Pronounce the American English Consonants | The TH /θ/ and TH /ð/ Consonants
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- Master EVERY consonant sound of American English starting with the TH /θ/ and TH /ð/ consonants. Practice with me in this video, then download my free sounds guidebook! Get it here: eepurl.com/gSMZQ1
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Hi Mojahidul - Thank you so much for your comment! :)
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Teşekkürler Zerbab! Bu videoyu beğendiğinize sevindim! :)
Thank you
You're welcome, Tara! Glad you liked it!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise.
You're welcome, Kathy! :)
Thank you só much, This help me a lot🙌
Hi Necilda - You're very welcome! I'm glad my video was helpful :)
Thank you so much for this! I feel so relieved knowing that I wasn't crazy about the reduced TH! I'd always noticed the tongue not popping up between the teeth but when I tried to emulate it sounded a lot similar to a D sound, which made me think I wasn't doing it correctly. Eternally grateful! If you don't mind, could you talk about linking the TH sound when it follows the past form of verbs (-ed), like in "walkED THe line" or "watchED THe movie?" This has been one of the most challenging things for me.
Again, thank you for your work!
Hi Leonardo - Awesome, I'm so glad this video helped demystify the reduced TH pronunciation! Keep an eye out for more linking videos to come in the next few months :) But if you want help right away with this difficulty link (ED to TH), join my live group class at English Pro™ Live courses.sandiegovoiceandaccent.com/courses/english-pro-live and I'd be happy to help you there! :)
There are many videos on CZcams about the 'th' sound, but it seems like there are none about 'th' combined with 'd,' as in the word 'bathed.' It would be nice if you could make one.
Hi JaniS - Thanks for your suggestion! Yes, the voiced TH + D ending is a tricky combination. Luckily it's not too common in English! I'll add your suggestion to my "to-do" list :)
i enjoyed a lot, i hope you read stories and conversations.
Thanks, Ramzy! :)
i hope so too.
@@fengrao782 Thanks for the suggestion! :) I'll try!
Thanks!! :)
Hello. Nice channel. Are you a native American?
Hi Lucia - Thanks for the comment! Yes, I'm from the United States - born and raised in California :)
Hi thank you 🌸
"Ths" at the end of word for example (smooths , bathes, breathes)
How Pronunciation like as native speaker ?
Hi Tara - Thanks for your question :) These words use the voiced TH /ð/, so the tongue tip comes out between the teeth and the vocal cords vibrate. Then the tongue tip quickly comes inside the mouth for the final /z/ consonant, which is also voiced (meaning, the vocal cords continue to vibrate). I hope this helps! :)
@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent
Thanks alot teacher ❤️
pronunciation and accent is very important for me.
"Th" sound /d/ and "s" sond /z/for native speaker prounciation is correct or false?
@@tara9375 The TH sound is not a /d/. The TH is made with the tongue between the teeth (called a dental sound) and the D /d/ is made with the tongue tip as it touches the alveolar ridge (alveolar sound). This video might help you to learn the differences in how the TH sounds and the D /d/ are pronounced: czcams.com/video/BzNUpUyEspA/video.html
The letter "s" can be pronounced as /s/ and /z/ in English, depending on the sound that comes before it. In the words you provide in your comment above (smooths , bathes, breathes), the "s" is pronounced as a /z/, with vocal cord voicing.
I hope this helps! :)
5:56 What is the IPA symbol for this reduced TH /ð/ sound?
Hi Vince - Thanks for your question. To note this reduced placement of the TH /ð/ sound, you'd add the "retracted tongue root" diacritic symbol underneath the /ð/ symbol, which looks like this: /ð̙/. However, in my experience, it's highly unlikely that you'll ever see the / ̙ / diacritic included in the transcriptions that you'll find in online dictionaries. I hope this helps! :)
@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent, thank you! This helps. I'm not really that surprised considering that the /r/ is standing in for /ɹ/ altogether. I also have not seen a /ɾ/ for the "tt" in "bottle," but I have seen the /t̬/. When I looked up the / ̬ /, it stands for "voiced", so the /t̬/ = /d/.
It's frustrating that there isn't much consistency with how dictionaries (and people, for that matter) transcribe certain sounds. I'm always a bit surprised when dictionaries use /t̬/ to mean the flap /ɾ/ because I think it makes things even more confusing for people to understand what sound to pronounce! @@vincevilan3525
I recommend this video: Learn American English Reductions with Seinfeld 😂: czcams.com/video/1Q-LemiKGhY/video.html
Hi Lingo - Haha - yes, that is one of my favorites! :)