Day 6 - Flap T - Understanding Fast Speech in English

79,859 views ・ 2016-01-16

English with Jennifer


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It's Day 6.
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Do you have a little time to study with me?
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English with Jennifer
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When I said "a little time," I used a flap T.
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There's a difference between a true T and a flap T.
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Little / "liddle"
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Do you hear?
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A flap T is used before an unstressed vowel sound.
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The '-le' in "little" is unstressed. "Liddle"
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The flap T is like a very fast D sound.
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But it's not a full D.
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It's like a fast D.
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A quick tap to the tooth ridge.
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That's the hard bump behind the upper front teeth.
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You can feel it with the tip of your tongue.
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"Liddle"
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We use the flap T between words as well
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when there's the T and the unstressed vowel sound.
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That's why I say, "We got along."
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Got / along. "Goddalong."
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The A in "along" is unstressed,
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so I use the flap T: "goddalong."
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Take a look at these examples.
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Do you know when I'll use a flap T?
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Listen.
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I'll talk more about how I changed that "to" to a t' in a later lesson.
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Listen to that example again.
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Listen closely.
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I'll say a sentence.
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You try to understand.
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That's all for now.
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Thanks for watching and happy studies!
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