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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