Pronunciation Development Lessons

How to get good pronounciation in the language speaking in english .

The “th” sound is one of the most commonly difficult sounds to pronounce.  Placement of the tongue is critical, it should be behind the top front teeth.

Thanks for your input. :)

Yup everyone has their own difficulty in pronounciation bt some people really have a good pronounciation no matter where they come from, is that we call it skill?

thanks for lesson mR Alston :) 

Thanx for the lesson, Mr. Alston. Azerbaijani speakers have difficulty in pronouncing th (usually confuse them with s and z), w (confused with v) and the neutral sound at the end of such words as “teacher, master”, etc.

Hi Lyn, we collectively can help you learn English, welcome aboard!

hi there.im lyn from malaysia and i would love to learn english.my english is just medium so i hope e.baby can teach me more.well,its fascinating here

Hello Ryo, that’s a valid reason for your participation here.  Also, you can pick up some English along the way, it’s beneficial to learn another language.

Have a nice day!

You’re welcome!

Okay Alston, we’re be careful :-)

Thanks for your lessons.

Ahoo, I intend to continue this lesson, thanks for the kudo’s and intonation.  I want to give it more thought.  Lesya made mention of how significant it is in the Russian language.

Camaro, thanks for the German tongue twister.  Be careful not to burn any rubber! :)

Thanks Alston. That will me help to improve my “th”.

There are tongue twisters in every language. Here is an exemple in German language. You know the German car “Mercedes Benz”. Short, only “Benz”.

The sentence “If the Benz breake, burns the Benz -brake light” is in German language a tongue twister. It is: “Wenn der Benz bremst, brennt das Benz-Bremslicht”

Thanks dear Alston…u r my favorit teacher :D

I hope you continue this lesson,I don’t have problem in pronounciation but in intonation….I’ll wait to reach that :D

Tongue placement is very important in pronunciation.  The tip of the tongue may be seen, depending if you’re saying a soft “th” or hard “th” sound. “The” is a soft “th” sound.  Be careful concerning the tongue protruding beyond the teeth or the speaker may speak with a “lisp” which is a speech impediment.  If the tongue is on the roof of the mouth when pronouncing “the,” a “da” sound will be produced.  This is a common mistake of non-native speakers.  With practice, it can be corrected.

Videos teaching pronunciation of the “th” sound will show a lot of tongue for emphasis on creating the sound.  However, you will not see a lot of tongue if you watch native-speakers speak.

May you have a nice weekend, thanks Anja for your comments! :)

Thanks Anja for the info on “th,” the tongue has to be in back of the front teeth and moves away as you say the word “the.”  Yes tongue twisters are good for practicing speaking English.

Snoopyboy, I’ll try to find a video as you suggested, thanks!

The sentence “She sells, sea shells, by the sea shore.” is godd. But “Thank the other three brothers on their father’s mother’s brother’s side.” is a really challenge for me. This is a really Tongue twister for Germans. Isn’t it Buttafly?

I’m interested, is it really easy for native speakers to pronounce this sentece accurate?

Mr. Alston,

It would  have been nice if you could attach a video clip to this lesson ,

“She sells, sea shells, by the sea shore.”

 Like Lesya, I tried to recite that sentence I sounded like a hissing snake :)

 as usual Thanks for the lesson

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Anja, I thought German people can easy make sound “th” :) After your comment I understand that German people have the same problem with “th” like we have :)

The last sentence is amasing and funny. I broke my tongue at the attempt to pronounce it ;)))))

Lesya, thanks for your feedback.  I endeavor to provide untraditional methods in achieving this goal.  By contrast, we have trouble rolling the “R’s”!

Thanks for the lesson, dear Alston. 

Sounds “R” and “Th” are extremely difficult for Russian people.

It is a torture to say word “three” correctly.

The sound we produce sound so funny and incorrectly. Children at school always try hard to say “three” but they usually fail.