The "TH" Sounds - Everything You Need to Know!

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Learn how to pronounce the TH sound perfectly, as well as all of the important facts and techniques you need to know in order to sound like a native British English speaker when you use it!
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[@ShevMcG]

I need to absolutely THANK YOU today! My son is 10 and unilaterally deaf. He's NEVER been able to pronounce the 'TH' no matter how much we've tried, a hearing rehabilitation specialist recommended this video and in 14 minutes he was pronouncing it amazingly!!! From the bottom of my heart, thank you so so much

[@dipanjanghosal1662]

That is truly heart warming. I wish all the best for your son.

[@blackangel8651]

Best teacher ever

[@kristinabruzdeilynaite7586]

Yes

[@oceans1000s]

I agree. He's great.

[@user-ed5mr6ug3g]

I agree too

[@apologeticvoice6035]

It's teacha

[@mohamedmoustafa7168]

Fully agree 👌🏼💙

[@user-dg9ro7kh3m]

Elliott: Repeat after me:"The brother from another mother". Me repeating: Sibling.

[@ETJEnglish]

Half-sibling *. 🤓

[@elisedasvin170]

@@ETJEnglish Best answer to the best comment... GG ! ^ ^

[@regoat]

😂😎

[@amirhossanesadry7861]

Please try to create a video about these three words : faint , faith , fate and their differenve

[@joycelanclastter]

@@Rafael-xu9cn oi então eu falo português também tem uma professora do canal inglês da luiza que ela ensina a fazer o som do th, ela diz para você falar o s com a língua presa e é o th sem voz para o com voz você fala o z. Talvez te ajude

[@maslanemaso6406]

I've been using 'D' or 'F' instead of 'TH' for so long it feels weird now but I'll try to change my habits. Thank you so much for the effort you put into teaching people, it really helps ❤

[@laurenpaterson3475]

I do same my son told me off as he does it

[@FrozenMermaid666]

I never liked the TH sound, to be honest, so all should pronounce the TH sounds like a normal D or a half D or a T or a half T / airy T etc, because TH is the one sound that keeps English pronunciation from sounding really pretty to the ear, and it makes one’s mouth look funny, and even the words can sound funny, in a way! Three should be pronounced close to tree, not like that sound that is more similar to free! Then and breathe and that etc sound way better when pronounced den / breade / dat etc than they do when pronounced the way most pronounce them, which can sound close to zat / ven sometimes! Plus, there is a way to get a sound that is similar to the TH sound without making the funny face / mouth, which sounds a tad less airy or a bit fuller!

[@FrozenMermaid666]

I used to think that the TH sound came from Greek, but I recently found out that OId English also had it, unfortunately - but honestly, languages such as Modern English and Modern Welsh shouldn’t have kept the TH sound, which is far from a ‘correct’ or ‘pretty’ sound!

[@FrozenMermaid666]

Besides, sometimes it does sound like sink or fink, as though one said sink / fink with food in one’s mouth and a stuffed nose - a normal tink / tenk sound (or pronounced with a half T / airy T sound) would sound way better!

[@FrozenMermaid666]

Anwy, the red emoji and the word lane cannot be in someone’s name or in comments, and all unsuitable names / emojis etc must be changed / edited out, and one can just use the thumbs up emoji instead of the red emoji - love related terms and love related emojis only reflect me, and love only exists for me the only lovable / loved being!

[@Vivaswaan.]

This was so much needed. In most of the Asian languages this sound does not exist, and therefore it's very difficult to acquire this sound. Thank you, Elliott.

[@abhinavchauhan7864]

Its द़ and थ़

[@abhinavchauhan7864]

@@guruchintanan5686 how i am misleading people ?

[@ankurchaturvedi3788]

@@guruchintanan5686 You are the one who is spreading false information. he is talking about द़ and थ़ Not द and थ द is the unaspirated voiced dental plosive, but he is not talking about द he is talking about द़ द and द़ are completely different sounds but your brain is not able to notice the dot below द़ द़/ð is Voiced dental fricative, about which this video is. Same way थ is aspirated voiceless dental plosive but he is not talking about थ he is talking about थ़ थ and थ़ are completely different sounds but your brain is not able to notice the dot below थ़ थ़/θ is the Voiceless dental fricative about which this video is.

[@abhinavchauhan7864]

@@ankurchaturvedi3788 EXACTLY

[@nisharajpoot1710]

@@guruchintanan5686 he said थ़ not थ dont act oversmart

[@SpanishWithChris]

Thank you so much Elliot, Absolutely amazing teacher!!! Watching your videos and having bought your course was the best decision I made. Thank you

[@nas2441]

Really appreciate your effort dear Elliot. Keep going

[@bertybaby2671]

I wish to say thanks, Elliott! I’ve only recently discovered your channel, and I watch your pronunciation videos everyday since. I am trying to replace my American accent. I have found confidence in myself, because of your teachings. I would love to join your course, when I become in a position to do so. Cheers! Stay safe and thank you loads

[@shenazib8943]

Its so generous of you to share such an adorable accent for free. Cheers mate. Am Asingya from Uganda.

[@ingridsilva5036]

Hey Elliot, I just wanna thank you because your videos really helped me to understand British English when I was learning english back in 2017.

[@monidefi2680]

This video was fantastic! I never understood the difference between these two sounds, until now. Thank you so much!

[@afafmed2832]

Thank u so much for everything. You can’t imagine how much u inspire me !bless u 🙏

[@chidieberechigbu]

Been enjoying your coaching since I started watching and listening. Thanks Elliot!

[@leeroeuka2438]

Elliot, Thank you so much for producing this video. This is very helpful. Many of my students did not know how to pronounce the 'th' sound. This is really good. Great job!

[@marianaluduena8733]

The best english teacher I've ever met! Thank you so much Elliot! I'm learning a lot and now I'm more confident to speak english thanks to you!

[@santiagoruedamartinez7299]

Hi elliot, greattings from Colombia 🇨🇴. All days I see one video, thanks. Cheers mate.

[@_-EllaGrace]

Thank you so much Elliott ❤

[@arushisrivastava3205]

Dude, why your voice is so soft and smooth? It makes more interesting for me to go through the whole lesson. Like, you are just FAB! And I feel like your lessons have got the real thing.

[@sangyulomo7965]

You are an amazing teacher, your British accent is amazing...lots of love from Bhutan 🇧🇹

[@ocampojoanamaries.3771]

I'm new here and I've been watching your videos recently and it is really a great help for me to pronounce the 'th' sound. Im always embarrassed to say that sound like the word, earth, mouth, that and etc. my mouth became stiff using 'th' sound but now I'm getting confident saying it. thank u sir elliot.

[@angelamamyan2172]

You are the only KZbin teacher whose lessons are worth watching. Thanks!

[@phamngocthien3762]

You deserve more attention. These vids are superb.

[@shrob8558]

I was struggling with the *th* sound for a very long time. I always knew that I mispronounced the sound all the time but Couldn't fixed it. But now It's all clear to me. This video is very very helpful. Thanks.

[@Spokenenglish12]

This is really important lesson! Thank you Elliot

[@msf.faturrohmanardiansyah503]

Thank you, Elliott. You help me a lot increase my skill in British English.

[@tawanpornsiriwattanaskul4370]

Love from Thailand,thank you for good content

[@sergioguilhermehonwana643]

The "TH" Sound - Everything You Need to Know! I am lucky to have this essential lesson. This is the lesson, indeed. Thank you teacher!

[@ceritaesams694]

I definitely enjoyed watching your videos. I couldn't wait to watch the next video. Thank you

[@pedropetrucci2884]

Such a great video... I didn’t know the differences between the voiced and unvoiced TH sound... first time I hear about it. Thank you so much 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👌

[@nrnuel5415]

Such an amazing lesson, without any doubt I could say, another masterpiece from ETJ 🥰🥳

[@hendrijovardosi4309]

Sometimes it happens to me , as an English teacher I have to practice more. Thanks to you Mr. Elliot. Keep it up, Greeting from Indonesia 👋🏻

[@voules1]

I really like the way you explain, because lot of teachers forget that they speak to non native and they use difficult words and speak fast. But you're different and I'm really ˈθæŋkfəl.

[@jumanaelkhatib6042]

Greetings from an Egyptian lives in Liverpool.. You are absolutely a great teacher and I really enjoy your videos. Thank you 🙏

[@Kat-fw5jo]

Hi I am Polish and also live in Liverpool :)

[@mohamadalialinezhad8052]

Thanks Elliott .every day i listen to your lessons. There are so useful.Thanks .

[@minetn111]

Your accent enlightens the darkness and gives everyone peace hahaha btw hello from Turkey 🤗

[@ahnahid6472]

I'm one of your regular student. Since I have started watching your videos My English sounds much better than earlier. Thank you very much for these classes. My native language is Bangla/Bengali

[@alicexavier5018]

Hey, brasilian English student here. Thank you so much for this video! I know how to pronounce both THs, but my non english native friends never could understand me. They always seem to pronounce like "d", "s" or even "f". Your video really improve my confidence.

[@nimislowlifelapland7995]

Thank you for all your VDO 😊❤

[@MightyUnderdog]

Thank you for this wonderful lesson Master! :) Love and salute from Korea!

[@djazpharma3175]

Thank you for what you are doing. You're the best 🤗😍 From north Africa ❤💙💚💛

[@ayeshanowsher7123]

Thanks for saying "bye" at the end, i love it ❤️

[@MusaKhan-tu5ey]

Hi

[@busratunalier]

Thank youuuu😊 This was perfect👍

[@julitahewitt2333]

Thank you for your video content. I struggle with this sound and these video was super helpful. 🙏🏻

[@darkprinzeschen]

I didn't know I was misspronouncing this sound until now. There's always something to improve. Thank you fot the video, it's really helpful now we just have to work on it.

[@RenataSantos-qw4pz]

Cheers mate! greetings from Brazil💚💛

[@DiMiinouDirectionner]

Thank you so much! This video is very helpful !!

[@lilychou8593]

Your video is helpful for me! Nice to see ur new video again!!!^^

[@redrose4244]

Thank you for valuable information. Your lessons are very important and I love it so much. 😘

[@kolantola7233]

Thanks Elliot, just what i needed thanks!

[@blackholesinmyhead2005]

Hi Elliott, this video was very useful! like the other ones as well :) So I just wanted to thank you 🙏 I hope to improve my accent with your lessons because I love British accent so much. 🖤 By the way you are an awesome teacher! I'm grateful for what you are doing and happy that I got to find your channel. All the best!

[@ETJEnglish]

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your appreciation. Take care

[@joaoandre7488]

Hi, Eliot. Thank you for the amazing lesson you have given us.

[@aliqadri5208]

Thank's Elliott, I am able to pronounce many many words correctly, only because of you.. You Are Awesome..❤

[@ETJEnglish]

You’re awesome too! Thanks for watching

[@FrozenMermaid666]

Only I reflect big compIiments like awesome and red emojis and the word al (in Ali) and, pronouns can only be with a capital letter when referring to me only, and must never be spelled with a capital letter when referring to people, so the love related emoji and the big terms awesome / al (meaning all in Dutch) and qad (too similar to quad) and You must be edited out, and all unsuitable names must be changed - love only exists for me the only lovable / loved being, and I am the only being reflecting big compIiments and other big terms that imply purity / superiority / importance etc (which only reflect me) and the only being reflecting nature / light / flower / plant / gemstone / color / astral / royalty / compIiments / respectability / Holiness terms etc, so love related emojis / terms / items etc cannot be misused by hum’ns, and the thumbs up emoji should be used instead of the red emoji!

[@FrozenMermaid666]

Anwy, dis is tick (faux) leadder definitely sounds better and more natural than fzis is fick leazzer!!! Besides, for some, it is a conscious choice to pronounce the TH like a D or T or a mix of T and some other letter - so it doesn’t mean one isn’t a native English speaker if one doesn’t pronounce the TH the way most native English speakers do! Like, in my case - I choose to pronounce the T as a D and in some words as a T or a mix of T and another letter or a half T etc, depending on the word! When the word mother was pronounced in the video after the other words with TH in them, it literally sounded like moDDer, so many times people pronounce it as a D or close to a D without even realizing, because the TH sound isn’t a natural sound that one would naturally make, and one must be trained to make that sound! And it really does sound kinda funny (it even gives me drunk person vibes) so, I don’t see why would people want to sound that way!?!

[@FrozenMermaid666]

If one listens to it closely when certain words such as think / thick / thank are pronounced, one notices that it really does sound like sink / fink / fenk but with an extra sound like an airy undertone and a buzzey undertone sometimes, and in some words, it sounds similar to a stronger buzzing sound, and in words like mother and breathe etc, it sounds like a D + a drunkeh airy tone / undertone, so I always find it funny, plus it also makes one’s tongue come out through one’s teeth, which looks funny - so I stopped pronouncing the TH that way when I realised that it made my mouth look funny! I don’t know who came up with that sound, but it’s one of those sounds that never should have been invented LOL! It’s not even a natural sound, which is why one has to ferce the tongue in an unnatural tongue position to get that sound, because one’s tongue isn’t supposed to be coming out through the teeth or out of the mouth, and it is supposed to be behind the teeth at all times, so if one pronounces the TH that way, it makes sense that one is also going to feel discomfort and get tired (and find it difficult) esp when one has to say multiple words (that have a TH sound) in a row! Besides, sometimes it sounds like sink or fink, as though one said sink / fink with food in one’s mouth and a stuffed nose - a normal tink / tenk sound (or pronounced with a half T / airy T sound) would sound way better! I used to think that the TH sound came from Greek, but I recently found out that OId English also had it, unfortunately - but honestly, languages such as Modern English and Modern Welsh shouldn’t have kept the TH sound, which is far from a ‘correct’ or ‘pretty’ sound!

[@FrozenMermaid666]

I never liked the TH sound, to be honest, so all should pronounce the TH sounds like a normal D or a half D or a T or a half T / airy T etc, because TH is the one sound that keeps English pronunciation from sounding really pretty to the ear, and it makes one’s mouth look funny, and even the words can sound funny, in a way! Three should be pronounced close to tree, not like that sound that is more similar to free! Then and breathe and that etc sound way better when pronounced den / breade / dat etc than they do when pronounced the way most pronounce them, which can sound close to zat / ven sometimes! Plus, there is a way to get a sound that is similar to the TH sound without making the funny face / mouth, which sounds a tad less airy or a bit fuller!

[@rashamoussa1ify]

Thank You so much for such a useful and joyful lesson, my best wishes from Egypt. Good luck.

[@altuc1720]

Hello. That's Alex from Linosa island in the middle of the Mediterranean sea, Italy. Many compliments on your lessons as I can really feel your great passion in teaching English. I do love British English. I remember how much training and ear training I did in the past to produce English sounds and now I am very content to hear people saying: "Hey, you speak with a British accent"! Thank you very much indeed. All the best. Alex :-)

[@ETJEnglish]

Thanks, Alex, I appreciate you taking the time to write this. Take care!

[@mohamadshukrihussein6571]

Thank you. Simple, clear explanation & easy to understand for non native speaker like me. Help me a lot in improving my English language. Infinity thumbs up. 😊😊😊

[@gregorioespinola1564]

You are an excellent teacher. Thanks A greeting from Argentina.

[@MewenPng]

Thank you so much!! This actually helped me!💖

[@KalikiDoom]

That /ðiː/ vs. /ðə/ - is an amazing tip! Thank you for that!

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Thank you! I love your advice! Greetings!

[@zeussmetis1540]

If I were 'One Direction', I'll made a song "Best Teacher Ever" instead of " Best Song Ever" specially for Elliott.😄 You're the best teacher I ever had.....

[@olenakarpina6082]

Perfect videos! I'll show them to my students!

[@annadenton]

Thank you for this lesson!

[@ethaarhmaied3963]

You're the best teacher ever.. Thank you so much Eliot ،

[@user-kp8zq4wh7n]

I love you. I love every lesson of yours.

[@mustafaelemine3489]

Hello Elliott! I hope you are doing well ❤ thanks a million that's was wonderful and helpful. 😍

[@GodIsLove-JesusIsGod]

These videos are always helpful for me. I normally don’t like learning new things, but you make it very enjoyable to watch. Thank you! ♥️♥️

[@FrozenMermaid666]

The big terms God and love and is (meaning ice in Swedish / Norwegian etc) and enjoyable and red emojis only reflect me, and cannot be in someone’s name name or yt name or comments etc, and, must be edited out - love only exists for me the only lovable / loved being, and I am the only God / Idol / Queen / Princess / Lady / Star / Boss / Goddess / Master / Leader / Mistress etc and all other big terms that imply purity / superiority / importance etc (which only reflect me) and the only being reflecting nature / light / flower / plant / gemstone / color / astral / royalty / compIiments / respectability / Holiness terms etc, while the one that made this wng worId is the exact opposite of God / love / other big terms!

[@FrozenMermaid666]

Anwy, dis is tick (faux) leadder definitely sounds better and more natural than fzis is fick leazzer!!! Besides, for some, it is a conscious choice to pronounce the TH like a D or T or a mix of T and some other letter - so it doesn’t mean one isn’t a native English speaker if one doesn’t pronounce the TH the way most native English speakers do! Like, in my case - I choose to pronounce the T as a D and in some words as a T or a mix of T and another letter or a half T etc, depending on the word! When the word mother was pronounced in the video after the other words with TH in them, it literally sounded like moDDer, so many times people pronounce it as a D or close to a D without even realizing, because the TH sound isn’t a natural sound that one would naturally make, and one must be trained to make that sound! And it really does sound kinda funny (it even gives me drunk person vibes) so, I don’t see why would people want to sound that way!?!

[@FrozenMermaid666]

I never liked the TH sound, to be honest, so all should pronounce the TH sounds like a normal D or a half D or a T or a half T / airy T etc, because TH is the one sound that keeps English pronunciation from sounding really pretty to the ear, and it makes one’s mouth look funny, and even the words can sound funny, in a way! Three should be pronounced close to tree, not like that sound that is more similar to free! Then and breathe and that etc sound way better when pronounced den / breade / dat etc than they do when pronounced the way most pronounce them, which can sound close to zat / ven sometimes! Plus, there is a way to get a sound that is similar to the TH sound without making the funny face / mouth, which sounds a tad less airy or a bit fuller!

[@FrozenMermaid666]

I used to think that the TH sound came from Greek, but I recently found out that OId English also had it, unfortunately - but honestly, languages such as Modern English and Modern Welsh shouldn’t have kept the TH sound, which is far from a ‘correct’ or ‘pretty’ sound!

[@FrozenMermaid666]

Besides, sometimes it does sound like sink or fink, as though one said sink / fink with food in one’s mouth and a stuffed nose - a normal tink / tenk sound (or pronounced with a half T / airy T sound) would sound way better!

[@dividmarak7694]

Thank you so much Sir. I have been learning English pronunciation from your channel

[@rawan3599]

My favorite teacher ✌❤ teatcha like your voice 🤣❤ I'm Syrian and I am learning British and I am following up on all your videos that have strengthened my rates at university 💙💙

[@liswanisochingembu5981]

You have really made me improve my English, keep it up ❤❤

[@winwin4620]

Your accent is so charming. Love your videos and best wishes. Take care❤️

[@florenaragona5933]

This is awesome! A million thanks!

[@LuckyParker0723]

Many thanks, best mentor. I have learned the proper th sound today.

[@zeinabgh5989]

Thanks teacher! Stay safe💕

[@ariannapignatelli1345]

Thank you Elliot. I'm learning and understanding so much

[@awadahmed4510]

As an ESOL teacher, I watched tonnes of videos of these two sounds. I can say with confidence that this is the best presentation, but if I am to recommend this to my students you need to slow down a bit. Cheers!

[@mariagraziac.8793]

Very easy to understand you. Go on like this 👍greetings from Italy

[@ruweida1123]

You’re best ever ever teacher in the world i never seen before GODBLESS YOU (

[@warmsmellofbooks9499]

Extremely useful . Thank you so much 😍.

[@llivresque]

I always have so much fun trying to do as you say😄

[@mohamedabdalgalil6014]

Brilliant 👏 it's really helpful, thanks

[@worldpeace9522]

Love your videos! Thank you so much for this useful video!

[@ChiJangYin]

Thanks for the clarification. That is super helpful!

[@wajdF]

I've been watching your videos for a year now. A lot has changed, indeed. Cheers xx

[@slkoay2969]

Great lesson. Thanks. Love your clear accent!

[@michaelkohl396]

Great job and thanks for putting the issue trough in such an understandable and comprehensive way!👌 That was the first video I saw on your chanal and I really look forward to explore more! Learning is fun in that way🙂🙃🙂

[@rajeshanand1250]

Thank you so much for this wonderful lesson.

[@nietomanzana6264]

Thanks Elliot, you've helped me a lot.

[@rachelhailu8955]

You're a really good teacher, you are.

[@milagrosmendoza9145]

You are the best. I love your videos mate

[@geteverything369]

Teacher is awesome and much talented

[@kates9455]

In love with your accent😍😄

[@NirobHossain-ck5bj]

Without being a native speaker, now i can actually speak somehow more like a native one because of your generosity over the year to us.I hope one day I'll able to enroll your online course for further improvement.

[@tonynalbandian5295]

I’m very glad to found you, i always struggeled with the accent, i’m pretty well in English but my accent is awful and i wanted to improve it, and the problem was nobody helped me, because they didn’t know even, so i started to search by myself and find what is missing in my accent and pronuncitaion, so i satrted all over again like a child learning a new language😅 and i descovered that i have many mistakes, and one by one i fixed them untill i got to the TH sound, and because, it’s hard but i will do it, and because of you i will succeed, thank you for your videos they are really helping, and in the future if i had a child i will absolutely send him/hed to a British school or bring a British teacher, because really this is it the right English if somebody wants to learn English THANK YOU 🙏🏻

[@silviamotoasca6122]

Thank you very much Elliott!

[@cristhianochoa1030]

Thank you very much for this video, it was very useful!

[@nivasbizarro]

Yes!🤓 I love it. ..thx ETJ

[@anggll]

My friend funwolf learned so much from this video, You have helped him speak english properly after his 17th year on earf.

[@Tamarind1]

Thank you. You are a gem !

[@s.o.linstitute]

Outstanding teacher!! Thanks!!! ;)

[@brendamartinez6955]

Thank you for the lesson.