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Hey, it's Hadar.
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Today I'm going to talk about a tricky transition in American English.
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The flap T and the R, as in the word butter, greater, and daughter.
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I'm going to talk about the two sounds, the flap T and the R, and how to put them together in an effortless and accurate way.
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So, let's get started.
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Let's first talk about what is the flap T.
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The flap T is a unique pronunciation of the T when it appears between two vowels in unstressed syllables.
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So, for example, if we take the word notice, if I pronounce it with a true T, how people usually perceive the T to be,
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it's going to sound like notice, notice, where I bring the tip of the tongue up and then I pronounce the T, notice.
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But in this situation when the T is between two vowels
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and the syllable is not stress It's not the primary stress of the word then the T changes to RE notice
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Notice you may say that it sounds like a D
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But notice that it's not a real D
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because I don't say no dis No dis it's let's say a very very light D
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notice notice what the tongue does is it comes up to touch the upper palate
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and instead of blocking the air
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and releasing it kind of gives the upper palate a high
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five notice notice you keep the voice going this white sounds to you like a D
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but it's not really a D it's it and for those of you who have sharp ears,
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we'll notice that it actually sounds more like a Spanish soft R, R, R, as on the word pero.
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And if you've seen my previous videos about the flap T, you know that I've used this example.
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And I think it's so easy to understand it like that.
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Listen, pero nores, nores, R, R, R, right?
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So it's the same sound actually.
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If you don't have the R sound in your language, then don't worry about it.
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Just try to make it a very light D.
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Okay?
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So that's the flap T.
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Again, notice, activity, and Betty.
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Now, the flap T appears very often before an R, especially at the end of words, like in water and greater.
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Now, here what we want to do is instead of bringing the tongue down after the flap T,
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you want to pull it in immediately for the American R.
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For the American R, the tongue pulls back and the sides of the tongue touch the sides of the upper teeth.
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Now, if this is the first time that you're learning about the American R, then maybe you don't need to work on this transition first,
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because it's going to be a little more challenging.
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What I recommend is for you to go and master the American R first,
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and you can watch my video about how to pronounce the R and then come back here and work on this transition.
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Otherwise, it's going to be a little too confusing.
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Okay?
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So, but if you know how to pronounce the R or at least you're working towards it, then this lesson is definitely for you.
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So, from the flap T, water, you pull the tongue in rather quickly until the sides of the tongue touch the sides of the teeth.
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water your tongue can be up can be down I mean I recommend for you to keep it up
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because it's going to be easier but remember that what really matters
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when it comes to the R is what the sides of
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the tongue do okay it's how they push against the teeth
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and the curve
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that you have in your tongue in this in the back part of your tongue okay
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so remember that there is no vowel between the flap T and the R.
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Wa-r-r, dr, dr. It's not dare.
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Wa-dare, grey-dare.
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There is no E sound.
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Even though you see the letter E, it's not an E.
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It's a schwa, right?
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And a schwa is a reduced vowel.
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And the R actually takes over the schwa sound.
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So basically it's just a flap T and the R.
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Now let's practice the transition a bit more.
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Rr, drr, drr.
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Remember that when you want to master this transition in words, phrases, sentences and free speech,
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you have to train your tongue to do just the transition smoothly and effortlessly.
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So, you want to find yourself doing this, rrr, rrr, rrr, about 30 to 40 times a day until you master it.
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And if it's hard for you to make the flap T, rrr, rrr, and then the transition to the R, then start with a D.
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D-r, d-r.
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Train your tongue to go through this transition without adding a vowel in between.
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R-r, d-r, d-r, right?
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So you can start with a D.
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D-r, d-r, d-r.
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When it's rather easy you can start making the D a little lighter rrr, rrr, rrr, and then start making it like the flap T.
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Rrr, rrr, rrr. Does that make sense?
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I hope it does.
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Let's put it in words.
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Da-der, da-der.
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You'll notice that once you do this transition over and over again, then in the words it's like easy-peasy.
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Da-der.
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Make sure that the first vowel, the vowel before, is longer.
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Okay?
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So, we give yourself time to kind of prepare for this transition.
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Daughter.
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Water.
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Better.
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Butter.
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Greater.
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Smarter.
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I tricked you here.
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Try it again.
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Why was that difficult?
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Smarter, right?
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It was a little different than the previous ones because of the R.
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There was another R, right?
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Smarter.
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So you need to hear transition from the R to the flap T-R.
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But you can do it.
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You can do it.
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Don't worry.
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So, first of all, remind yourself of the transition.
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And then say the first part of the word, smart, smart, smarter, smarter.
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Now, if it's hard for you to do the flap T, that really light tap after an R, it's okay if it sounds like a D.
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Okay?
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Smarter.
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By the way, the flap T appears between two vowels in unstressed syllables, but also between an R and a vowel in unstressed syllables.
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This is why it's still a flap T.
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Technically, this is an R vowel, so this is why it's still valid, the rule.
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So, smarter, right?
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It's okay if it sounds closer to a D.
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Smarter, but we're working on the transition between the T and the R.
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Smarter, der, der.
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Okay?
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Good.
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Now, practice this with me.
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Let's start.
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Betty bought a bit of butter but she said this butter is bitter
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if I put it in my batter it will make my batter bitter
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so she bought some better butter better than her bitter butter
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and she put it in her batter and it made her batter
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better a lot of flap T's and R's here
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so good for you you can do it over
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and over again this is an excellent practice for you to master this flap T
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and R transition now if you want to download a practice sheet with words with R
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and then sentences with R with my audio in it then
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come on over to my website click the link below
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and grab it it's totally free
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and what I want you to do is to practice it many many times until you make it your own
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because remember practice makes better.
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Why better?
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Because perfect is overrated.
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Anyway, once you grab this practice sheet I want you to practice it quite a few times
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and then you will see how it's easier for you to pronounce this transition
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and words that you weren't able to pronounce before, how it's easier for you to pronounce them smoothly and accurately.
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Okay?
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And once it happens I want to hear all about it in the comments below this video.
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So have a wonderful week.
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I will see you next week in the next video.
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Bye!
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這節 B1 級別的口語課以影片“American Accent🇺🇸: Master the FLAP T and R transition”為素材。 影片中反覆出現的詞有：flap, transition, notice, tongue, rrr。 這段影片共有 133 個句子、1360 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 8:47。 說話人語速自然，每分鐘約 155 個詞，接近日常對話。 只有 77% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，詞彙難度較高。
影片中的重點詞彙
影片中最難的 15 個單詞，附發音和釋義：
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| vowel 名詞 | /ˈvaʊ.əl/ | 母音, 母音 |
| pronounce 動詞 | /pɹəˈnaʊns/ | 宣稱 /宣稱, 宣告 |
| syllable 名詞 | /ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/ | 音節 /音節 |
| unstressed 形容詞 | /ʌnˈstɹɛst/ | 非重讀的 /非重讀的 |
| bitter 形容詞 | /ˈbɪ.tɚ/ | 苦澀 /苦澀, 苦 |
| dare 動詞 | /dɛ(ə)ɹ/ | 敢, 膽敢 /膽敢 |
| palate 名詞 | /ˈpæl.ət/ | 上顎 /上顎, 口蓋 /口蓋 |
| pronunciation 名詞 | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | 發音 /發音 |
| overrated 形容詞 | /ˌəʊvəˈɹeɪtɪd/ | 被高估 |
| confuse 動詞 | /kənˈfjuːz/ | 讓……困惑 /讓……困惑 |
| litter 名詞 | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | 墊料 |
| perceive 動詞 | /pɚˈsiv/ | 察覺 /察覺, 感知 |
| tricky 形容詞 | /ˈtɹɪk.i/ | 麻煩 |
| technically 副詞 | /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/ | 嚴格來說 /嚴格來說 |
| curve 名詞 | /kɚv/ | 彎子 /彎子 |
影片中出現的短語動詞
| 單詞 | 釋義 |
|---|---|
| come back 動詞 | 回來 /回來, 返回 |
| go through 動詞 | 通過 /通過 |
| take over 動詞 | 接管, 接手 |
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 15 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 don't, I'm, you're。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: schwa /ʃwɑ/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: effortlessly /ˈɛf.ɚt.ləs.li/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, overrated /ˌəʊvəˈɹeɪtɪd/, accurately /ˈæk.jə.ɹɪt.li/, technically /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/
中文母語者容易讀錯的音：
- /v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: vowel /ˈvaʊ.əl/, overrated /ˌəʊvəˈɹeɪtɪd/, perceive /pɚˈsiv/, curve /kɚv/
- 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: flap /flæp/, pronounce /pɹəˈnaʊns/, unstressed /ʌnˈstɹɛst/, palate /ˈpæl.ət/, distress /dɪˈstɹɛs/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: effortless /ˈɛfə(ɹ)tlɪs/, accurately /ˈæk.jə.ɹɪt.li/
如何用這段影片練習
- 先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
- 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟讀，熟練之後再回到正常速度。
- 錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 vowel, pronounce, syllable 這類單詞。
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