pronunciation.d-soft
The soft d: like 'th' in 'this'
Between vowels and at word ends, d softens to the th of 'this': nada ≈ 'natha', usted, Madrid. Hard d only after pause, n, l: donde, falda.
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Explanation
Cada, todo, vida — tongue between the teeth, gentle. Final d nearly vanishes in much speech: usted ≈ 'usté', ciudad ≈ 'ciudá'.
The -ado ending relaxes further colloquially (cansado ≈ 'cansao' in many regions). Keeping every d hard is a strong foreign accent marker.
Examples
Nada de eso es verdad.
None of that is true.
None of that is true.
Region: global
¿De dónde es usted?
Where are you from?
Where are you from?
Region: global