/d/

The /d/ sound in English is a voiced alveolar plosive, which means it’s a sound made with the tip of the tongue touching the alveolar ridge (the bump right behind your top front teeth) and the vocal cords vibrating. Here’s how you pronounce it:

• Position your tongue: The /d/ sound is alveolar, which means it’s made by placing the tip of your tongue against the alveolar ridge.
• Voicing: The /d/ sound is a voiced consonant, meaning your vocal cords vibrate when you produce this sound. You can feel this vibration if you lightly touch the front of your throat while saying the sound.
• Release the sound: Start by building up a little bit of pressure behind your tongue by pushing air out from your lungs (don’t let the air escape just yet). Then, release your tongue quickly. The air should burst out, producing the /d/ sound.