00:00Hi there!
00:01This is the th sound, as in the words for, from, find.
00:13The th sound is a sound from the consonant pairs group, called the voiceless labiodental
00:22fricative.
00:24This means that you create friction between the bottom lip and the top teeth.
00:31The th sound is made through the mouth and is unvoiced, which means that you don't use
00:38your vocal cords to make the sound.
00:41It's defined by the position of your lips and teeth.
00:45It's a fricative, which is a sound that is produced by a high pressure airflow between
00:51a narrow space in the mouth.
00:54In this case, it's between the bottom lip and the teeth.
00:59To produce the sound, press your top teeth on your bottom lip and force air out through
01:07your teeth.
01:15The th sound is normally spelled with the letter f, as in the words father and often.
01:27But it can also be spelled with the letters ph, as in the word phone.
01:34Or the letters gh, as in the word enough.
01:42Here are some words that begin with the th sound.
01:48Here are some words with the th sound in the middle.
02:03in the middle.
02:04Before.
02:05Before.
02:06Different.
02:07Different.
02:08Information.
02:09Office.
02:10And here are some words with the th sound at the end.
02:13Off.
02:14Self.
02:15Tough.
02:15Tough.
02:16And here are some words with the th sound at the end.
02:22Off.
02:23Self.
02:24Tough.
02:25Tough.
02:26Staff.
02:27So that's it for the th sound.
02:28But we have made additional videos on each of the groups of sounds.
02:34Vowels, diphthongs, single consonants, and consonant pairs.
02:52As well as a video explaining the phonetic chart as a whole.
02:56You can also click on any of the symbols behind me to see a similar video to this with lots
03:01of examples and an explanation of how to produce that sound.
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03:50Bye.
03:55Bye.
