how to pronounce the "t" in "right away" when speaking fast in american english?

Question

it sounds like "d" to me when people speak fast. but i am not sure.

Answer 1

Yeah...I've never thought about it. But I guess when I'm speaking fast..it sounds like I say "ride away".

Answer 2

Actually, in standard American English there are MANY t's that may SOUND like d's (esp to British ears), but they are not. It's all a matter of context (what sounds are around it) The main difference you hear is that, in some contexts the T is pronounced with a little puff of air (called 'aspiration') and so is very distinct. Many British dialects (included the "Received Pronunciation") use this aspiration in most or all contexts, while in American English there are many situations where it is DROPPED.

Some examples of where it is used and not used in American English:

"t" at the very beginning of a word is aspirated. Thus "try" and "dry" are easy to distinguish.

When a vowel sound both precedes and follows, the T is NOT aspirated, which may make the distinction more difficult to hear. Example: "British" as spoken by Americans. Part of the reason these T's may sound like D's (and may even be pronounced as D's in SOME dialects) is because the surrounding sounds use the VOICE, and the /d/ sound is, after all, simply a /t/ sound with the voice added.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

It's in between a "t" and a "d". The tongue hits the upper palate right in the middle with a little glance. Practice touching your palate between "d" farther back and "t" closer to your teeth. You'll hear those "t" sounds better in conversations if you're conscious of what a speaker's tongue is doing in his or her mouth.

Answer 5

I'd say you're right. When I say it fast, it sounds like a soft d, rather than the hard t.

Answer 6

that`s just so that the theater actors have something to be proud of....since they take lessons in elocution (how to enunciate)
lol
that`s just the american dialect, like when you talk with a big piece of gum in your mouth...lol

Answer 7

it will usually soud like a "d"
the phonetic transcription would look like:

[ra(superscript capital i)d(upsidedown e) we(superscript capital i)]

sorry i dont know the keyboard commands to get some of those symbols so i did the best i could.

Answer 8

A combination of soft "d" and "t."

And technically it's a glottal stop, as in bottle.

Answer 9

yeah to me it sounds like a "D". it sounds as if one were saying "ride away".

Answer 10

It sounds like "righ da way" to me.