Lessons · Unit 5, lesson 2

The fast t in sentences

You met the fast ɾ inside words like butter. In connected speech it appears between words too — whenever a t sits between vowels. Your sheets mark every one, so you always know which t to soften.

Hear it in real sentences

Press play, listen to the whole sentence, then read it from the sheet yourself — match the rhythm, not just the sounds.

Now say it yourself

Read each word from its sheet, out loud, three times. Where there's a play button, listen first and copy what you hear. Slow is fine — clear beats fast.

You don't have to flap every t — but hearing where natives do means fast speech stops surprising you.