How to Pronounce the Letter "D"

The letter "d" sound is the voiced counterpart of the letter "t". You will need to use the same tongue and roof of mouth formation, and you also use an explosive breath to make the sound. The main difference is that the letter "d" sound is a voiced sound so you need to feel a vibration in your throat area. You need to use your larynx or vocal chords to vibrate your throat and make the sound.

To make the letter "d" sound, you have to feel your tongue pushing against the area where your upper teeth and the roof of your mouth meet. You need to push hard enough so that no air can get out of your mouth. Then, vibrate your vocal chords or throat area. This will build pressure inside your mouth. Finally, make the letter "d" sound by suddenly releasing your tongue so that it touches the back of your lower teeth. This will make the explosive and vibrating "d" sound.

Things to remember:

1) Push your tongue against the area where your upper teeth meet with the roof of your mouth.

2) Make a seal with your tongue so that no air can escape.

3) Feel a vibration in your throat area as you start to make the letter "d" sound.

4) Make the explosive and voiced "d" sound by suddenly releasing your tongue with a downward motion until it touches the back of your lower teeth.

5) The letter "d" sound is a voiced sound so you need to feel a vibration in your throat area.

Here are some words you can practice with.

do	difficult	discover	document	dance	definition
day	daughter	deep	deny	difficulty	dramatic
down	defense	dream	destroy	deep	deeply
during	deal	detail	dress	declare	drag
different	drop	down	drive	dress	diet
door	dead	discussion	demand	defend	dark
die	decade	dinner	dangerous	duty	description
death	despite	debate	depend	due	display
development	dog	directly	direct	dad	desert
decide	determine	dozen	daily	division	double
drug	disease	department	democracy	debt	deserve
decision	degree	date	device	doubt	discovery
develop	deal	define	damage	dish	dust
drive	design	driver	danger	divide	discipline
difference	discuss	drink	domestic	dance	dominate
director	democratic	distance	desire	definitely	disaster
data	dark	district	direct	decline	digital
describe	design	demand	dry	drink	disorder
doctor	Democrat	deliver	disappear	display	distribution
draw	direction	demonstrate	desk	depression	deficit

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