Prononciation anglaise: le son ‘th’ (1)

This is a very popular English learning channel on Youtube. Jennifer has a lovely approach, a very good teaching methodology, and a soothing, attractive voice. I’m sure her students adore her!! Jennifer’s sentence to practise is this: “Kathy thanked both Theo and Thelma for everything.” My advice: Try saying the sound ‘s’. As you make [...]

Prononciation anglaise : le son ‘th’ (3) – voiced and unvoiced

voiced: voisé unvoiced : non voisé try saying these phrases: That clothing these brothers another mother this is smooth the father is there bathe them Notice that verbs coming from nouns are voiced. teeth (les dents) – unvoiced to teethe (faire des dents) – voiced bath (bain) – unvoiced bathe (se baigner, se laver) – [...]

Prononciation anglaise: le son ‘th’ (2)

Theo Keith Garth Arthur Thelma kathy Catherine Dorothy Cynthia Ethel Thayer Thacker Thornton Smith Horvath Roth Hathaway My favourite: Thistlethwaite Fortunately, there aren’t many people called Thistlethwaite outside the north of England.

prononciation avec Harry Potter: ‘th’

The best advice I’ve heard for pronouncing the ‘th’ sound in English is to start by saying ‘s’ and then slowly moving your tongue towards your teeth. When your tongue touches your teeth, you should have a good ‘th’ sound. The video of Harry Potter saying, ‘a month?’ is the shortest video from youtube I’ve [...]