I have just posted this video on YouTube to help you sound more American. The letter "T" is pronounced like a fast "D" sound when it's between two vowels. Here are some examples of words: "better," "city," "Italy," "matter." The "T" in those words changes and becomes a different sound. Watch this short video to learn more.
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but how to explain that in some words this 'd' (made up of 't') sounds like 'd' linked with 'r' sound?
for example: city and better, this 'd' sound is not exactly the same in both settings
Good question above. The R and "fast D" sound the same actually. They both require a fast flap of the tongue. This "d" sound for the T spelling is similar to the "r" sound of some languages. It's not at all similar to the American R sound; it sounds like the R that exists in many other languages such as Spanish, Russian, Italian, etc. To Spanish speakers it would sound similar to an R. I didn't have enough time to go into all the details in the video. In the example words that you give "city" and "better" the "R" or "fast D" may sound different to you because one word is followed by a vowel sound and the other word has a final R.
fast T sounds me like /R/ for me. Is it because of my mother tongue is similar to Russian?
For example. what a nice day - it sounds for me like wara nice day
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