Voiceless alveolar plosive.
It is a fortis or strong consonant. The soft palate is in its raised position and the vocal folds do not vibrate. The tip of the tongue gets into contact with the alveolar ridge forming a closure which prevents the pulmonic air stream from escaping. When they separate the air goes out of the mouth producing a kind of explosion.
| <t> | vital /ˈvaɪtl̩/ | ||||||||||||
| <tt> | hitting /ˈhɪtɪŋ/ | ||||||||||||
| <ed> | washed /wɒʃt/ | ||||||||||||
| <d> | typed /taɪpt/ | ||||||||||||
| <tte> | cigarette /ˌsɪɡəˈret/ | ||||||||||||
| <ght> | brought /ˈbrɔ:t/ | ||||||||||||
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| tin /ˈtɪn/ |
| metal /ˈmetl̩/ |
| bet /bet/ |
| try /traɪ/ |
| twenty /ˈtwenti/ |
| debt /det/ |
| train /treɪn/ |
| knot /nɒt/ |
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It’s twenty to two.
/ ɪts ˈtwenti tə ˈtu:/ |
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What have you got in your pocket?
/ˈwɒt həv ju ˈɡɒt ɪn jə ˈpɒkɪt/ |
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Try internet.
/ˈtraɪ ˈɪntənet/ |
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The two-twenty-two
train tore through the tunnel.
/ðə tu: ˈtwenti ˈtu: treɪn ˈtɔ: θru: ðə ˈtʌnl̩/ |
The soft palate is in its raised position and the vocal folds do not vibrate. The tip of the tongue gets into contact with the alveolar ridge forming a closure which prevents the pulmonic air stream from escaping. When they separate the air goes out of the mouth producing a kind of explosion.
Voiceless dental plosive.
When we pronounce this sound, the tip of the tongue, the active articulator , is in contact with the upper front teeth, the passive articulator. A complete closure is produced. The velum is in its raised position. When the articulators are separated the lung air goes out through the mouth producing a kind of plosion. The vocal folds do not vibrate during the production of this sound.
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| bota |
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The tip of the tongue is in contact with the upper front teeth. When the articulators are separated the lung air goes out through the mouth producing a kind of plosion.