The alveolar sounds in Japanese are different from those in English.

In Japanese, 'ta' and 'na' are alveolar sounds.

He stuck out his tongue and licked the ice cream.

He moved the chair closer to the table.

A lingual sound is a sound that uses the tongue when pronouncing.

An alveolar consonant is a sound produced by bringing the tip of the tongue close to the gums.

His English pronunciation is very natural.

He is practicing the pronunciation of Japanese.

My gums hurt.

My gums hurt.