Thread: Me speaking in English

It's a small hissing sound just like if a T and an S are pronounced at the same time

I never noticed that hissing sound, but I believe I do pronounce it myself.

To produce this hissing sound (and aspiration at the same time) you should I suppose just pronounce t and d more intenensively.

There's not enough distinction between your stressed and unstressed syllables, resulting in a flat, monotonous rhythm. And in certain cases, not only the stressed syllables but entire words (including the unstressed syllables) should have a stronger intonation (for example, "...our PEOple, our TERritory, and our INterests...").

A very good recommendation.

Originally Posted by kib

I suppose just pronounce t and d more intenensively.

Also remember that in English, the "t" and "d" are alveolar -- they shouldn't be too "dental" or too "palatal."

And the classic exercise for practicing "aspiration" is to put a burning candle in front of your mouth, and try to make the flame move as much as possible while saying the English consonants "t", "d", "p", "b", and so forth.