Using the glottal stop sound in English

11 Jun 2026 · 1 min

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Hadar Shemesh shows how to use the glottal stop in English with four example sentences: "Are you certain you want to climb this mountain?" and "Did you see the kitten that had bitten me?" You repeat each phrase after her to practice the sound in different positions.

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I'm going to say a sentence, and then you will repeat after me. I'm going to use the glottal stop. Are you certain you want to climb this mountain? Are you certain you want to climb this mountain? Did you see the kitten that had bitten me? Did you see the kitten that had bitten me? Is he trying to threaten her? Threaten, threaten. Threaten. I've forgotten all about his written statement. I've forgotten all about his written statement.