Lesson: the American [tʰ]
Your native language: ·
Tongue tip on the gum ridge behind the upper teeth, then a strong release of air (aspiration).
Train the sound
Press Record and say the sound [tʰ] alone, once, with a strong puff of air.
Ready.
Your [t]
Air release: · target 40 ms or more
CorrectTarget [tʰ]Tongue tip on the gum ridge, then a strong, clear puff of air.
This test version recognizes a dental [t] by its weaker air release. Instructions for more native languages will be added once recordings of those patterns are collected.
Move the sound
Drag the tongue tip up to the gum ridge. Let go at the ridge to produce [tʰ].
Tongue tip: resting
