one to buy my copy and tell all my friends ,,,, thanks , thanks

[GodBlessYou2008]

it became much clearer about t for me! thanks! (and thx for your "Call of Dudy"! lol)

[gv1216]

Do you pronounce garden with a glottal stop or a soft d?

Thank you, your videos are great!

[rachelsenglish]

@gv1216 I pronounce it with a D. It's a little tricky b/c the schwa/N sound after it can be a little swallowed, like GAR-dn.

[anm409]

جميل

[diablesse98]

thx a lot this is very useful

[sarasarapowdersnow]

Thank you so much!

How about "patten"?

padrn or patn? "tn" as in "written".

[rachelsenglish]

@sarasarapowdersnow Do you mean 'pattern'? I would pronounce it 'paddern.'

[sarasarapowdersnow]

@rachelsenglish Oops! Yes"pattern". Wow! Thank you SO much for answering my question. I got it!

[apuros1986]

Great videos!

Kisses!

[LoveLasers]

Rachel, I love you. Don't ever stop doing what you do. Thank you!

[ricolee622]

great vid :)))

i also hv an question : do the "v" sound and the "th" kinda blend in together as in " Part of -- the problem " ? Can u introduce more about assimilation ?

thanks

[rachelsenglish]

@ricolee622 I would say here the word 'of' reduces to just the schwa sound -- no V sound. Part-uh-the-problem.

[0109461577]

thank you = shokran in arabic my teatcher rachel

[ourtortsystem]

Thanks for the video!

By the way, if we pronounce the "t" in "sorted" as a "d", then are "sorted" and "sordid" homophones in this case? (at 3:33)

[rachelsenglish]

@ourtortsystem Yes, they are! (when pronounced this way. The 'official' pronunciation of T is never the D... this is just the way it is in everyday speech)