Hadar Shemesh breaks down how to say "pattern" sound by sound. The tricky part is the middle T, which sounds like a flap or R. If that's hard, just use a regular T instead.
How to pronounce the word Pattern. Pattern. You start with a P sound, then the A as in cat pa. Drop your jaw, pull the lips to the sides a bit, keep your tongue flat in the front pa. Then we have a flap T. It actually sounds like an R, a trilled R. In some languages, like Spanish or Russian, that's the T pattern. From there, you do go into the R sound, the English R, the American R patter. And then you wrap it up with it. An N sound. Pattern. Pattern. If this is hard for you, you can totally pronounce it with a regular T. Pattern. Pattern. Clarity over accuracy. Okay? No matter what dialect you're trying on. Pattern. I love this. Pattern. Pattern. Pattern.
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