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how to pronounce "clothes"
how to pronounce "clothes", do i need to pronounce "th" sound, or simply like "close. thank you"
Jun 21, 2012 3:28 PM
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Yes, you are right, you do need to pronounce the "th" sound.
It is "th" as in "the" and "this", not "three" and "thirsty".
hope that helps :-)
June 21, 2012
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Both are correct: "cloTHes" with the "th" sound or pronounced like "close."
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clothes
You can hear the pronunciation of almost any English word at merriam-webster.com. It is one of the best and most reliable dictionary sites on the Internet.
June 21, 2012
The following site has a person say aloud the words or sentence that you have typed in. Choose the accent that you like after you type in your word/sentence.
http://www.oddcast.com/home/demos/tts/tts_example.php?sitepal
June 21, 2012
(if you can read pronunciation symbols)
US pronusciation = [kloʊðz;kloʊz]
Britaion pronunciation = [kləʊðz;kləʊz]
hope it helps!
June 21, 2012
And the word "sixth", we can simply pronounce "sikst"?
June 24, 2012
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