Aspiration of Plosives in British English Pronunciation

Aspiration is a distinguishing feature of English. Learn how to do it properly with this video! ✅ SUBSCRIBE for more British English pronunciation lessons: https://www.youtube.com/c/leanenglish... In this video I discuss aspiration, which is when some sounds are produced with extra air. Aspiration distinguishes English from other languages which don’t feature aspiration. So, watch this video if you want to improve your British English pronunciation! ⏱ TIMESTAMPS --------------------------------------------------------------- 0:45 - What are plosives? 1:07 - Aspiration of plosives 3:03 - Nasal release 3:30 - Stop sequences 3:58 - Glottalisation & devoicing 4:50 - Setting 🔗 Link to my glottalisation and T-voicing video:    • Glottalisation and T-voicing in British En...   💻Try my online British English Pronunciation Course for FREE: https://www.leanenglishpronunciation.... 📔 Download your FREE pronunciation guide here: https://www.leanenglishpronunciation.... 👨🏼‍🏫 ABOUT ME --------------------------------------------------------------- My name's Ed and I'm a CELTA qualified English teacher from the UK. I love teaching English and I'm passionate about teaching British English pronunciation. At Lean English you'll find videos about phonetics, stress, intonation and connected speech. VIDEOS --------------------------------------------------------------- 🎬 MOST RECENT VIDEOS:    / leanenglishpronunciation   🎬 INTRODUCTION TO PHONETICS:    • British English Pronunciation - Introducti...   🎬 BRITISH VOWEL SOUNDS:    • English Pronunciation - British Vowel Soun...   LINKS --------------------------------------------------------------- 👥 FACEBOOK:   / lean-english-pronunciation-104907111754452   📸 INSTAGRAM:   / leanenglishpronunciation   🎓 PRIVATE LESSONS: https://www.leanenglishpronunciation.... SUPPORT ME --------------------------------------------------------------- You can support Lean English by making a donation for any amount. Your donation will ensure I continue to produce free content. 💰 DONATE: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted... RECOMMENDED BOOKS & APPS --------------------------------------------------------------- 📗 Practical English Phonetics and Phonology: A Resource Book for Students: https://amzn.to/3EiYtxQ (affiliate link) 📗 English After RP: Standard British Pronunciation Today: https://amzn.to/3ruASVI (affiliate link) 📱 italki: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=134220... (affiliate link) 📱 Preply: http://tracking.preply.com/SHWt (affiliate link) 📱 Audible: https://amzn.to/3JRqptD (affiliate link) --------------------------------------------------------------- Music: https://www.bensound.com Sound: http://www.freesound.org/people/klank... #BritishEnglish #Pronunciation #LearnEnglish