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Letter th

CONTENTS: [ Writing Animation | Pronunciation Notes | Exercises ]

Writing Animation:
click on the letter-form label at left to open a pop-up window

The detached letter th: [voiceless aspirated alveolar stop] [SOUND]
A word-initial th: ground almond beverage [SOUND]
thaadali
A word-medial th: elephant [SOUND]
haathii
A word-final th: hand [SOUND]
hathu

Pronunciation Notes

This letter represents the aspirated consonant [th]. It's similar to the American English "t" sound, but it is made with the tongue tip placed more forward in the mouth, just behind the upper teeth. It is pronounced with a puff of breathy aspiration immediately following, similar to the American English "t" that occurs at the beginning of a word, as in "top". See SCRIPT BASICS: PRONUNCIATION TIPS FOR ASPIRATED CONSONANTS for more information.

Exercises

1. Visual Discrimination Exercise

Click here for an interactive game

[make sure to close each pop-up window before opening the next one]

2. Writing Exercise

Print out the PDF file and follow the instructions to practice writing th: th.pdf