bibi00
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- May 9, 2011
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- Chinese
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- Hong Kong
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- Canada
I'm currently trying to fix my "th" sounds (both voiced and voiceless). Can you help me with those questions?
1. Voiced: In the word "although", is the airflow stopped after saying "al" by the tongue before saying "though" or is the airflow smooth throughout? In the former, the tongue stops the airflow (so there's a bit "exploding" in "though").
Same with "mother", is the airflow stopped after "ma" by the tongue then "ther"?
2. Voiceless: In saying "thirty three", is the airflow continuous? Or is the airflow stop before each word as in "/thirty /three". (/ being tongue cutting the airflow)
I'm confused because I used to pronounce "voiced th" with "d" and "voiceless th" with "f". So, for "d", airflow is always cut off before saying the d sound. And for "f", airflow is never cut off.
Thanks!
1. Voiced: In the word "although", is the airflow stopped after saying "al" by the tongue before saying "though" or is the airflow smooth throughout? In the former, the tongue stops the airflow (so there's a bit "exploding" in "though").
Same with "mother", is the airflow stopped after "ma" by the tongue then "ther"?
2. Voiceless: In saying "thirty three", is the airflow continuous? Or is the airflow stop before each word as in "/thirty /three". (/ being tongue cutting the airflow)
I'm confused because I used to pronounce "voiced th" with "d" and "voiceless th" with "f". So, for "d", airflow is always cut off before saying the d sound. And for "f", airflow is never cut off.
Thanks!