i believe the reason i can't master the "th" is because i'm used to replace the "th" with the letters "t" and "d" like "thing= ting" but i know it is wrong and mainly it has to do with my ear, my ear can't distinguish between the letter D and the Th, is there any exercise or any way where i can fully hear the "th" sound and be able to recognize it and distinguish from the letter D and maybe the letter T but more of the letter D etc dere = there them= dem i can't seem to hear the difference any help?
2007-07-25 21:16:52 · 8 answers · asked by LoserMe 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The Aussie above is wrong, it's not genetic. People have trouble all over the world with the "th" sounds (there are two of them) in English because these are very uncommon sounds in the world's languages, but since they are in some of the most common grammatical words in English, they are used often.
They are fricatives. A fricative is a sound that is continuous. t and d are stops--discontinuous sounds. t and d are the most common substitutes for the two th's among non-native speakers.
Put the tip of your tongue between your teeth and blow continuously. That is the th in "thin". Now do the same thing but make your vocal cords vibrate (as they do in "z" or "v"). That is the th in "the" or "there".
2007-07-26 00:56:13 · answer #1 · answered by Taivo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well for starter you need to move out of New York, it's not that you can't hear the difference between TH and a D, it's that New Yorkers just say D instead of TH.
2007-07-25 21:26:03 · answer #2 · answered by DevilGod 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-09 09:52:59 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you substitute the D in the Dutch language with 'th' you will go a long way understanding. English is not my native language but it appears to me that you should see a speech therapist. Or maybe you are lucky and have a patient teacher who can show you. I can't say 'th' but have survived in Australia for over 50 years. There is one thing: I don't know your background but there are races who can't say certain English phonemes because of genetics.
2007-07-25 21:29:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
The chinese also have difficulty with "th" and often substitute "s". Which makes things sound interesting. If my wife asks me what am I thinking, she will say "What are you sinking?" which used to confuse the heck out of me.
Try sticking your tongue out of your mouth when you say "s" and it'll turn into "th"... It's extreme, but it works.
2007-07-28 14:01:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
D is certainly better than T now try to say D with the tip of your tongue between your front teeth and you will come close ;-)
And it is NOT true that the ability to learn certain has something to do with genetics. I know e.g. children with variuos "genetic" backgrounds (Asian, African) who speak our local german dialect and if you can learn that you can learn everything.
2007-07-26 00:46:03 · answer #6 · answered by Martin S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Howzit Henk!
Hoe lank is jy al in Australië dat jy nog nie 'n "rooi-nek" is nie?
2007-07-25 21:37:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
place your tongue underneath your bottom teeth and try
2007-07-26 02:53:07 · answer #8 · answered by Ronit E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋