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Advanced TH pronunciation + Connected Speech! – EPIC ENGLISH LESSON!


huh how can you make your pronunciation
of the sounds perfect while also
improving your British English
pronunciation by watching this lesson
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message there first of all the mouth
shape how should your mouth be when you
pronounce th sounds the quick
explanation is this here are your teeth
here’s the tongue that’s resting on your
bottom teeth there should be easy
airflow between the tongue and the top
teeth sounds like this or you can watch
this video for a full and complete
tutorial of how to do the sound if you
can make that sound then you’re good
let’s go more advanced it gets more
advanced when we mix the th sound with
other sounds in words when they go
together
it can be super difficult so I’m going
to show you the super easy way to
pronounce it all properly okay let’s
start easy when one word finishes with a
th sound and the next word begins with
the th sound for example with with ends
in a th sound that begins with the th
sound
this word finishes with your mouth
already to pronounce the next word with
the it flows nicely practice with me
with with now you’re not just going to
say with fur that’s not a sentence that
doesn’t make sense so let’s use some
example sentences that you will use in
daily conversation I agree with that
again with that with ends in th that
begins with th so again it’s one
singular sound that links them together
I agree with that this is an interesting
sentence okay I agree we link
that with a yeah sound I agree I agree
say it with me practice I agree I agree
with that repeat with me practice that’s
how you improve yeah I agree with that
next one when a th sound comes after a T
sound
now you could pronounce the words
separately for example I thought that
you would meet me at 3:00 at the pub no
one speaks like that so how do we make
it sound natural easy
we glottal eyes the tea at the pub if
you don’t remember what a glottal tea is
watch this video here remember it’s fine
to glottal eyes the T at the end of
words at the pub sounds much easier much
better say it with me at the at the for
this what’s happening inside the mouth
well my throat is closing to get that
glottal sound for the T ah then my mouth
goes into position to pronounce ah ver
try it with me until you’re perfect
ah the AH fur at the pub at the pub
where is he
at the pub it flows better it’s easier
and it sounds more natural I thought
that mmm let’s make that tea glottal I
thought that thought that I thought that
blah blah blah say it with me
I thought that I thought that okay which
sentences could you use this in regular
conversation to practice everyday hmm
okay meet me at the station also notice
me at will link that together again with
a year sound me yeah me
Mia meet me at the station try it all
together first slow meet me at the
station you faster meet me at the
station meet me at the station you maybe
you have a piece ound to end a word
followed by sounds for example up there
so it’s similar to a glottal stop all
the sound in the airway stops on the P
repeat with me up there up there an
example sentence where should I go go up
the street that sentence is interesting
too because we also use connected speech
we linked go and up with a worse sound
go up go up the street now usually if
you said up you have that sound after
that up but when you have up the you
don’t have that little sound in the
middle no upper though okay what about a
K then a th hmm when are you back and
back Thursday I’m back Thursday new we
take lick out of in back I’m back
Thursday again the sound stops in the
throat and then you immediately go into
the sound I’m back
Thursday slowly I’m back Thursday okay I
think that blah blah blah more natural I
think that blah blah blah okay did you
see what I did I think I stopped at a
glottal stop here that it’s not that I
made that into a schwa sound and the T a
glottal sound think that think that I
think that bla bla bla I think that with
the puppet III videos my pronunciation
gonna be perfect more advanced when a
word ends with n and the next word
begins with for example under in there
if you’re one of those people who
pronounces this as under under with a
hard sound instead of on the under a
soft sound I’m going to show you how to
fix that right now so you can pronounce
it properly
okay watch my mouth particularly my
tongue that’s such a weird thing to ask
I know
just trust me on the my tongue is in a
different place for both of those sounds
on the N my tongue is behind the teeth
the my tongue is either between or just
slightly in front of my teeth so when I
put on the together instead of putting
my tongue behind my teeth for the N I
bring it to the position for the watch
under under you try it under under it’s
the same of course with in the invar
don’t put your tongue behind the teeth
that is what makes you do the hard duh
duh sound you don’t want that under in
der you don’t want to pronounce it like
that ok so common sentences say these
with me practice where are you I’m on
the way on the way on the way say it
with me on the way by ok are you on the
bus no I’m in the car say them again
fast I’m on the way next one I’m in the
car did you remember the tongue position
if not do it again other common examples
on the other hand this expression is a
great one to use and notice the
connected speech it’s not on the other
hand it’s on the
and so we connect the other with a year
sound the other the other hand on the
other hand say it on the other hand try
this one
in theory I’m on the phone I need to pay
but someone’s in the toilet someone’s
always in the toilet okay let’s get more
advanced l then th sounds for example
words like although although many people
find this difficult to pronounce but
it’s easy because again the tongue is
already in a good position to go
straight into the movement sound all
though although it just comes forward a
little bit although another common
sentence you might use with this is I’ll
think about it
I’ll think about it um I made that last
T glottal because it sounds more natural
to do that so try with me slowly first
I’ll think about it now faster I’ll
f then okay now you could cheat if you
have a word like of the of the for
example best of the best you might find
it difficult going from to move so what
we commonly do is we drop that F and we
just have a a schwa sound best the best
best of the best best of the best you
try it best of the best ally is other
common sentences you might use a lot of
things just know you have to schwa
sounds here a lot of things a lot of
things you say it practice try it how
many things do you have to do today a
lot of things are you at work today
no I’m out of the office today sorry
this is a bad time of the month for me
so that is very common in fast speech we
just dropped that last F make it a schwa
sound however you might be thinking are
okay even with words like off with two
F’s unfortunately not know if you have
off the for example it fell off the
table no you would have to pronounce
that F so again it might just take
practice but practice with me off the
off the practice changing your mouth
shape from to the whole sentence it fell
off the table it fell off the table
okay what about s th that sounds
difficult it’s not difficult I’ll show
you how to do it perfectly the easy way
drop the th sound altogether for example
is this your doughnut is this your
doughnut
notice I removed
th sound is this know is this is this
your donut again in fast speech this is
very common another very common question
you might ask how much is that well
again we can remove the th how much is
that so again I’ve removed that th and I
glottal eyes that final T how much is
that say it with me how much is that how
much is that I’m sure you a perfect
other very common questions who’s that
again remove the th who’s that say with
me
who’s that you’ll turn practice what’s
that easy way what’s that I’m using to
glottal T’s what Sat what’s that again
again again fast speech this is
acceptable but if you’re talking slowly
it doesn’t sound good so if you talk
slowly try to make an effort practice
saying them correctly so practice them
with me this time this slow way just is
this is this is this whole sentence is
this your donut how much is that your
so if you’re still not perfect don’t
worry watch it again
practice practice practice until you’re
perfect also try to come up with your
own sentences to practice with think of
common daily expressions that you
actually use that use some of these
combinations write them in the comments
so other people can practice as well
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