Flap T & Flap D (why T and D sound the same)

Have you ever noticed that these words sound the same - writer vs. rider? Metal vs. medal? Adam vs. atom? wedding vs. wetting? Watch the video to learn how to say the T and D in American English when they are in the middle of the word!

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[DanielSan]

Amazing! Spanish is my mother tongue and once you've said this sound it's like a soft Spanish "r" everything was crystal clear ! Thanks a lot ! I've already noticed that it was not a strong "t"or "d" but I've never realized it was this new sound until now!

[annaschulte]

I am a volunteer ESL teacher and am THRILLED to have found this resource. These lessons are useful, compact, 100% clear, and so engaging. I can't wait to send them to my students!

[MasambaKalaba-xooi]

Oh my gosh you're our English Godesse My amazing teacher i have been learning more from you

[Naseef]

The subtle nuance that makes all the differene, this is a game changer, Thank you

[henboker]

Amazing delivery--fluid, smooth, confident. Born to teach.

[jankaspallino]

Hadar you're the best! I love watching your videos! I'm Italian and I've been living in Australia for 5 years. I'm pretty fluent in English but now I'm working on losing my "funny Italian accent" and I'm learning so much about the American English pronunciation (which I love) from your videos! Just listening to you and the way you talk is an inspiration, plus your videos are extremely useful. Thank you! 😊

[CynthiaPakorn]

You are the best, you teach exactly the things people need to learn to speak in a more natural way, I love it. Love the way you explain, it makes a lot of sense. Thank you so much.

[lorenanana]

I was always doing exactly as you explained, I honestly thought I was pronouncing it wrong. this really made me confident in my english, thank you !!!

[GloriaSFH]

I'm a Taiwanese, and this really helps me understand the so-called flap D/T sound. I think I will be able to pronounce it better in the future. Thanks for the explanation. ❤️

[RuslanaRose]

i still need to practice but my accent really improved just from your videos, thanks!

[johanlibert]

You're absolutely right. I hear just a Spanish/ Arabic maybe Japanese or Chinese 'R'.
And I think Americans name it as flap T or D sound to not be confused with the American R sound where the tip of the tongue never touches the alveolar ridge.

[Maya_Ruinz]

This is very common in the south of the US, that southern draw has a rolling cadence and getting rid of the "T" sound makes it flow better.

[tatiananef]

My native language is Spanish and you are right the flap t sounds like our r... your explanation is great... thank you so much.

[hp-qxtf]

This is really helpful. Thank you for posting such quality videos, you are helping a lot of us in Korea.

[yassi]

I was struggling with this sound for a long time. Good thing I saw your video. Thank you!

[metalicoz]

There are tons of videos here on YouTube about the flap T, but this is actually the first time I watch one talking about the Flap D. Words like "president" or "modern" I couldn't pronounce them before this video.. Thank you Hadar.

[SuperEnglish]

Very useful tips! You're just so talented at what you do Hadar! Congrats and keep up the good work!

[joannas]

She is brilliant and her videos help me a lot .👍🏻

[vanessalourenco]

The best explanation, best teacher, best action for the others...thank you for you videos!!!

[claudiapatricia]

Great! Really easy for us Brazilians. Portuguese has the same sound in words like "para" same saound as in "peRó" in Spanish.