Stop using the glottal stop!

Would you like to be a smooth speaker of English? This video is all about the pronunciation of the consonant “t”, which some people, including native speakers, tend to completely avoid nowadays, leading to a rather broken-up style of speaking. The technical name for this is the “glottal stop”. In this lesson, I’ll give you a few examples of what I mean, and I’ll demonstrate how to put the “t” back into your pronunciation and achieve a smoother way of speaking. www.engvid.com/stop-using-the...
More of my pronunciation lessons:
Learn English Pronunciation: TH & THR • Learn English Pronunci...
Learn British accents and dialects • Learn British accents ...
In this lesson:
00:00 Stop using the glottal stop!
03:07 glottal stop before words starting with a vowel
05:12 glottal stop in the middle of a word
06:29 glottal stop in words ending with -ed
07:50 Stop using the glottal stop: Practice

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  • @engvidGill
    @engvidGill Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching, everyone. I have many more lessons about English pronunciation; next, watch these: Learn English Pronunciation: TH & THR kzread.info/dash/bejne/pYR9sdqSpMrbmM4.html Learn British accents and dialects kzread.info/dash/bejne/oHiYtKqQeN3dgpc.html

  • @aysegulgoknar

    @aysegulgoknar

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank You very much Madam for your time, greetings from Turkey.

  • @emmanuelsandoval7556

    @emmanuelsandoval7556

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks a Lot ma'am

  • @jorgeserratopena

    @jorgeserratopena

    Жыл бұрын

    Good Morning from Barranquilla Colombia South America

  • @Gothicfarm

    @Gothicfarm

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @isabelbriones5446

    @isabelbriones5446

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much, Madam.

  • @IglikaGeorgieva
    @IglikaGeorgieva Жыл бұрын

    The best teacher ever! Always explains slowly, clearly, comprehensibly. And her voice soothes and makes you listen to her again and again. Thank you for your lessons.

  • @JaneDoe-ci3gj

    @JaneDoe-ci3gj

    Жыл бұрын

    Well put, I agree!

  • @RG-ja34sep
    @RG-ja34sep Жыл бұрын

    Gill, you are not only the best teacher/educator on KZread or any social media platform, you are a complete treasure! We are so incredibly fortunate to have someone like you to educate everyone out there, and the beautiful thing is that it is free! God bless you Gill, I absolutely love everything about your lessons, so relaxing, informative, helpful, interesting and inspiring. Take care and best regards, Rob.

  • @christina_silver
    @christina_silver Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for saying that! As a non-native speaker, I dislike the glottal T sound, it reduces all the beauty of a true British accent.

  • @Anyasaidso

    @Anyasaidso

    Жыл бұрын

    i can't be agree. it's also rather beautiful so we probably shouldn't be this categorical 🤷‍♀️

  • @christina_silver

    @christina_silver

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Anyasaidso it's my opinion, you have your own.

  • @richiesd1

    @richiesd1

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree. The glottal T sounds low-education.

  • @cheetah2882

    @cheetah2882

    Жыл бұрын

    Me too, the T sound is weird to my ears. I rather listen the d sound

  • @iamasalad9080

    @iamasalad9080

    Жыл бұрын

    Personally I love it.

  • @Occulomotoria
    @Occulomotoria Жыл бұрын

    I'm so relieved 😅 I noticed those glottal stops a lot recently in movies and videos, and I don't like them. German being my first language, I should be used to glottal stops 🤣 but I love British pronunciation just because it's clear AND smooth.

  • @silavlis233

    @silavlis233

    Жыл бұрын

    Posh English

  • @silvioukoth1699
    @silvioukoth1699 Жыл бұрын

    My favorite teacher Ms.Gill! I am enjoying your lessons.

  • @DepressedCapitalist
    @DepressedCapitalist4 ай бұрын

    What an outstanding lesson! Clear, engaging and to the point. Your voice is perfect too. I guess you were born to teach. Thank you for sharing such talent. Cheers from Argentina.

  • @gabrielal1364
    @gabrielal1364 Жыл бұрын

    So helpful! I'm into British accent and I can notice they use to pronoun the t's heavier than the American people. Thanks a lot for this new lesson! 🧡

  • @ruiguo1258
    @ruiguo1258 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome teacher 👏👏👏👍👍👍

  • @picugabi8524
    @picugabi8524 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you 😊 You are the best teacher ❤

  • @pietersmal5903
    @pietersmal5903 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Gill! Your contributions today will outlive you! God bless you!

  • @soniamayrink3295
    @soniamayrink3295 Жыл бұрын

    Your accent is an extra lesson, and I love it. I usually use the glotal stop with "th"... it is very American and I like it too. You look adorable in that colour...you are adorable. Best wishes.

  • @ammini999
    @ammini999 Жыл бұрын

    I fully agree, it souns better with the t sound, but it is so common especially in some movies and its good to train our ears and try to understand the speaches with glottal sounds. Thank you for your advice always preciouse.

  • @miguelangelmartinezaguinag9953
    @miguelangelmartinezaguinag995326 күн бұрын

    My dearest Teacher! You are the Best!!! With all My respects Congratulations!!! Fantástic Lessons!!! I hope, People, could learn more with you're System!!!

  • @davida7284
    @davida728418 күн бұрын

    It’s so awesome to see this! I told my buddy a long time ago he’d get a good shoulder punch every time he did that dumb glottal stop. lol, he figured it out and sounds like a normal human now. Glad you’re encouraging proper pronunciation. We need to combat this weird epidemic especially in the US!! 🤣

  • @user-nd9bo4hi3d
    @user-nd9bo4hi3d Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your beautiful pronunciation of consonant "t". I found the beauty of t-sound in the English language. From now on I will stop using the glottal stop.

  • @donbuche
    @donbuche Жыл бұрын

    Always a pleasure to watch your leasons, Gill. You're my favorite teacher by far. Cheers from Catalonia.

  • @SableIsland2024
    @SableIsland2024 Жыл бұрын

    Another fantastic video ! Happy Thanksgiving from USA 🌻

  • @barrysteven5964
    @barrysteven5964 Жыл бұрын

    Sorry (not really) to complicate things but can I add something from my part of the country - Durham. Up here and in fact all over Durham, Tyne & Wear and Northumberland we have a unique way of pronouncing this type of 't' sound. We also use a glottal stop but not instead of the 't' sound like for example Londoners but we keep the 't' and produce a glottal stop simultaneously with it! We do exactly the same with 'p' and 'k' sounds. If you want to know if somebody is from the north east just ask them to say 'later', 'happy' and 'lucky' and you'll see. It's what most people call the 'Geordie' accent. It's probably not wise to try to imitate it unless you're going to live here but it's interesting to hear.

  • @lalamaralina2457

    @lalamaralina2457

    11 ай бұрын

    Me, from Brazil, reading that: 🤯😰😭😓☠️ haha, but now seriously, is there any video on KZread of someone from there saying those words?? I'd really love to listen to it 😂

  • @alexcosta8999
    @alexcosta8999 Жыл бұрын

    A true English teacher ever! She's amazing and she teaches with her great heart. Impossible not to understand her lessons. Thanks a lot for your dedication to teaching us. God bless you richly.

  • @sanamiral4016
    @sanamiral4016 Жыл бұрын

    thank you very much😊

  • @alikacerto2280
    @alikacerto2280 Жыл бұрын

    Here in the US, we often use the "D" sound in place of the "T" sound. We don't really use the glottle stop.

  • @Demondzeta

    @Demondzeta

    Жыл бұрын

    actually the american pronunciation is full of glotal stops, but the use it before a consonant sound or at the end of a word

  • @AndresRuiz2035

    @AndresRuiz2035

    Жыл бұрын

    But americans don't pronounces T letter in some words, for example: Atlantic, Latin, wanted, international, internet, etc. Is very similar to phenomenal of glottal stop. I'm not native speaker english and this is so hard for listening, when you don't pronounce "T" or when Yes.

  • @anonymoushuman8344

    @anonymoushuman8344

    3 ай бұрын

    Replacing the hard "t" sound with a glottal stop before vowels has actually become a trend in the U.S. lately, too. You can hear interviewers and weather people doing it on t.v., not only at the ends of words but in the middle of them, too. I wonder how long it will take for this fashion to be replaced by some other strange pronunciation trend. What will the next one be?

  • @alikacerto2280

    @alikacerto2280

    3 ай бұрын

    @anonymoushuman8344 Can you give me some examples? I can't think of what you're referring to. But I'll be listening for it now. What part of the US?

  • @MrAn0nym0us

    @MrAn0nym0us

    2 күн бұрын

    @@alikacerto2280 Listen to the podcast "National Park After Dark". One girl on that podcast consistently says "moun'ain" for "mountain". Drives me bonkers every time.

  • @nataliaas512
    @nataliaas512 Жыл бұрын

    I love watching your videos! Gill, you are the best teacher 🥰🥰

  • @jamesr6959
    @jamesr6959 Жыл бұрын

    I’m a Brit that’s lived abroad for many years and I love the glottal stop. The glottal stop is the only feature of my accent that hasn’t softened to global/American English over the years. I suppose it’s a part of my identity 😅

  • @TheEarthCreature
    @TheEarthCreature Жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much. I am doing coaching in voiceover and they told me that I do a lot of glottal stops and I wasn't fully 100% sure what they meant even after they explained it to me. These examples have helped me mentally visualize what it means and this will help me with not doing that.

  • @hoangyen4324
    @hoangyen43244 ай бұрын

    What an amazing teacher! I can hear almost every single word she said. She really has passion on teaching and a simple way of illustration for explaining things. Thank you Ms. Gill.❤

  • @oksanagundinovich3933
    @oksanagundinovich3933 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Gill! I can watch your lessons and listen to your calm voice many-many times!

  • @jamesmasaharu663
    @jamesmasaharu663 Жыл бұрын

    Great video. Your unvarnished style make things refreshing for viewers. You're a like sanctuary for those who are fed up with the flying animations and sound effects by other youtubers. I could watch your videos on end just to enjoy your soothing voice and peaceful delivery. Thank you Gill! (Hello from Hong Kong)

  • @romandavydov3738
    @romandavydov3738 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent! By the way, I started to understand your speech very early. Now, after some years of listening practice, I understand your clear

  • @gelekdolma1488
    @gelekdolma1488 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Dear teacher thanks very very much for your teachings English

  • @normaparra1459
    @normaparra1459 Жыл бұрын

    I always enjoy your lessons, they are very useful and from my view as a non native speaker that it is easier understand words with T sound rather than without it

  • @pugpug11b
    @pugpug11b Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Gill.

  • @lourdespalacios6669
    @lourdespalacios6669 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot for this wonderful lesson. I love to hear your explanations made with such a sweet, clear, soft tone of voice.

  • @alessandroagnelli
    @alessandroagnelli Жыл бұрын

    I love your lessons. You are a great teacher. I'm learning a lot. Thank you very much.

  • @juliajacklin5584
    @juliajacklin5584 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this video. I will be mindful of my speech. Your manner of teaching is refreshing. You always include a lesson in Grace.

  • @JuliaDutta
    @JuliaDutta Жыл бұрын

    Hi Gill, a fabulous class. I would have stayed till the last, but I need to catch uo with my work. 😊What a beautiful language English is!

  • @MarinaSkvortsovaP
    @MarinaSkvortsovaP Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your lessons, from Russia with love!

  • @bahamansour3178
    @bahamansour3178 Жыл бұрын

    ooh what a lesson ! look . This woman is a teacher. but she is not an earth human like us ,rather she came down from the moon . she is a treasure . The lovely.the beautiful. the neat Gill. God bless you ma'my ❤❤

  • @ilciavargas7318
    @ilciavargas7318 Жыл бұрын

    Without the t is like casual English but in an interview or formal job, formal English is used. I suppose is better to adapt to our surrounded just to blend in. British Standard English is phonetically beautiful!.

  • @mdvmdv660
    @mdvmdv660 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Gill, I had listened that kind of pronunciation but I couldn't being able to understand so good, I thought I was a bad listener, now I understand so clearly what the problem was!!!

  • @HappyGnoux
    @HappyGnoux Жыл бұрын

    You're such a good teacher, thank you!

  • @leiasilvianucci3082
    @leiasilvianucci3082 Жыл бұрын

    You are amazing! I love your English classes.

  • @gelekdolma1488
    @gelekdolma1488 Жыл бұрын

    I am going improving day by day so thanks 🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️

  • @ademirbaldao9023
    @ademirbaldao9023 Жыл бұрын

    This class was really helpful! Thanks again, teacher!

  • @gladysdasilva6878
    @gladysdasilva6878 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Gill! You are really a great teacher...it is a pleasure to listen to you...🤗

  • @ebrark.5555
    @ebrark.5555 Жыл бұрын

    You are so kind, Ms. 🌸

  • @noriaelaimani211
    @noriaelaimani211 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much. You are a very good teacher.

  • @user-jo5sr5ct7h
    @user-jo5sr5ct7h Жыл бұрын

    God bless you! From Abkhazia with love.

  • @RichardDworkin
    @RichardDworkin Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! You are a wonderful teacher.

  • @lourdespalacios6669
    @lourdespalacios6669 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for such a wonderful lesson!!

  • @lucianojanducci9907
    @lucianojanducci9907 Жыл бұрын

    Great lesson. Thanks for teaching.

  • @ServiceswithLove
    @ServiceswithLove Жыл бұрын

    I love and enjoy your teaching. Thank you for good lesson.

  • @Juanfranc1sk0
    @Juanfranc1sk0 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for teaching us 🫶🏼

  • @amandine6524
    @amandine6524 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the lesson.

  • @carlaalmeida1250
    @carlaalmeida1250 Жыл бұрын

    You are a wonderful teacher. Thanks.

  • @user-ec6hj1hz4u
    @user-ec6hj1hz4u Жыл бұрын

    Oh! It would be a dream if all natives spoke like you! Your English is a marvelous! Unfortenutely you can rarely here such beatiful English even in news.

  • @Isaac088
    @Isaac08811 ай бұрын

    the best english teacher I've ever seen on youtube ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Raspakovo4kaUpakovo4ki
    @Raspakovo4kaUpakovo4ki Жыл бұрын

    Потрясающие уроки!!! Спасибо Вам!!! Посмотрю все. Очень понравился оранжевый фломастер, в тон к шарфику. Теперь я точно знаю, что преподавала всё верно. Объясняла детишкам (то, что могла) также подробно, как и Вы. Сейчас возвращаюсь к языку и дабы не делать здесь ошибок - пишу по-русски.

  • @olgafred9508
    @olgafred9508 Жыл бұрын

    I love the global stop. As a German it took me years to master it. To me it is the essence of having a crisp British accent.

  • @rreagan007

    @rreagan007

    11 ай бұрын

    True. If you don't use glottal stops you will sound more American.

  • @giseleSalvado
    @giseleSalvado Жыл бұрын

    Best teacher ever!

  • @jjjasieniecki8172
    @jjjasieniecki81725 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the lesson, Miss. You are an extraordinary teacher ❤️

  • @sitmengchue4077
    @sitmengchue4077 Жыл бұрын

    This is a really valuable lesson. Thank you very much.

  • @tsuarezpis
    @tsuarezpis Жыл бұрын

    You are awesome Gill!

  • @isidoriansimon6047
    @isidoriansimon6047 Жыл бұрын

    My favorite teacher.

  • @devjanichakraborty6204
    @devjanichakraborty6204 Жыл бұрын

    Hello ! Ma'am Gill, Hope you are fine and doing well ! 👌 Looking forward to a new English lesson you would come up with ! 😃

  • @maryprosperi6958
    @maryprosperi6958 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much dear Gill... It's very useful to me. You explain It so well. Cheers from Italy👸🙏🎼🌺

  • @nature_words23
    @nature_words23 Жыл бұрын

    Lovely class, thank you.

  • @g2t4397
    @g2t4397Ай бұрын

    Thank you for your amazing videos!

  • @fabianarolando9782
    @fabianarolando9782 Жыл бұрын

    You are so wonderful, Gill !!!

  • @irinaiwenko5507
    @irinaiwenko5507 Жыл бұрын

    Very interesting lesson thank 😊

  • @helenbghebremehari2023
    @helenbghebremehari2023 Жыл бұрын

    Happy New Year, Gill!

  • @salamabouchama7306
    @salamabouchama7306 Жыл бұрын

    You are amazing TEACHER .. thank you for your time

  • @claudiomuccifuora7347
    @claudiomuccifuora7347 Жыл бұрын

    Marvelous! The best tutor over the world!

  • @Rulesforyourlife
    @Rulesforyourlife Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the practical pronunciation lesson. You show me the answer to one of the problems that always confuse me.

  • @hastalavista9431
    @hastalavista9431 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot, dear Gill! Best wishes!

  • @viviwil30
    @viviwil30 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much, Gill. Love from Argentina 🇦🇷

  • @MariaOrtega-ch5no
    @MariaOrtega-ch5no Жыл бұрын

    It was a great lesson. Thank you so much teacher.

  • @gabriellagirardi4741
    @gabriellagirardi4741 Жыл бұрын

    Great teacher for a great lesson!

  • @akspanicker500
    @akspanicker5009 ай бұрын

    It is a joy to listen to her, very matter. of fact.

  • @candiceb_mat
    @candiceb_mat Жыл бұрын

    Dear Gill, this was a fun lesson!. My first language is not English but when I use it, I do have an American pronounciaton so I found it quite funny to stress the "t" because we don't do it. Like in "a lot of work".. that goes more like "alorofwork" (not exactly but you get the idea).😅 Or "That is true" that becomes "Datstru"😅

  • @franklinrodriguez625
    @franklinrodriguez625 Жыл бұрын

    She's the best teacher ever.

  • @belenhernandezbenavente3420
    @belenhernandezbenavente3420 Жыл бұрын

    I love the glottal T... Maybe because it remains me of the years I lived in London 😀 I come from Madrid, Spain, so, as you can imagine, I'd better try to speak RP English than the glottal T. Pity, though 🤗 Thank you very much for the lesson.

  • @silviamonica3959
    @silviamonica3959 Жыл бұрын

    Gill, you are wonderful!🥰

  • @mrantipatia1872
    @mrantipatia1872 Жыл бұрын

    Good morning, Miss Teacher 🇮🇹💙🇬🇧. Greetings from Italy

  • @igoroliveira3774
    @igoroliveira3774 Жыл бұрын

    I missed listening to you and learning a bit more of english. Cheers!

  • @notyourbiz235
    @notyourbiz235 Жыл бұрын

    In the 1980's glottal stops were very popular among English students behind the Iron Curtain

  • @gahero31
    @gahero31 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! I appreciate a lot your videos.

  • @mohammedmahmood7040
    @mohammedmahmood704011 ай бұрын

    God bless you 🙏🏻 the best teacher in the world❤

  • @Christinebthanroses_
    @Christinebthanroses_ Жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much ❤

  • @user-qx7mf4nx6g
    @user-qx7mf4nx6g Жыл бұрын

    What a nice lady! Thank you very much!

  • @irfankuran2097
    @irfankuran2097 Жыл бұрын

    Good advice to be given to the native English speakers of the language before anyone else:)

  • @nancygonzales951
    @nancygonzales951 Жыл бұрын

    You are amazing teachers, thank you so much ✨️ 💕 🌹

  • @anacenac-mehedinti799
    @anacenac-mehedinti799 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you a lot!❤

  • @elenalozenko
    @elenalozenko Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Great work!👍👍👍🙂

  • @thilakasirispathiranage9981
    @thilakasirispathiranage9981 Жыл бұрын

    Your smooth voice is comfortable to listen. Happy Thanksgiving!!!

  • @svetlanasinchuk9712
    @svetlanasinchuk9712 Жыл бұрын

    YOU ARE GREAT ❤️ Thank you so much 🤗

  • @user-fp9wu2dx5l
    @user-fp9wu2dx5l Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Gill. Very helpfull

  • @pilararcos519
    @pilararcos519 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent! Helpul, thank you so much!!

  • @anacristinacunha1622
    @anacristinacunha1622 Жыл бұрын

    tks for excellent class

  • @amitpatil5538
    @amitpatil5538 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks 🙏 a lot Very experienced teacher Love from India