Any suggestions for English words that are difficult to pronounce?
My vote goes to ‘sixth’…
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What I have trouble with is not so much the pronunciation of individual words, but rather when words are joined together, especially when the “th” and “s” sounds are involved. For example:
these structures
the second
friends through the internet
etc.
Several of these difficulties are combined in the move title The Sixth Sense.
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That’s a good one.
/ðiːz ˈstrʌk.tʃəz/. 
︎ hold your /z/ slightly longer before you say the /s/
/ðə ˈsek.ənd/ ︎ not an example of what you said you have a problem with.
/frendz θruː ðə ˈɪn.tə.net/ ︎ there is no clear distinction between the final /z/ and initial /θ/. Just slide you tongue down to your teeth as you move from the /z/ to the /θ/.
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