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Do I pronounce “bathe” “soothe” correctly? Siri on my iPhone recognize it as “bass”, “sud”, and “soos”
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2024년 3월 30일 오후 1:10
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foreign speakers tend to pronounce the "th" sound like a "d". It is spoken with a lisp, like in Thick, Thin, That.
2024년 3월 30일
Asians tend to add an extra 'uh' sound at the end of some of their words. That's why Siri hears 'sud' and 'soos'. But I hear your 'th' :) You have a th + uh in there. ;) Good job, it's a tricky sound for asians to learn. If it helps, think of 'soothe' as a blue word- has an uuuuu sound. If you associate all words that have this uuuu sound with color blue, this will help you remember pronunciation. Likewise, the word 'bathe' is a gray word similar to 'rain' and 'day'. English words are spelled all different kinds of ways so attaching a color to same sounding words can sometimes help with pronunciation.
2024년 3월 30일
I hear a released final /t/ - bait [beɪt] and suit [sut]. I teach pronunciation (and sometimes tutor teachers in linguistics). Contact me if you would like pronunciation help (or general linguistics help) at no charge.
2024년 3월 30일
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