Pronounce SADDLE PUDDLE BOTTLE LITTLE NEEDLE CANDLE TURTLE TITLE - American English #learnenglish

Hey everyone, it's Jennifer. I have a quick tip lesson for you today. Lots of words. The question is, how do I pronounce words that end in d-d-l-e, t-t-l-e, d-l-e, and t-l-e? Good news, we are going to pronounce these endings all the same way, d-l-e. Technically, this is a flap t, but I am teaching it as a fast d sound because that's just so much easier to think about. You're going to say that fast d sound by quickly touching the tip of the to the roof of the mouth where the skin and the teeth meet. Some people make it a little further back in the mouth. That's totally fine. Then you're going to let the tongue just pop down a bit for that uh and then back up for the l. I recommend holding the tongue to the teeth for that l for a little bit longer because some of my students don't do that or make the l in a different position and then it doesn't sound like you have an l. It sounds like an o. So, to avoid that, just keep the tip of the tongue touching. I touch where the teeth and the skin on the roof of the mouth meet. Again, you can make it a little further back, but just be careful. You want it sound like a l, not an o. All right. So, let's give this a try. Dull, dull, dull. Dull, dull, dull. Can you say a t sound? Of course. Can you say a d sound? Of course. Let's just think of it as a fast d. Dull, dull, dull. Saddle, saddle, saddle. Puddle, puddle, puddle. Bottle, bottle, bottle. Little, little, little. Needle, needle, needle. Candle, candle, candle. Turtle, turtle, turtle. Title, title, title. One more time. Don't forget. Stress syllable one. Unstressed, dull syllable. So, it's going to be faster. Saddle, puddle, bottle, little. Needle, candle, turtle, title. Give it a try. I know people are going to notice the difference. I hope you found this helpful. Please let me know what you thought about this lesson. It's a little bit different in the comments below. Share this with your friends if you liked it. Help someone else spread all of the goodness. And if you missed a lesson, don't worry. I have a new newsletter, it comes out every Friday, so you can sign up for that. All of the details are in the description below. Thanks so much, everyone. Have an amazing weekend.