This video is a request from one of my accent clients! Learn how to link two consonants together using the contraction "I'd". The final /d/ in "I'd" usually turns into an unreleased D consonant, which can be super challenging for non native speakers to pronounce. You'll practice specific examples of these consonant to consonant links:
D to D, like in "That's how I'd do it."
D to Z, like in "I’d zip up your coat now."
D to TH, like in "I’d think about it some more."
D to G, like in "I’d gone to the store already."
D to R, like in "I’d rather order the steak."
This video is jam-packed with examples shown close up and in slow motion, analysis of the final D consonant in a waveform, and practice sentences at the end!
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00:00 Intro
00:52 Common pronunciation mistakes
3:14 How to pronounce the unreleased D consonant
4:41 See the D consonant in Audacity
12:30 Linking examples: Linking D with D
13:33 Practice linking D with D
14:09 Linking examples: Linking D with Z
15:45 Practice linking D with Z
16:13 Linking examples: Linking D with TH
17:33 Practice linking D with TH
17:58 Linking examples: Linking D with G
19:32 Practice linking D with G
20:19 Linking examples: Linking D with R
21:14 Practice linking D with R
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