american accent - American T sound - pronunciation of american english

[Xe054]

Whada great video!

[xINVISIGOTHx]

this is a good video. I'm american and it sounds correct.

[lovelettersflying66]

I'm not American but then I realized (when I was watching this vid) that this is the the accent I use when talking.

[averhasselt]

Well done, you're an amazing teacher! Keep up the good work :D

[Ragib2008]

This is just awesome................

[mylostJesus]

As most Amercian companies now outsource their work to India, it's time we all picked up English spoken with an indian accent... lol

[AhmedTouma]

thank u so much

[DreamtInAHaze]

..........People want an American accent?! I'm American and I'd rather have another accent lol

[moniapadme]

This is hard.

[FullMaximum]

i was always wondering what's happening to the "T" when people say similar words and i thought they replacing it with "R" but now it's all clear :) thank u very much ^_^ your videos r very appreciated :)

Greetings from Algeria ;)

[ultramet91]

I had no idea there were people out there that actually liked our accent haha!

[Jzna]

watch american tv shows 12 hrs a day for 2 weeks and forcing yourselves to speak american when engaging in a conversation.. you'll get yourself surprised on how much you've improved. lol

[Kanciapaa]

@Jzna I have a problem saying "and". You know how they go like "ehnd" or something? I can't say that. I just can't. And that applies to any word that has "a" in it that would be pronounced as "e" if you know what I mean. I suck xD I'm never gonna learn this

[missdole1]

i caaan't it's difficult T_T i love american accent but it's really hard for me also my english's bad ><

[rin2070]

i can say it T^T ,, whhhyy :@

[CommentCandy1]

I, an American, llove her sooo much!

[jsamari]

watching these vids makes me realize that our "accent" is confusing if it's not ur native accent lol

[karorjma]

This is quite helpful, but if I attempt to teach this to Spanish speaking people they are more likely to understand the sound /r/ instead of (fast/d/) like in face--> ca"r"a.

[thesileboss]

Are the same 'd' for British dialect?

[Karumii]

@thesileboss No.

[middleC17]

I passed this with flying colors, but I am American so maybe that doesn't count? Haha this is funny, but I didn't realize how confusing our accent must be.

[KIDLEADR]

Hey how about these few words. How do American pronoun 'Center' and 'Internet'?

[MsReb3218]

wait... i already have a american accent why am i watching this?..

[BasicallytoBasics]

I didn't realize my accent was this complex!

[bnmjy]

It's quite a shame that the two top comments are discouraging statements. It just goes to show what an ethnocentric society we Americans live in. I honestly give credit to anyone attempting to speak our general dialect of English. To the learner, I bet it feels like he or she is shoving a golf ball down his or her throat.

[van3169]

good, even though americans don't speak but rather butcher the lanaguage of english people on a daily basis lol

[TBlenx1995]

I can speak i think a perfect american accent from watchin tv.

[janeybobaney88]

I never noticed I talked like this...lol

[Ethriuz]

*how to pronounce words ending in /-ty/ city, community, intelligibility?

is it soft D or plausive T?

[WillGotti]

@Ethriuz Fast D. Fast D because Y is considered a vowel sometimes. The T is between two vowels an I and Y. A,E,I,O,U and sometimes Y is something we learned back when we learned our vowels. So words like "faster", "monster", "lobster", etc. would more than likely be heard with the T being very well pronounced.

[Ethriuz]

@AccurateEnglish *if T / TT is in a middle of 2 vowels. T is pronounced as soft D right?

so how do you pronounce "natural"? is it pronounced as nadural?

how about sensitive? attempting? editor? is this rule applicable to all words or there is an exception?

*if N is followed bt T. T become silent right? how about the words: fundamental? intonation? centuries? is this rule also applicable to all words with /NT/ or is there also an exception?

[AccurateEnglish]

@Ethriuz When the T is within a stressed syllable, it remains a T as in "attempting." Yes, there are always exceptions with language. T +UR also has a special pronunciation as in "turkey", "turn" "century". They have almost a "CH" sound as in "try" and "traffic" because of the R that follows. I review some of these exceptions in my book, but could not cover them in a short video.

[thomasdean321]

@Ethriuz I teach English in Vietnam. Thanks for the help.

[ShaniaHalliwell]

what about words with double "T", for example "getting" or "pattern"?

[AccurateEnglish]

@ShaniaHalliwell It doesn't matter if the word is spelled with one T or a double T. So, the Ts' in "water" and "better" sound exactly the same.

[zombies101lover]

@ShaniaHalliwell same rules apply

[53farzana]

How and where can i buy the book? please let me know Thanks a lot

[Keidoupe]

Holy shit thats hard.. i speak american well, although I'm an Arab.. but i needed these lessons for Letters

[Yacine469]

I really want to thank the teacher to explain us !!

[Racmaster00]

I'm American and I never noticed we did that.

[MissAmandaBerg]

I can pronounce most t words as d except for the word Pretty, help me please

[sobefobik]

@MissAmandaBerg Think of it like this: priddy. I'll break it up. Try saying it slowly and then say it fast. Per-rid-dee.

[TobajzzHD]

thanks! gal

[unstopable1896]

hahaha rü rü rü rü

[BlueMonkey154]

Who would want to speak MORE American? Lol.

[MissAmandaBerg]

@BlueMonkey154 if you're moving to america from another country and wanna get a job for example.

[sublimeaudio]

its actually easier to pronounce it the american way than the british " what(d) a good idea. thanks for this video, I found it very useful.

[Montyleeny14]

@sublimeaudio On the contrary, it's infact easier to pronounce the word with the latter accent.

[safwanthegreat]

It's kinda impossible for me to use that accent, I'm too habituated with the british one

[barcalakerz]

omg, it's IMPOSSIBLE for me to pronounce T as D, I tried many times to do it, but it sounds so fake and people still couldn't understand it. I'm done with my ESL classes and am so frustrated cause I still have that problem. Anyone can help me ?

[chemprify]

@barcalakerz try using an r instead of a d. It worked for me, but I prefer the English accent ;)

[dropturdsonyou]

@barcalakerz let it just roll off the tongue almost like rolling your R's

[TheKings91]

Thank you..

[lyyanka]

thank you! it was very helpful!

[dios4coronada]

THANK YOU !!!

[Tarty11Assassin]

how did the accent come about???

[ragingavion]

2:47 That's what she said

[nataliatsh]

how would you say accuate? you cant really replace a 't' by a 'd' in this case right?

[AccurateEnglish]

@nataliatsh no because the final "e" is silent.

[nataliatsh]

@AccurateEnglish oh right thanks :)

[Johannady]

just what i needed!! I'm so bad at T!

[khankaramat]

lisa , you are damn hot!!!! didn't watch the video for english. but only for you ;-)

[Rustinator5]

LOL this is cool! I never really realized that we talk that way, but it's so true!

[BloatedPorpoise]

@Asho320

Shouldn't you be able to teach with your Irish accent and teach the children about other accents?

This will also prevent any awkward situations

Like "why do you speak with an American accent when your Irish?"

[LoveSenseDimension]

Badderies

[TheEl7ohim]

I understand as R sound, not D, kind of: better-berer, water-waror, automobile-oromobile....

thanks for explanation

[AKVR19]

@TheEl7ohim it must be because your native language may be Spanish or another language distinct from english.

[Guynamedcolin]

They make it sound so hard, when it's so easy...I already speak American English

[MyMindToldMeSo]

Lol! I don't see why people want to sound more American! We Americans love accents!

[asho320]

@MyMindToldMeSo i have to learn an american accent because i have a new job i have to sound american and i have to teach kids english in an american accent! and im irish! god help me!

[Soheir1000]

Hi Lisa, How are you doing? You do a very good job. I like the way when you teaching us English. You are a wonderful person. Will you please teach us all kind of Punctuation? thanks a lot, I appreciate it. You have a good day.

[thephilosopherkartik]

Fortunately I have very little trouble imitating most of these sounds. I don't live in an English-speaking environment but I've grown up listening to American English. Thank goodness for Hollywood!

[marimekko13]

very helpful, thank you for posting.

[esponert105]

how about youtube? how do you pronounce it? is it "U-toooob"? or "U-choooob"?

[1withRUSSIA27]

@esponert105 U-tooob

[Gandalf606]

Always knew Americans couldn't speak English! Use a T and pronounce it as a D! lol.

[conniecheewa24]

@Gandalf606 u will be slaughtered some day, i guarantee u that

[oblivionfan150]

@Gandalf606 naaaw.......we just kinda pronounce it different, k?

[Italianchick6]

you know, I'm American, and I never noticed how my T's sound like soft D's.... very sad on my part.

[jerryhsi005]

What about ''I don't know what it is.''.Is it ''Whad id is''? It sounds strange.

[atkinson661]

@jerryhsi005 yep were weird

[macibax]

does this also applie to 'd' ?

for example "did after"......the last 'd' of did would be a fast d?

[AccurateEnglish]

@macibax yes it does. Other examples "product" "medal"  "did it".

[Ethriuz]

@AccurateEnglish *how to pronounce words ending in /-ty/ city, community, intelligibility?

is it soft D or plausive T?

[whatsgoingonyall]

hi... i have problems pronouncing words such as "carter, porter, smarter" or any words that have an RT in it.. pls help me... thank you so much

[ashwinkga]

very apt..i have always been dazzled by the pronounciation of "teeth" a sure the tongue needs to roll somehow lol i dont know how!

[MissAfghanGangster]

i have a question can you get an american accent if you sing an american song?

[FreshFunds]

how do you pronounce "math" naturally ?

is it "ma-f" or what i think is the proper way with the tongue behind our top teeth

[aley2watt]

@FreshFunds Its more like madth(real quick D)...(im american)

[quickshot123j]

can yanks not say T ?

[crazyaboutyou58]

I can't pronounce "better" :(

[timborulz]

fuckn hilarious seeing people teach what i speak everyday

[Gam3r20]

@timborulz

And it'll be hilarious if I saw u learn my language

[iPWNNAGEE]

@timborulz LOL ikr xD

[RenaissanceEffy]

@timborulz somehow i dont feel the same about my language...

[jtopaz]

@timborulz

 And what other languages have you perfected?

[MrFahad88]

thanks a lot, I got it now , I can pronounce it pretty well, coz of u , thx again )

[Arjun007ize]

Please keep it up.Subscribed.

[azncoolz]

I've lived in Canada for 10 years and someone said o sound foriegn on the phone. WTF?

[10gerasim]

After trying to imitate this r/d sound, I decided to stick with the T -sound. Just because it is easier for me. I will never sound like an American, but I have resigned to this fact.

[napoleonsdauphin]

It's a fast d, not an r. ..... because that kind of R doesn't exist in Am English. I'm a native speaker of American English and teach English as a foreign language. These videos are excellent and spot-on. Well done!!

[alfqtqueen1]

this is hilarious if you are form america

[Gam3r20]

@alfqtqueen1

And it'll be hilarious if I saw u learn my language

[powerdriller10]

@alfqtqueen1

I entered into a convulsive laughing state, when I auditorily perceived an USA guy extremely mispronouncing the word "Mazatlán" (Mah-sah-tlahn). He just could not perform the vocal articulation correctly. He did continue for two hours pronouncing "ma-lain" or "mahs gelón" hahahahah! amusing !!

[ensayofr]

@alfqtqueen1 I am from Argentina and I don't find it hilarious! :P:P Yes Argetina is America as well... lol

[GastonFranquin1]

definitely sounds lie an R letter, not D letter..first time I hear this..all other teacher explain it as R sound not D

[AccurateEnglish]

@GastonFranquin1

It may sound like a R to you because of the type of "rolling R" you have in your native language. If we said it sounds like an R, this would not help Chinese people for example, who do not have the "rolling R" that exists in most European languages.

[minhtrangnguyen94]

@GastonFranquin1 that's D, not R

[muzik313]

@GastonFranquin1

That's one good way to help American's pronounce slightly rolled r's, is to compare it to words like butter.

[WhouuuuuOKAY]

Thank you so much :) Very useful.

[mrvideo810]

Thank you! I am not american.

[felipebbiggi]

Hi Lisa, could you make a video teaching how to pronounce the T in words like "ImporTant" and " Can't". I always say cannot because my can't sounds like can, it's like the sound does't come out it stops at your throat or something like that lol

Thanks

[KMGonnaBeFamous]

@felipebbiggi

I agree!

[joemok21]

thank you very much..

your vedio is so useful that i've learnt a lot from you..

please keep teaching american english ..thank you..

i wanna speak like america..but i cant do it..because i study english in my school..most of the teachers here in hongkong are speking in british english..

and all my classmates follow the teachers..very few students like me will try to speak american english.

[velvetNguns]

@joemok21 and also like me :) !!

[najaygoud]

hi lisa. ur teaching is really good. um 4m india.

[manicania]

Lol, the Letter T...

[Coolboy2755]

Hi Lisa thank you for teaching me english

[Svedina80]

Thanks for all the valuable lessons Lisa! I think american english is easier to learn than english-anyone agree?

[FrigginLovelyx3]

we have different accents throughout america, like in defferent parts you will hear words pronounced differently

[agcronaldo17]

whad up

[HeeatherCx]

Haha."it's not what a, it's WADDA." American accents are stupid. in England we say "what a" like "wha a" the same way "water" is pronounced "whaah er" lol!

[Uuber]

@HeeatherCx

Your accent isn't any better.

[Tsukiko330]

Lol I'm American but I guess I've never noticed that we say Ts like that until seeing this video. XD

[TicTocKnight]

The "T" translation to a fast D is part of the californian/west coast accent, (yes we do have one), the rest of the nation do pronounces their "T"s. We generally get lazy on our hard sounds over here.

Overall it's californian/westcoast accent

[Ehsona]

@TicTocKnight I (a West Side girl) noticed this the first time after spending a year in Arkansas, and everyone was remarking on the "sharpness" of my accent, compared to how soft and long the southern drawl is, especially on vowels. We all have very rich speech, and diverse cultures the world over. I love that we are all so unique.

[iraqiteacher1]

thank u sooooooooooo much 

[julierobaldo]

Hi Lisa. As a native speaker of Spanish I can't help hearing an 'r' instead of the 'd' sound you mention for the "t". I don't hear 'bedder' but 'ber(e)r'. It's not a strong 'r' like in 'Ratón' but the weak 'r' like in the word 'Barco'. I still find it impossible to say the word 'water', I know I'm close but I can't manage to make it better.

[AccurateEnglish]

@julierobaldo Yes, it is a "Spanish R" you hear, which is actually the same sound as "fast D". When teaching this sound, I prefer not to say it's a "R" sound because people who watch this video from other countries may not be able to imitate that Spanish R because it does not exist in their language.

[usafpilot29]

@AccurateEnglish I agree with Lisa. People from other countries do not really hear it as a letter "R". Unless you're somesort of Spanish as you claim to be.

[torosalvajebcn]

I am gonna buy her book and listen her sexy voice 24/7.

[amitsahni58]

i want to ask about t sound .why t sound like ch sound.or some times t sound like r sound .

[TurkiyeCumhurbaskani]

great tips, fantastic.

[twilightemofrek]

I was born in america and rasied here but ppl say i have a accent, i been useing ur advise and its starting to go away. but im still under the age of 18 so i think ill grow out of it.

[elson32]

waddup?insteads of what's up?



[elson32]

waddup?insteads of what's up?

[Nanashi123]

@elson32 Waddup is slang, while this video talks about standard pronunciation. People still often say what's up instead of waddup

[AAAjohn123]

'attitude' is of course an exception; oh and most double t words like 'attention' oh and 'what the F' expressions when people are purposely putting emphasis on the t like 'totally dude' but that may just be because they are impersonating an Aussy turdle :)))

Your video's are awesome, thanks!!

[HanziSax94]

WHy would you want to sound American when you are trying to learn English? And its a t for a reason, if it was pronounced like a d it would be a d!

[Nanashi123]

@HanziSax94 People that are going to move to America might be self-conscious of their accent and want to blend in. And it's not like we just made up the rule about t and d, it just became that over time. Americans used to have British accents, since we were British colonies, but after separating from Britain our accents changed over the course of time. I think that the reason for the t and d thing is that Americans use much more nasal vowels, and it's awkward to use a nasal vowel and hard t.

[brayden243]

denarda



[nillie1234]

Im american and ppl only do that beacause they r too lazy to pronounce their words properly

[qazt19]

I wonder how many Americans bought the book to sound more American. 

[linuxman1]

Thanks

[alphaelena]

Hi!

I am Italian :) and I am currently in San Diego. I have to say that among all sounds the T is the one that gets me thinking the most..some people here say Inernet, I mean they completely skip the T?!

I know Canadians say Torono instead of Toronto, but in American how would that sound?

Sometimes I say Lader (later) but I feel the sound is sometimes more like a mix between T and R.

Ts are driving me nuts!

[1adrs]

@alphaelena In fast informal speech, americans sometimes omit the /t/ in the prefix "inter"

Eg: international = /innernational/

The same happens with words such as interactive, internet, international, intermediate...

Hope it helps!

[lilflipflop89]

how about "internet" ?

[MrKendudu]

@lilflipflop89

The 'T' in the word 'internet' is not between 2 vowels, so it simply sound like T,not D.

[lilflipflop89]

@MrKendudu: hi, thanks for your answer. I was wondering about "internet" because I've heard lots of ppl said "inddernet" here (I live in Boston by the way) how about these: party, accounting...

[AccurateEnglish]

@lilflipflop89 When a word has an "N" plus a "T", as in "accounting", the T is often silent. It sounds like "accouning." Other examples are: internet = inernet, interview, printer, counter, dentist, etc.

"party" follows a different rule. "RT is often "RD" as in "party", "forty", "courteous", etc.

[joseangel28]

WOW! la gente como usted siempre aporta algo util a la humanidad, gracias! por subir esos videos tan utiles, me sirvio de mucho.

[dyzlicius]

hi there, i' m a call center agent and i have a problem with T and V..just wanna ask how much is your book and where can i get one?. or maybe for free...

[Mottahead]

Ok, then: cidy, bedder, wadder, compudder, wahder, abilidy, yesitddis, addeleven, whaddaniceday,.

[man1813]

does the "t becomes a d" apply to the name "toronto" for example? I'm having such a hard time to pronounce this name. thanks

[KatrinaDemy]

@man1813 Well, going by he lesson she taught, there is only one vowel around the Ts so you don't use say it like a fast D.

[nitsuad]

@man1813 I understand if you're from Toronto, you say "toronno" - Canadian rule!

[CaptainGratiot]

You had me fooled at first.

[SilvaNadal]

Nice lesson. I'm french, and I've always been speaking english with an american accent because of all the series and movies I've been watching.

That kind of irked my english teachers back in college who used to be conceited Brits thinking of the british accent as "the only way to speak english correctly";)

[shashaniification]

Excellent videos. Thanks Lisa, you are very helpful and I ordered your book "Mastering American Accent" today. I'm looking forward to training and gaining the appropriate American accent, using your products

Thanks a lot

[2pacnegrito]

lol im american i had never really thought about my 'accent'. Before you said if 'd' or 't' was correct, I stopped for a sec and thought about it. In my mind it felt wrong but I used D in those examples, so lol that's a good lesson I suppose.

[Senimsaj]

MarsArgo!! "I bought it at a computer store"

[Geekyswow]

I like how she calls it an "almost D" lol sounds so technical :P

[xxpowwowbluexx]

So true. This is one reason of hundreds why English orthography has GOT to change...

[juhide1414]

oh !its owsame i learnt many things from the American accent ,i hv build my confidance from this.....

[jackthefrenchguy]

Also in most parts of America, but especially the Midwest, t's at the end of words are dropped or swallowed: "fart" - "far' "

[sirleeyoung]

hola profesora. premero que todo estas muy linda me encantas las americanas. y segundo estuvo muy buena tu clase me sirvio mucho. muchas gracis...

[krononomikon]

it does sound like a T, just that we don't spit when we say it :|

[yohinerzapata]

hola profesora. premero que todo estas muy linda me encantas las americanas. y segundo estuvo muy buena tu clase me sirvio mucho. muchas gracias..

[AccurateEnglish]

@yohinerzapata

gracias!

[lifeis1030]

thanke you so much , you are really gorgeous 

[earlsutton]

i speak  100 accent

[jennymcreek]

I found this video very interesting even as a native american english speaker. When you grow up speaking a certain way, you don't often realize the unwritten rules - you just take them for granted. Thank you for helping me take a closer look at my own speech patterns!

[ThePafla]

It's amazing! an very helpful!!

[TheGoldenlegend1]

i find it hard to say "turtle"

[sortie39]

i would really appreciate it if i could have be instructed by such a knowledgeable and effective teacher in china although english has been almost like my first language..

fk those crappy chinese english instructors!!!!!!!!!!

punch their black assssssssss!!!!!!!!!!

[sevenlaptop]

you are verry good teacher

[DoMiNaToR2465]

Hmmm interesting

[AwesomonsterComedy]

Fascinating stuff. Now I can finally get my dumbass friend Geoff to talk like us!

[ColdMind669]

It actually sounds more like a soft rolled "r" rather than a "d" to me, good explanation anyway, thanks :D