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I'm excited for you because in this video, you're gonna perfect one of the main consonant sounds in the American English accent,
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and it's a sound you might not even know about.
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I'm talking about the stop T.
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The trick is, it's actually not a sound.
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There's no sound.
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The air stops, and that's why it's called a stop T, but it's different from leaving the T out.
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And it's easy to hear when we slow it down.
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Listen to this.
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The word is outdoors and it's in slow motion.
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You'll hear two separate distinct parts.
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Outdoors.
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Let's look at the volume of the word.
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outdoors.
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Do you see this blank spot?
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No sound.
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That's the stop of air, the stop T.
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Outdoors.
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Outdoors.
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So if this stop T is no sound, isn't that the same thing as no T?
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And if that's true, what's the difference between fly, which has no T, and flight,
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that ends in a stop T but has all the same sounds.
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By the way, this is the symbol for the stop T in the International Phonetic Alphabet.
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Fly.
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flight They don't sound the same, do they?
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But we're not hearing a tt sound.
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We're not hearing that release flight.
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Flight.
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There's no T, but it sounds different from fly, which has the same sounds but no T.
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Let's compare them again.
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Fly.
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flight fly flight.
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So the difference is in how the sound before the T sounds, in fly.
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Fly.
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Fly.
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Pitch goes up and then it comes back down.
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Fly.
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It sort of tapers off.
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But in the word flight, flight.
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The sound has an abrupt stop.
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It doesn't have that falling or tapering off.
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Flight.
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fly That abrupt stop is the stop T.
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Let's listen to a couple more pairs.
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Sue.
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Sue.
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DAY J How do we make this stop of air and why not make a full 't'?
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T sound.
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The thing about American English is we love smoothness.
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Everything links together in a flow of continuous sound.
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That's one of the characteristics of American English, but tt isn't very smooth.
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It's a stop of air, tt, and a release of air with some energy.
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So the stop T came about where we skip the tt, release part, to make our speech more smooth.
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We stop the air, but then we just go into the next sound without tt, the release.
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Take for example the word fitness.
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fitness -ness F consonant, ih vowel, a stop, fit, Then the end sound.
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fitness.
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Fitness.
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To stop the air, I cut it off in my throat at the vocal cords.
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The tongue can be in position for the T, but it doesn't have to be fit The air is stopped there.
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Ness fitness.
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Fitness.
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Here are a couple more words with the stop T in the middle.
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Hear the stop.
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Then the next sound.
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Outlast.
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partner Shut down.
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When do you make a stop T?
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Most Americans turn a T into a stop T in two cases: when the next sound is a consonant, like in 'shutdown' or 'fitness'.
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Also at the end of a thought group or sentence.
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For example, he's late.
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Late not 'lay'.
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He's late.
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We also make a T a stop T at the end of the word when the next word begins with a consonant, like in the phrase, not now.
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Not now.
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That abrupt stop, that's the stop T.
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Not now.
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With a stop T, you don't hear 't'.
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That crisp, true tea that you hear in, for example, attain.
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Attain.
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A true T has its place, but not in the words we'll study here.
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Now, you'll hear and see a whole bunch of words up close
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and in slow motion with a stop T in the middle.
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Then, there's a section where we're comparing a stop T with a word that's the same but with no T sound, like in fly.
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Flight.
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This is going to help you really understand this sound, but nothing is as helpful as repeating out loud.
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So I really encourage you to do that with both the slow motion and regular paced words.
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Apartment.
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Artful.
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Assortment.
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Atlas.
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Atlas.
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Basketball.
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- Basketball.
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- Bat boy.
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Batboy.
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Batman.
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Batman.
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Bluntly.
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Bluntly.
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Butler.
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Butler.
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Catfish.
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Catfish.
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Catnap.
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Catnap Chutney.
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Chutney.
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Compartment.
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Compartment.
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Countdown.
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Countdown.
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Cutback.
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Cutback.
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Dirtboard.
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Department.
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DIRT BAG.
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DIRT BAG.
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DOUBTFUL.
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Doubtful.
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fitness Fitness.
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flatness Flatness.
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Football.
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Football.
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Footbridge.
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Footbridge.
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fretfully fruitful Hot Ben Hotbed.
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Hotdog.
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Hot dog.
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itself.
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itself.
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Let down.
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Let down.
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Lightweight.
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Meatball.
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Nutmeg Nutmeg.
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Outlast.
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Outlast.
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Outbid.
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Outbid.
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Outbreak.
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Outbreak.
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Outburst.
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Outburst.
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Outdated.
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Outdated.
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Outdone.
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Outdone.
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Outdoors.
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outdoors.
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Outfit.
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outfit.
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Outfox.
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Outfox.
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Outgrow outgrow.
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Outhouse.
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Outhouse.
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Outlier.
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Outlier.
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partly Partly.
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partner Partner.
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pitfall Pitfall.
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fly fly flight, my, might
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my might fall Fall.
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fall Fall Lie.
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light Lie.
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Light.
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Gay.
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Gay.
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Gay.
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Gate.
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Sue, suit, sue.
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Suit.
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away Oh wait.
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Away.
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Oh wait.
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tray trait tray Trait.
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BEY BAY Bay Bait.
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day J.
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Day.
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Date.
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lay lay, lay, late.
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Stay, stay.
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stay, state, Ray, rate, rate.
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Play, plate.
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Play, plate, slay.
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Slay.
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slay slate.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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Thank you buy, bite, sigh, sight.
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sigh Sight.
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cue cue cute. May.
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mate, may, mate.
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No. No. No. No.
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toe toat, flute, flute.
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flu Flute.
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spy, spite, spy, spite.
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row Row.
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row, wrote, right, right, right, be, B B.
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beat Fee feet, feet, feet.
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Moe, moat.
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mow, moat, bow Boat Bow Both.
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He, he.
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He, he.
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Go, goat.
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Go.
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Goat.
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See.
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See.
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C.
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seat.
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Spa.
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SPOT Spa.
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Spot.
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Blow.
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alone.
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blow, bloat, plea, plea, plea, Pleat.
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We.
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we Weep.
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Knee.
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Knee, knee, knee.
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Roo.
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Root.
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Root.
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Root.
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Root.
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All my YouTube channel members get an extra video here.
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It's training stop T at the end of a word like date and fit.
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So if you're a channel member, thank you.
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That video has already dropped for you.
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If you're not a member and you want to see that video and support this channel, please click the join button.
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Using the stop T in your English is going to help you sound more natural when speaking American English.
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Listening and repeating out loud repetition is going to be the key to making that habit and speaking English with ease.
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If you want to train all the sounds and other characteristics like smoothness and linking,
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stress and contrast, going through the training and creating the habits to speak American English with clarity ease,
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and confidence, all with the help of our fantastic teachers.
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Join today and try it out.
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Keep your learning going now with this video, and don't forget to subscribe with notifications on.
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I absolutely love being your English teacher.
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That's it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.

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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “American English Pronunciation: The Stop T”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: sound, fly, word, flight, fitness. Deze video bevat 239 zinnen en 1115 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 15:10. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 74 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. Slechts 75% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
outdoor bijvoeglijk naamwoord/aʊtˈdɔː/buiten-
consonant zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkɑn.sə.nənt/medeklinker, consonant
abrupt bijvoeglijk naamwoord/əˈbɹʌpt/abrupt, plots
slay werkwoord/sleɪ/doden, vermoorden
flute zelfstandig naamwoord/flu(ː)t/fluit
plea zelfstandig naamwoord/pliː/pleidooi, smeekbede
catfish zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkætfɪʃ/meerval
footbridge zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfʊtˌbɹɪd͡ʒ/voetgangersbrug
moat zelfstandig naamwoord/moʊt/slotgracht, gracht
outbid werkwoord/aʊtˈbɪd/overbieden
outdo werkwoord/aʊtˈdu/overtreffen
outgrow werkwoord/ˌɑʊtˈɡɹoʊ/ontgroeien, ontwassen
outhouse zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈaʊthaʊs/buitentoilet
outlier zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈaʊtˌlaɪə(ɹ)/buitenbeentje, alleenstaande
pitfall werkwoord/ˈpɪtfɔl/valkuil

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
let down werkwoordteleurstellen
come back werkwoordterugkomen
shut down werkwoordafsluiten, uitzetten

Zinnen om te herhalen

Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:

  • You'll hear two separate distinct parts.
  • Let's look at the volume of the word.
  • Do you see this blank spot?
  • We're not hearing that release flight.
  • Let's listen to a couple more pairs.

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

StructuurIn de video
Mogelijkheid met “might / may” might/may + werkwoord — iets is mogelijk maar niet zekermight not even know · might fall
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurtI'm talking · we're not hearing · we're comparing
Toekomst met “going to” be going to + werkwoord — een plan of iets dat je ziet aankomengonna perfect · is going to help · is going to be
Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspellingYou'll hear · we'll study

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 19 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, we're, you're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: catfish /ˈkætfɪʃ/, repetition /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: characteristic /ˌkæɹ(ə)ktəˈɹɪstɪk/, repetition /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, continuous /kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: footbridge /ˈfʊtˌbɹɪd͡ʒ/, outbid /aʊtˈbɪd/, outdated /aʊtˈdeɪtɪd/, cord /ˈkoɹd/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: outlast /ˌaʊtˈlæst/, catfish /ˈkætfɪʃ/, catnap /ˈkætˌnæp/, cutback /ˈkʌtbæk/, flatness /ˈflætnəs/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: outgrow /ˌɑʊtˈɡɹoʊ/, goat /ɡoʊt/

Zo oefen je met deze video

  1. Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
  2. Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
  3. Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als outdoor, consonant, abrupt.

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