#360 English Pronunciation Practice: The TH Sound

<p>Today, we'll practice one of the trickiest sounds in English: the <strong>TH sound</strong>.</p> <p>Actually, English has <strong>two TH sounds</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>The voiceless <strong>/θ/</strong>, like in <em>think</em>, <em>thank</em>, <em>thirty</em>.</li> <li>The voiced <strong>/ð/</strong>, like in <em>this</em>, <em>that</em>, <em>brother</em>.</li> </ul> <p>Many students replace them with <em>t</em>, <em>d</em>, <em>s</em>, or <em>z</em>. For example:</p> <ul> <li>They say <em>tank you</em> instead of <em>thank you.</em></li> <li>Or <em>zis</em> instead of <em>this.<br /></em></li> </ul> <p>Get the transcript on my website: <a href= "https://speakenglishpodcast.com/360-english-pronunciation-practice-the-th-sound/"> https://speakenglishpodcast.com/360-english-pronunciation-practice-the-th-sound/</a></p>