Pronunciation of 'th' - English In A Minute

The correct pronunciation of the two ‘th’ sounds in English can be difficult but, don’t worry! Here’s a simple explanation in one minute!

In which group of words is the ‘th’ pronounced /ð/ (remember, this is the ‘voiced’ sound, where we use our vocal cords)?

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[riddle]

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[rosecoloredbandito]

My pronunciation is not that bad but I'm still struggling with the "th", because we don't have that in german. So thanks for the help! :)💙

[bombardsilvstar]

thank you BBC Channel for all your help every time

[macboogieland]

as a non native speaker, i found it mind blowing that there are 2 different pronunciations for TH
but honestly, i found it equally mind blowing that instinctively i use the correct one already
but this is something i would never have heard or noticed, had this not been pointed out
so fascinating

[solteiumpeido]

It might seem silly but as a Brazilian English learner it's a little bit tough for me to pronounce some letters combinations such as th, sch, and others... I study English everyday with lessons, yt videos, movies, songs, books, however over the time I realized my english pronounce sucks. so now im focusing on speaking and listening skills and here i am! i hope i really get some result after a while😊

[yoongimin]

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[hobao]

Omg, just take a minute and you helped me find the way to pronounce these two consonants, thank you a lot!

[romanmatviichuk]

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[tuyenxuanpham]

thank you so much, BBC and this English teacher.

[LovelyEnglishStories]

Great lesson! A lot of my students struggle with this sound.

[tulehong]

Now I know the difference. Many thanks!

[LaiReyez]

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[Porque]

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[shritishaw]

Most important video, I was waiting for..Thank you Sam and BBC Learning English.

[tiengAnhcongso]

Although I can pronounce "th" quite comfortably, your explanation really helps me better understand the mechanism behind. Thanks!

[Bubble]

0:18 I just rely on the unvoiced ones since it made more sense to me after learning Greek. So every th sounds in English becomes the θ for me.

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