How To Pronounce NT Words Advanced English Pronunciation Lesson
hi i’m vanessa from speak english with
vanessa calm today we’re going to talk
about how to pronounce in t when it’s in
the middle of a word let’s talk about it
before we start I’m going to say one
sentence two different ways and I want
you to see if you can guess what’s the
difference between these two sentences
are you ready this sentence is about
winter and mountains and the second time
this sentence is about winter and
mountains hmm did you see or hear any
differences between these two sentences
I used three words sentence winner and
mountains and I pronounced these three
words in two different ways let’s take a
look at the word sentence this is the
first way that I pronounced it send nits
and the second way I pronounced it had
the T sound a little stronger sentence
sentence first of all I want to let you
know that both of these pronunciations
are correct in American English we say
sentence and send tips so probably in my
videos if you have watched my other
videos you’ve heard me use both of these
when I’m speaking quickly I’ll probably
say sentence sentence cutting out the T
sound but if I am being more thoughtful
or careful I might say sentence sentence
with a T sound let’s take a look at the
word winter winner and slowly go through
what your mouth should be doing for each
type of pronunciation the first one is
where we’re going to cut out the T sound
so I’m going to say it
slowly and I want you to try to imitate
what I’m saying
it’s the word winner winner does it
sound like the winner of the Olympics
the winner of a game if it sounds like
this word WI n and ER you’re correct it
sounds almost exactly the same it’s
winner it’s AA winner he is a winner in
the winner ha let’s say that sentence
all together
he is a winner in the winner so really
it’s just context that’s gonna help you
know is it the first winner or the
second winner but in general the context
will be pretty clear so that you’ll know
is this person talking about a
competition or are we talking about a
season so did you notice that the T is
gone let’s say that slowly one more time
before we go to the next word winner
it’s winner right now so usually we use
this T cutout version when we’re
speaking quickly so let’s try to say
that sentence fast together it’s winner
right now it’s winner right now it’s
winner right now it’s winner right now
it’s February it’s winner right now
before we go to the third word that uses
NT let’s talk about the clear style of
pronunciation you can certainly say
winter winter it’s winter right now if
you hear English speakers talking pretty
fast they’re probably going to use the
first version with the T cut out but the
second version is also perfectly fine so
you could say winter winter it’s winter
right now no problem you’ve got two
choices
let’s talk about the third word the
third word is the word Mountain mountain
so we could pronounce this the same way
as winter winter sentence sentence you
can cut out the T or you can leave it in
let’s practice cutting it out first
because this is going to help you speak
quickly and also help you understand
when you hear native English speakers
using this kind of pronunciation you’re
gonna want to know what are they saying
so now I hope that you’ll feel more
comfortable with that let’s practice the
first version Mount mm Mount hmm
so my tongue after the N is at the top
of my mouth it’s almost going to make
the T sound but no air comes out it’s
just Mount mm Mount mm Mount hmm my
tongue is stopped at the top of my mouth
let’s practice saying that in a sentence
sentence I used it right there sentence
let’s practice using mountain in a
sentence I live in the mountains I live
in the mountains let’s try to say that
quickly I live in the mountains I live
in the mountains I live in the mountains
I hope you exercised with me let’s
practice with the more clear style
pronunciation using the T I live in the
mountains
did you notice there’s air coming out
that T is a little stronger and harder
my mouth is doing the same thing except
there’s air coming out when the T is in
the word so we might say I live in the
mountains I live in the mountains I live
in the mountains do you like to go to
the mountains do you like to go to the
mountains we can cut it out or leave it
in so before we go today let’s go back
to that original sentence that I said
the beginning of this lesson we’re going
to save the sentence both ways and I’m
going to pause after the sentence
because I want you to repeat after me I
hope if you’re somewhere quiet and
comfortable you can use this now and use
your muscles let’s say the first style
of sentence cutting out the T this
sentence is about winter and mountains
did you repeat it let’s try it one more
time with this cut out T sound this
sentence is about winter and mountains
let’s practice the second style with the
T already in the word this sentence is
about winter and mountains this sentence
is about winter and mountains I hope
that this quick practice has helped you
to train your pronunciation muscles and
also will help you to understand when
you hear native English speakers because
understanding comes first
and then you’ll be able to use it
yourself thanks so much for learning
with me now is your challenge in the
comments below this video write a
sentence using one or more of these
words and try to say your sentence out
loud also you can read other people’s
sentences cut loud to train your
pronunciation thanks so much for
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