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- 08-May-2011, 23:16 #1
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Having troubles pronouncing 'tw' words Hi,
I am having problems pronouncing 'tw' words like twenty, twelve, twins and twist.
I have attached a short audio clip of me saying it.
mediafire.com/?delk839dfpxkkop
Please give me some suggestions on what I'm doing wrong.
Thanks!
- 09-May-2011, 00:57 #2
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Re: Having troubles pronouncing 'tw' words Can you pronounce [t] alone, as in "top" or "ten"?
- 09-May-2011, 01:04 #3
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: Having troubles pronouncing 'tw' words Yeah. It's just tw.
When I say the tw, my lips close up towards the center and then out into a smiling shape. My tongue is in the middle. I'm sure this is wrong.
I speak English more than my native language, so my habits were developed long ago. I want to correct the more serious pronunciation issues.Last edited by bibi00; 09-May-2011 at 01:12.
- 09-May-2011, 02:53 #4
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Teacher Re: Having troubles pronouncing 'tw' words Your tongue- could you explain this a bit more? Where's the tip of your tongue? When I say it, the end of my tongue is at the top of my mouth, a bit behind my teeth.
- 09-May-2011, 04:16 #5
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: Having troubles pronouncing 'tw' words It's just lying there in the bottom not moving. So my tongue is suppose to start by touching the roof behind my teeth, then lower as I speak?
- 09-May-2011, 08:12 #6
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Teacher Re: Having troubles pronouncing 'tw' words One great way for improving pronunciation is to use youtube.
Search for certain words or topics that you'd like to target. After watching and listening to them next record your own voice and compare.
Note: By recording your own voice you can listen to your own pronunciation from a new perspective.
- 09-May-2011, 10:03 #7
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Re: Having troubles pronouncing 'tw' words Yes. Your tongue is supposed to make exactly the same movement as it does when you just pronounce [t]. The letter "t" corresponds to the same sound in both "twin" and "tin". The first sound of either word is [t].
Originally Posted by bibi00 
- 09-May-2011, 23:12 #8
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: Having troubles pronouncing 'tw' words How's this? I tried correcting it, but not sure if it improved.
mediafire.com/?0e7mtje279t52v6
- 09-May-2011, 23:21 #9
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Re: Having troubles pronouncing 'tw' words Your "tw" is good now! Well done. Originally Posted by bibi00 
- 12-May-2011, 19:52 #10
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Re: Having troubles pronouncing 'tw' words I listened to both and you GREATLY improved from the first to the second. Congrats. I think it sounds really good!
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