Hi teachers,
I would like you to record the following words for me. Because I want to hear how “th” is pronounced. I checked using Online Dictionaries too but I also need your help.
This, These, Think, Things, The, That, Thus
Many thanks in advance.
Hard:
this these the that thus
Soft:
think things
In BrE, is “th” pronounced different from AmE?
As far as I know there is no difference between American and British English when it comes to pronouncing the ‘th’ sound. However, many Irish people pronounce the ‘th’ differently.[YSaerTTEW443543]
TOEIC listening, photographs: A boat on the water[YSaerTTEW443543]
No. There are two pronunciations of ‘th’ in the words you list, as you will have heard from the pronunciation available through the online dictionaries, however, the two phonemes are the same in BrE and in AmE.
As examples:
‘Think’ is pronounced with a soft ‘th’ in both BrE and AmE.
‘That’ is pronounced with a hard ‘th’ in both BrE and AmE.
However, the 'th is pronounced differently in those two words.
Bev, it would be great if you could actually record your voice pronouncing those words. Can you do that for us? Many thanks in advance. Torsten[YSaerTTEW443543]
TOEIC listening, photographs: A snow storm[YSaerTTEW443543]
Here is my pronunciation - actually my kids’ and their friend’s pronunciation.
Now this is how an old man says them:
This, These, Think, Things, The, That, Thus
Dear Sir,
Shall I try these words pronouncing correctly?
This, These, Think, Things, The, That, Thus.
Please say your comments after listening it.
Thanks
S.Shanthi
And this is how a middle aged East German pronounces them: This, These, Think, Things, The, That, Thus[YSaerTTEW443543]
TOEIC listening, photographs: A train yard[YSaerTTEW443543]
Dear Sir,
Germen/their prnounce is better than mine, it was so clear like Luschen’s children.
Thank you
S.Shanthi
Hello Alan,
I am forced to repeat myself.You not only have a very good sense of humour but an actor is hidden in you. This voice could be Scrooge’s voice in the beginning of A Christmas Carol, couldn’t it?
This is the most difficult consonant in English. Here are 4 voiced ones and 2 unvoiced ones.
I try it. How about we told them in Hunglish?
This, These, Think, Things, The, That, Thus
Regards:
Kati Svaby
Dear Lushen’s children,
I like very much when you help us to pronounce the English/American words correctly. Many thanks for your support. I wish you in advance a very Happy Christmas and lot of presents.
An old teacher, Kati.
Dear Bez,
You 've made us very curious with this sentence: " However, the ‘th’ is pronounced differently in those two words. "I agree with Torsten that PLEASE to reveal the secret and share with us how can be pronounce ‘th’ in those two words. I thought that it can’t be when the next word begins with a vowel or a consonant; there is a different pronunciation of ‘the’, but pronunciation of ‘th’ remains only the vowel changes. The arm, the hand.
Can you please to read out these two words.
Many thanks:
Kati
The ‘th’ in the word ‘the’ always sounds the same.
My comment was about the ‘th’ in ‘think’ and the ‘th’ in ‘that’.
Hello Bez,
You have aimed at what I had written in Alan’s letter that it can be ‘voiced’ and ‘unvoiced.’
Many thanks:
Kati
Hello Everyone,
In English, any words, not only This, These, Think, Things, The, That,Thus,
pronunciations will differ from country to country and state to state and people
to people. How we learnt from our school in young age, that pronunciation will not
change, even if we go for higher studies, and employment, To improve our accent
and pronunciation, we will have to make ourselves in the practice of Listening, which
we can enjoy through TOEIC listening and good learners voice through audio messages on the
Forum. This is only my point of view. Listening is the best way for learning everything.
Thank you and all the very best.
S.Shanthi
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Thank you
S.Shanthi
Hello,
There is a Cézanne exhibition in Budapest. As we know one of his favourite themes was The Bathers.
This morning we have visited this exposition.
The titles was written in English also. It occurred to me that in these similar words pronunciation of ‘th’ caused me always problem.
Voiced or unvoiced Th in similar words ?
Bath
Bathe
Bather
Breath
Breathe
Breather(informal)
Cloth
Clothe
Teeth
Teethe
loath
loathe
swath
swath-layer
swathe
swather (is a machine)
sooth
sooth to say
soothe
Some plural nouns ending in ⟨ths⟩, with a preceding vowel, have /ðz/, although the singulars always have /θ/. (However a variant in /θs/ will be found for many of these) but in the Oxford Dictionary their plural forms are written with /ðz/, so I try to pronounce them in this way.
Bath-baths
mouth-mouths
oath-oaths
path - paths
sheath - sheaths
truth-truths
wreath-wreaths
youth (a young man)-youths (young men)
cloth-cloths- BrE:/θs/ AmE:(/ðz/ (if not pronounced /kloʊz/, the traditional pronunciation)
Dear Alan, can you please to teach us the correct pronunciation and read them out.
Many thanks in advance.
Regards:
Kati Svaby
And this is how a Filipino pronounces them: This, These, Think, Things, The, That
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