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  • Hello there!

  • This is theSounds Americanchannel.

  • In this video were going to talk about the American consonant sound /θ/,

  • as in the wordthink.”

  • You can also hear this sound in words like

  • thank,”

  • bath,”

  • author

  • orthree.”

  • Well be using a special phonetic symbol - /θ/ - for this sound.

  • The English /θ/ sound occurs in very few world languages,

  • so it’s unfamiliar to the majority of non-native speakers.

  • Many non-native speakers often distort it or replace it with more familiar sounds,

  • such as /s/, /t/ or /f/.

  • Fortunately, this sound is not that hard to make.

  • Once you learn how to do it, it’s just a matter of practice.

  • So, let’s find out how to make the /θ/ sound.

  • This sound is all about the tip of your tongue.

  • Slightly open your mouth and put the tip of your tongue between your front teeth.

  • Note that the tip of your tongue may gently touch the bottom of your upper front teeth.

  • Now blow air over your tongue

  • making a noise with friction.

  • The stream of air should flow between your upper teeth and your tongue.

  • Note that the /θ/ is a voiceless fricative sound.

  • This means that it’s made from friction in the stream of air,

  • but not with your voice.

  • Let’s try saying it:

  • /θ/

  • /θ/

  • /θ/

  • Here are a few typical mistakes

  • that people make when pronouncing the /θ/ sound:

  • One

  • Keeping the mouth closed orbitingthe bottom lip.

  • The /θ/ gets distorted and sounds more like the /f/.

  • Make sure your mouth is slightly open and that your upper teeth don’t touch your lower lip.

  • Two.

  • Not pushing the tongue forward enough

  • or pressing the tongue against the upper front teeth.

  • This way youll make a sound in between the /s/, /z/ and the /θ/.

  • Put the tip of your tongue between your upper and bottom front teeth.

  • Three.

  • Stopping the airflow with the tip of the tongue.

  • The /θ/ gets distorted and sounds more like /t/ or /d/.

  • /θ/ is a continuous sound; so keep the airstream flowing.

  • You should be able to stretch out the /θ/.

  • like this:

  • /θ-θ-θ- θ/.

  • Now, let’s practice the /θ/ sound in some words.

  • Youll see a word on the screen and hear its pronunciation.

  • Like this.

  • Youll have a few seconds to pronounce the word.

  • [signal prompt to start speaking]

  • To achieve the best results,

  • repeat each word after the speaker

  • and try to practice as many words as possible.

  • Let’s begin.

  • Let’s pause for a second and check on how youre making the /θ/ sound.

  • The tip of your tongue should be between your front teeth.

  • The sound is made from friction in the stream of air

  • flowing between your tongue and the teeth.

  • Let’s continue practicing.

  • Youre done! Congratulations!

  • Did you know that the combination of the lettersth

  • may actually represent two sounds:

  • the voiceless consonant sound /θ/, as in the wordthink,”

  • and the voiced consonant sound /ð/, as in the wordthere”?

  • Here’s how you can check which sound to use:

  • thsounds as /θ/ at the beginning or at the end of the stem of content words.

  • For example, “theater,” orhealth.”

  • thsounds as /ð/ at the beginning of function words.

  • For example, “this.”

  • Or between vowels in content words,

  • for example, “breathe.”

  • Well talk more about the voiced /ð/ sound in one of our future videos.

  • Don’t be shy, leave us a comment if you have any questions.

  • We love your comments!

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'TH'考える」のような子音/θ/ - アメリカ英語の発音 ('TH': Consonant Sound /θ/ as in “think”- American English Pronunciation)

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