How to Pronounce GOT IT -- American English

In this American English pronunciation video,

we're going to study the pronunciation

of the phrase 'Got it'.

This is part of a sentence study series

where we look at a short common phrase

and discuss its pronunciation.

'Got it'.

This is a phrase you use

to make it clear that you understand.

For example:

“We need to leave by 8 because of traffic”

‘Got it’.

‘Got it’.

Which of these two words seems longer to you?

‘Got it’.

Definitely the first word.

So the sentence structure of this phrase is

DA-da. DA-da.

We start with the G sound.

The tongue will come up

and touch the soft palate,

we’ll hold the air there

for a quick second in our throat,

G, ga, and then we release. Ga-.

The next sound is the AH as in FATHER sound.

Tongue tip is here,

touching behind the bottom front teeth,

and the jaw drops. Ga, ga.

The back part of the tongue

will press down a little bit. Ga.

Now we have a T between vowels;

it’s a flap T.

So the tongue will bounce against the roof

of the mouth without stopping the air.

Got it, got it.

Notice my jaw doesn’t have to close,

the tongue can move up there

independently of the jaw.

Got it. Got it. Got it.

Last we have ‘it’.

Your tongue just bounced against the roof

of the mouth for the Flap T.

Now you want to bring it up again

right away for the Stop T in ‘it’.

Got it.

The IH will happen on its own

as you bring the tongue down quickly

between the Flap and the Stop T.

So the tongue goes back up for the Stop T,

we stop the air with our throat,

and that’s it.

We don’t need to release the T.

Got it. Got it.

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up close and in slow motion.

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