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oh man, I'm always having difficulty pronouncing the "th" sound and it makes it worse when one of my best friends name is arthur!!

And lately my friends have been takin the mick of how my pronounciation of the "va" sound is the same as my "wa" sound, e.g. ventilator/window, personally, i dont see much of a difference.

If someone can make a good post on explaining how to say these sounds, I'll give rep and appreciate it so much

cheers

Reply 1

Sithius

16

The town I was brought up in didn't use 'th', for example 'free' instead of 'three'.

When I moved to another town/school I had the piss taken out of me because I didn't use 'th'. It took me less then 6 hours to learn it and it shut them up pretty quickly. Fair play, I don't have a speech impediment, do you?

Just tell them to shut the **** up if you can't learn it, and close all contact. (Oh god I sound like Carl lol)

Reply 2

sim90

13

i used to pronouce van as wan a few years ago lol :biggrin:

but it changed! :smile:

i just moved my bottom lip and the 'v' sound came out.

Reply 3

fleur de lis

15

To pronounce the 'th' sound (eg. think) : Back of tongue to back roof. Nasal.
'w' (eg. will) Start with lips slightly rounded. Unround and glide.
'v' (eg. vet) Voiced. Friction with top teeth & bottom lip.

http://www.btinternet.com/~ted.power/l1japanese.html

Hope this helps...

Reply 4

Reue

20

Considered speech therapy?

Reply 5

Anonymous #1

Nic

To pronounce the 'th' sound (eg. think) : Back of tongue to back roof. Nasal.
'w' (eg. will) Start with lips slightly rounded. Unround and glide.
'v' (eg. vet) Voiced. Friction with top teeth & bottom lip.

http://www.btinternet.com/~ted.power/l1japanese.html

Hope this helps...

What about pronouncing 'they' or 'the' or the letter 'r'? Any tips for that? :redface:

Reply 6

Reue

20

Are we thinking of 'th' and it sounds in 'the' or as in 'think' as both are different.

Reply 7

fleur de lis

15

Fluent in Lies

When I pronounce 'th' (thick) my tongue is no where near the roof of my mouth. The tip of my tongue is between my front teeth, pressed to the upper set.

Yeh I agree with you on that one, I thought it sounded a little odd myself!

Reply 8

Sunshine and happiness

Decota

oh man, I'm always having difficulty pronouncing the "th" sound and it makes it worse when one of my best friends name is arthur!!

And lately my friends have been takin the mick of how my pronounciation of the "va" sound is the same as my "wa" sound, e.g. ventilator/window, personally, i dont see much of a difference.

If someone can make a good post on explaining how to say these sounds, I'll give rep and appreciate it so much

cheers

Firstly don't panic! It is nothing to worry about! Your friends are pathetic if they skit you, not what I would call friends!

I am training to be a speech therapist, so I can tell you a bit of stuff, but obviously not loads as I'm not fully qualified. You may want to go to a speech therapist if you feel you need to.

Your problem may arise with the 'th' sound as you are not placing your tounge in the correct place. Try to relax your jaw and spread your lips when pronouncing the sound 'th'. To pronounce a soft th (like the one in "think"), position your tongue as for S, but then drop the tip down to touch the bottom edge of your top front teeth. just practice as much as you can too.

Also try to remember that it depends on your dialect how you pronounce things, for example some regions of England havle sloppier dialects than others.

Hope this helps :smile:

Reply 9

fleur de lis

15

Sunshine and happiness

Firstly don't panic! It is nothing to worry about! Your friends are pathetic if they skit you, not what I would call friends!

I am training to be a speech therapist, so I can tell you a bit of stuff, but obviously not loads as I'm not fully qualified. You may want to go to a speech therapist if you feel you need to.

Your problem may arise with the 'th' sound as you are not placing your tounge in the correct place. Try to relax your jaw and spread your lips when pronouncing the sound 'th'. To pronounce a soft th (like the one in "think"), position your tongue as for S, but then drop the tip down to touch the bottom edge of your top front teeth. To pronounce a soft th (like the one in "think"), position your tongue as for S, but then drop the tip down to touch the bottom edge of your top front teeth.

Also try to remember that it depends on your dialect how you pronounce things, for example some regions of England havle sloppier dialects than others.

Hope this helps :smile:

Now that seems like more comprehensive advice :smile:

Reply 10

gyrase

OP

3

Thanks for the replies! but i'm having more of a problem with pronouncing the "th" in "arthur" than for things like "think" etc.

any advice?

Reply 11

Fluent in Lies

2

Decota

Thanks for the replies! but i'm having more of a problem with pronouncing the "th" in "arthur" than for things like "think" etc.

any advice?

It's the same sound.

Reply 12

Sunshine and happiness

Decota

Thanks for the replies! but i'm having more of a problem with pronouncing the "th" in "arthur" than for things like "think" etc.

any advice?

You may be having more problems as the 'th' sound is found in the middle of the word rather than at the start, however the same I would give the same advice as already given. Even though it is in the middle of a word the tounge placement is exactly the same. Ensure that your pronunciation of the 'th' sound at the start of words is correct, so try practicing words like 'think' 'thank' 'thought' 'then' 'that' etc.

Once you have perfected the tounge placement then try to say the 'th' sound in the middle of words, for example try practicing 'arthur' 'together' etc.

Reply 13

Philosoraptor

18

Hehe, I generally speak very well

But the "free" and "three" thing is my downfall! I'm trying the stuff you guys said above!

Reply 14

herbal bug

12

I Cant pronounce my R's and W's and always get them mixed up. tis terrible but i live with it. now trying the stuff above toooo.
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