Learn English Pronunciation: TH & THR
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- Learn and practice the correct English pronunciation of two tricky sounds: TH and THR. These sounds are very common in English, but they can be difficult for English learners, Even if your language uses these same letter combinations, the sound they make in English might not be the same! In this video, I'll show you how to make the correct sounds, and we'll practice with many example words and sentences.
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Hello. I'm Gill from engVid, and today we're looking at some pronunciation of "th" and "thr". And it's especially useful for those of you whose first language may be French or Italian, any language which doesn't have the "th", "th", or "thr" sound in it. I know it's a difficult sound to get used to and to feel confident that you're doing it properly, so here is a lesson with some examples of words for you to practice along with me. Okay.
So, the thing about "th" is you just put your tongue behind your top teeth at the front: "th", "th", "th", and blow a bit of air through. "Th", "th", "th", like that. It might help you originally, to begin with if you put your tongue through your teeth a little bit. "Th", "th", like that, but you don't have to do that. Once you get used to making the sound, you don't have to stick your tongue through your teeth; you can just do it behind your teeth. "Th", "th", "th", but your tongue goes up and just touches the back of your top teeth. Okay, for: "th", "th", "th". And then "thr", "thr", you have to then do an "r" sound added to it, so we'll come to that in a minute.
But let's have a look, first of all, at a few words beginning with "th". Okay? So we've got: "things", if you'd like to repeat it after me. "Things", "things". Okay. "Think", "think", "think". Okay. "Thursday", "th", "th", "th", "Thursday", "Thursday". Okay. "Thirsty". If you're thirsty, you need a drink, you haven't had enough water or something to drink. "Thirsty", "thirsty". Okay. If someone gives you something, you say: "Thanks", "thanks", "th", "th", "th". "Thanks". Okay. And then if you want to go out for the evening and see a play and some actors on a stage, you go to the: "theatre", "theatre", "theatre". Okay. And then if... If you... If you're feeling under stress and you need to talk to somebody about it, you might say: "I need some therapy." It can be physical or psychological. "Therapy", "therapy". Okay. Then these are two opposites: "Thick" and "thin". Thick with material, if it's thick material. "Thick" or "thin", "thin" material. Okay. "Thick" and "thin". And then some numbers: "Third", "thirteen", "thirty", and "thousand". Okay. And finally, this is a "thumb", "thumb", "thumb". Okay, so I hope that's helped you to practice those sounds.
Right, so moving on. This one is perhaps a little bit more difficult because you have to add an "r" sound, and some people can make their tongue vibrate when they do an "r": "rr", "rr", "rr", like that. At one time I couldn't do that at all, but for some reason I can do it now. Maybe I do a lot more talking and my tongue is more, you know, can move around, more athletic. So, anyway, you don't have to make that rolling sound with your tongue with these words, because they're just one word so you can't say every word with a "rr" in it, it takes too long. It's just enough to say: "Through", "through". So for the "r", "r", you push your mouth forward a little bit. "Thr", "thr", "through", "through", like that. Okay? And then: "Thread", "thread". When you have some cotton and a needle, and you're doing some sewing, the cotton is the thread. "Thread". Okay? And then the number: "Three", "three", "three". And then if you're a fan of Game of Thrones, you will know this word, the "throne" that the king or queen sits on. "Throne", "throne". And finally if you... If you have a ball that you're throwing: "Throw", "throw", "throw", like that. So, I hope that's helped you to practice those sounds a little bit.
Okay, so I'll just go through these words again one more time at a sort of normal speed, so without any emphasis, just at the normal speed so that you can hear how each word sounds normally, without a big emphasis on anything. Okay, so here we go. So: "things", "think", "Thursday", "thirsty", "thanks", "theatre", "therapy", "thick", "thin", "third", "thirteen", "thirty", "thousand", "thumb". Okay, and then the "thr": "through", "thread", "three", "throne", "throw". Okay, so now we'll go on to the second part of the lesson. […]
In my opinion Gill is the best teacher! She speaks not very fast as some other teachers I watch. I am Russian and I really think that this lessons are helpful.
*These/those lessons😊. You can use,,this” only to sth singular😅.
"Th" sounds really driving me crazy, thank for the lesson anyway
I'm from Brazil, and in portuguese we don't have the "TH" sound, it's very difficult to learn and put in practice! Thanks a lot.
A maioria acaba fazendo um som de f no lugar do th
Same with Spanish here!
@@vitorsousa9067 Ou do D, aí fala Dâmsday
@@tahia1988 É mais o som d existe no th tbm o f existe mas ele é mais específico.
Wonderful woman & teacher. Many thanks!!!
Azazel010101 I think the phrase "Thank you very much" is more properly. Is just an advice.
You can use both. :)
@@pedrochatelain4064 Sometimes I say: Yes, fank you very mooch, when I want to slightly alter my accent. English sounds are soooo cute to me.
The best pronunciation teacher I ever heard
Thank you very much Gill for your perfect, specific and beautiful pronunciation, explanation and diction. JBiG.
I have seen so many people or teachers trying to teach TH sound even showing how to make the tongue position... but all they make is make me so much more conscious about my tongue position and i have to pause every single time i encounter UNVOICED TH sound.. but this video has helped me so much and I can speak much much faster without having to use an awkward break for th sound . guess An experienced teacher is much more better than those barely 30 years old wanna be teachers,I guess.
Gill has been teaching English for 30 years
I'm from Belarus. Thank you for your work. Your lessons really useful!
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I'm italian and this lesson is so useful! Thank you ❤️
Francesca RD hi .....i need someone to speak English with him ...can you you do that?
Helo Francesca, I'm Brazilian and i need someone to talk to, improve conversation skills. Do you wnat to be my conversation partner ? I can even teach you a few words in portuguese(which is already very similar to Italian).
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For speak English together
Io è da una vita che ci provo ma non riesco
Thanks from Brazil. In portuguese, we don't have the "th" sound.
God bless you.
Yeah, It was kinda hard to learn!
Cara eu achei fácil de aprender o problema é que muitos professores não corrigem do aluno aí ficam falando com som de f
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I love your British accent, I've checked the other teachers, but you are the best!
Thank you so much, i'm Russian and your lessons really help me 🇷🇺
Many Thanks. I have so much troubles prononcing the "th" sounds. I've watched a lot of video and yours was the better for me. Thanks again !
I loved how Gill is teaching us English and I can say that enjoy every lesson with her and I would like to say that I am very glad and thank you!
thanks so much, ✌️from Tanzania
I'm Vietnamese and I love this video, it's very useful
Excellent video, THank you very much !
It’s very easy for me as an Arabic person to pronounce these words, that’s because the Arabic language is having these characters. So we can’t find any difficulties of the prononciation.
Thank you
U r right
Mr Naser But what about leter "b"
Mr. Adam Ris
Do you thing that there is any problem to pronounce a word in any language having ( b ) ?
abdalnaser123 *think
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I guess Adam ment P , but it sounds that he has a problem even to write it :-D
Lovely class! Thanks Gill. Best wishes from Brazil
Thanks for great lesson
Gill is like English learning plus unintentional ASMR. So amazing!!
Both Russian and Ukrainian don't have these sounds. It is really hard for students to pronouse them. They often mix them with "s" or "z"
In french too, it's a nightmare sometime xD
From BraSil: Gil, You are so kind and lovely. Thanks, so much.
Hi everyone! Let me give you a small advice, don't make the same mistake I'd made - do not waste your time on bloggers from your countries/that speak your language to study. Some time ago I was watching a video by some guy, russian speaking blogger, and he was assuming quite opposite things if to compare with what this lady is saying. Whom should I trust and whom should I keep on listening to? I think, it's obvious. I am only sorry that I'd found Gill only now. Anyway, I am grateful to all the people, who created this and made it free. Gill is great ❤
Edt: sorry for my poor English, it's foreign for me.
Thanks from Poland.
Brazil have this same problem. Thanks for helping us!
I am Brazilian and it is my difficult!
Maybe I can help you, I've already learned it and I'm also Brazilian.
Ok muito obrigada professora
Hello! I'm Brazilian Thank you for this!!
Amazing class. I think i'm doing it right, but it's still sounding like F or S or T sounds, if someone have a tip I accept it 😅
Th sound is similar to Spanish z or c before vowel. Also this sound can be done putting the tongue's tip against the tip of upper teeth.
I make this sound too, with the tongue's tip behind the upper teeth. I think it's better produced.
@@mdc734 thanks, at the moment i'm able to do the TH sound, it's something like Spanish C as you said, but it's more quickly, what make the sound similar to T or D as well
Please could you teach us BRITISH PHONETICS? I really need it for the Teachers Training College! Thank you kindly
oh my god the lesson i was looking after all, this is my big trouble in inglish, thank you grammar granny.
谢谢！
Thank you so much Gill for your lessons, we (my husband and myself) appreatiate it, enjoyed and improve our English :-) Cheers from Chile!
Wow wife and husband learn English together
Thanks from Brazil!!!!
I'm actually surprisingly good at saying through or throne but awful at saying bathroom. If the word was bathrone I'd be amongst the best in the world, but if my life depended on me succesfully saying bathroom, the only thing left for me to do would be to pick between pine or oak.
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Gill is great! One of the best channels !!!
Thanks teacher
I really got bad experience with this word " thursday " this is very very difficult and arduous word for me ..,I cant differentiate how to say " thursday and Tuesday " especially when talking with English speaker....., Well Gill Thank u so much for ur lesson...I love it....I hope I can speak better from day to day..
Thank you teacher. I really enjoyed your lesson. I wish you good health and happiness ***-***
The Best Th, thr samples. Thanks
Very usefully
Thank you Mrs. Gil, you are always so nice and your lessons are so clear !!!! Bye from Italy !!!
Great teacher! Thank you Gill!
Very effective as usual you are Madame ! Indeed these sounds are a little dificult to pronounce for a french man like me. I must say you are one of the rare person I can understand most of time. i'm learning english since a couple of years so far and you have helped me often when i was stopped in many cases. Thank you for your teaching.
i do not know how this happened but after learning r here, I can pronounce rr which I practiced many times before but failed and I completely gave up. Just like Gill said, I pronounced rr suddenly. Yet I think this video helps to pronounce rr...Thank you..
Thanks from Egypt
If you do not mind I would like to ask you to make video about (Letter P and B)
Very helpful
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you are great woman thanks 😊
you are very clear when you explain. Thanks
Amazing class! I always have problem with this words!
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Great video 😎
Thank you. You are an amazing teacher
Oowch!! These exercises are tough!!!! Thank you Gill!
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Thanks for you help me with my learn Ennglis.
Your accent is wonderful... Thanks for it...
Thank you. Gill You’re awesome 👏🏻
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She is the genuine teacher not the one who speaks English and narrating stories using English language
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You mean much (not match)
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How does it come that you sometimes pronounce the th like an s ?
e.g. in thirtythree. I've heard that several times with British actors already.
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Thank you .
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Thank you so much
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THank you Gill
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Useful lesson, thank you!
thank you teacher !
Thank you Gill 🙏
Hi Gill! Can you let me know if thr pronounce as th-row .....or....... thur - row?
Hi Kathy -- for words beginning thr--- there's no additional vowel sound between the TH and the R -- they have to be said together. You should have the tip of your tongue touching your top teeth for TH, then pull your tongue back into your mouth to make the R sound. I hope that helps :-)
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Very useful ! Thank you madam.
thank you very much?
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Teacher you teach the american pronounciation or british one
GILL Thanks practicing th as in think and thr as on three thirteen. thirty
Nice ma'am