Practice Your English Pronunciation /f/ vs th /θ/ Sounds | Course #21

Hello, guys.

哈喽，伙计们。

My name is F@nny.

我的名字是 F@ny。

Welcome to this English pronunciation video.

欢迎观看这个英语发音视频。

In this video,

在本视频中，

we are going to talk about

我们将讨论

two very confusing consonant sounds -

两个非常令人困惑的辅音 -

The /f/ sound and the th /θ/ sound.

/f/ 声音和 th /θ/ 声音。

So /f/ and /θ/.

所以/f/和/θ/。

Now I know they may sound very similar

现在我知道它们可能听起来很相似

but they are actually different.

，但实际上是不同的。

And they are two very important sounds

它们是

in the English language

英语中 两个非常重要的发音

so I want you to be able to pronounce them correctly.

，所以我希望你能够正确发音。

Let's start with two example words.

让我们从两个示例单词开始。

The first example word that I have is ‘fin’ with an /f/ sound.

我的第一个示例单词是“fin”，带有 /f/ 声音。

‘fin’

'fin'

The second word is slightly different.

第二个词略有不同。

It's ‘thin’.

它很“薄”。

It's a th /θ/ sound.

这是 th /θ/ 的声音。

‘thin’

“薄”

So ‘fin’ and ‘thin’.

所以“鳍”和“薄”。

I know they may sound very similar but they are different.

我知道它们听起来可能非常相似，但它们是不同的。

We are going to practice together

我们将一起练习

and I promise you by the end of this video,

，我向您保证，在本视频结束时，

you will hear the difference.

您会听到其中的差异。

Let's keep watching.

让我们继续关注吧。

Before we learn about the consonant sounds /f/ and /θ/ in English,

在我们了解英语中的辅音 /f/ 和 /θ/ 之前，

you should know about the I.P.A spelling.

您应该了解 IPA 拼写。

It's very important.

这非常重要。

You can also watch me and how I move my mouth.

你也可以观察我以及我如何移动我的嘴。

And obviously always try to repeat after me, guys.

显然，伙计们，总是试图跟着我重复。

I know you can make those sounds.

我知道你可以发出这些声音。

Let's do it now.

我们现在就做吧。

First, let's practice how to make the /f/ sound in English.

首先，我们来练习一下如何用英语发 /f/ 的音。

It's unvoiced.

是无声的。

So you're not going to use your voice.

所以你不会使用你的声音。

No vibration in your throat.

喉咙没有振动。

You're going to put your teeth against your lower lip

您将用牙齿抵住下唇 ，然后

and you're going to push out some air

通过牙齿和下唇

through your teeth and your lower lip.

排出一些空气

So… /f/

。 所以… /f/

Please watch my mouth, repeat after me.

请注意我的嘴，跟着我重复一遍。

/f/

/f/

Let's practice with the word ‘fin’.

让我们练习一下“fin”这个词。

Repeat after me.

跟着我重复一遍。

‘fin’

'芬'

Good.

好。

And now, let's learn how to produce the th /θ/ sound in English.

现在，让我们学习如何用英语发出 th /θ/ 音。

th /θ/

th /θ/

It's unvoiced.

是清音。

No voice. No vibration in the throat, okay.

没有声音。喉咙没有震动，还好。

And what you're going to do is

你要做的就是

you're going to put your tongue between your teeth

将舌头放在牙齿之间

and push out some air.

并排出一些空气。

/θ/

/θ/

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

/θ/

/θ/

Let's practice with the word ‘thin’.

让我们练习一下“薄”这个词。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘thin’

“瘦”

Great, guys.

太棒了，伙计们。

Let's now practice with minimal pairs.

现在让我们用最少的配对进行练习。

These words that are very similar

这些词非常相似

but the sounds are actually different.

，但发音实际上不同。

Super useful if you really want to hear the difference between two sounds.

如果您真的想听听两种声音之间的差异，那么非常有用。

First, let's focus on our sounds.

首先，让我们关注我们的声音。

Please watch my mouth and repeat after me.

请注意我的嘴并跟着我重复。

First, the /f/ sound.

首先是 /f/ 声音。

/f/

/f/

And now the th /θ/ sounds.

现在第 /θ/ 声响起。

/θ/

/θ/

Now do both. Please repeat after me.

现在两者都做。请跟着我重复一遍。

/f/

/f/

/θ/

/θ/

/f/

/f/

/θ/

/θ/

/f/

/f/

/θ/

/θ/

And now let's take our words.

现在我们来说说吧。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘fin’

‘鳍’

‘thin’

‘薄’

‘fin’

‘鳍’

‘thin’

‘薄’

‘fin’

‘鳍’

‘thin’

‘薄’

Great.

太棒了。

Okay, students.

好吧，同学们。

We're now going to go through minimal pairs together.

我们现在要一起检查最少的对。

And I want you to look at how I move my mouth

我希望你看看我如何移动嘴巴

and to repeat after me.

并跟着我重复。

Let's go through this.

让我们来看看这个。

deaf

聋人

death

死亡

first

第一

thirst

渴望

for

解冻

thaw

堡垒

fort

思想

thought

战斗

fought

思想

thought

四

four

解冻

thaw

免费

free

三

three

冻结

freeze

三

threes

新鲜

fresh

脱粒

thresh

褶边

frill

刺激

thrill

来

fro

扔

throw

冰冻

froze

扔

throws

苦恼

fret

威胁

threat

福格

fug

暴徒

thug

毛皮

furred

第三

third

誓言

oaf

非常好，伙计

oath

们

Very good, guys.

。

Okay, guys.

好吧，伙计们。

Time to practice with a few sentences containing our consonant sounds.

是时候练习一些包含辅音的句子了。

The first sentence is:

第一句话是：

‘Get three free samples.’

“获取三个免费样品。”

Repeat after me.

跟着我重复一遍。

‘Get three free samples.’

“获得三个免费样品。”

The second sentence:

第二句话：

‘I thought they fought.’

“我以为他们打架了。”

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘I thought they fought.’

“我以为他们打架了。”

And finally:

最后：

‘Don't fret because there's no threat.’

“不要担心，因为没有威胁。”

Repeat after me.

跟着我重复一遍。

‘Don't fret because there's no threat.’

“别担心，因为没有威胁。”

Good. Let's move on.

好的。让我们继续吧。

Let's now move on to listening practice.

现在让我们继续听力练习。

I'm now going to show you two words.

现在我要向你们展示两个词。

I will say one of the two words,

我会说这两个词之一，

and I want you to listen very carefully

我希望你仔细听

and to tell me if this word is,

并告诉我这个词是

‘a)’ or ‘b)’

“a)”还是“b)”

Let's get started.

让我们开始吧。

Let's start with our first words.

让我们从我们的第一句话开始。

Word ‘a’, word ‘b’.

单词“a”，单词“b”。

Which one do I say?

我该说哪一个呢？

Listen to me.

听我说。 又

‘furred’

“毛茸茸的”

One more time.

一次。

‘furred’

“毛茸茸的”

Is it ‘a’ or is it ‘b’?

是“a”还是“b”？

It's ‘a’ guys, ‘furred’ with an ‘f’.

这是“a”家伙，“毛茸茸的”和“f”。

‘b’ would be ‘third’.

“b”将是“第三”。

What about now? Listen to me.

那现在呢？听我说。

‘froze’

“冻结”

It's ‘a’.

是“a”。

‘b’ is ‘throws’.

“b”是“抛出”。

‘death’

‘死亡’

‘a’ or ‘b’?

‘a’还是‘b’？

It's ‘b’, ‘death’.

是“b”，“死亡”。

‘a’ would be pronounced ‘deaf’.

“a”会被发音为“聋”。

Listen to me.

听我说。

‘thrill’

'刺激'

It's ‘b’ guys, ‘thrill’.

这是'b'伙计们，'刺激'。

‘a’ is ‘frill’.

“a”是“褶边”。

Now which one do I say?

现在我该说哪一个呢？

‘thirst’

'口渴'

It's answer ‘b’, ‘thirst’.

答案是'b'，'口渴'。

‘a’ is ‘first’.

“a”是“第一”。

What about this one?

这个呢？

‘fro’

'来'

It's ‘a’ guys, ‘fro’.

这是'一个'伙计们，'来'。

‘b’ is ‘throw’.

“b”是“扔”。

‘free’

'免费'

It's answer ‘a’, ‘free’.

答案是'a'，'免费'。

‘b’ is ‘three’.

“b”是“三”。

Listen to me.

听我说。

‘thought’

“想法”

‘a’ or ‘b’?

“a”还是“b”？

It's ‘b’, ‘thought’.

是“b”，“思想”。

‘a’ would be ‘fought’.

“a”将是“战斗”。

Now listen to me.

现在听我说。

‘freeze’

'冻结'

It's answer ‘a’.

答案是'a'。

‘b’ is ‘threes’.

“b”是“三”。

Finally.

最后。

‘oath’

'誓言'

It's ‘b’ guys, ‘oath’.

这是'b'伙计们，'誓言'。

‘a’ would be ‘oaf’.

“a”将是“oaf”。

Great, guys.

太棒了，伙计们。

You now understand these two different consonant sounds.

现在您已经了解了这两种不同的辅音。

The /f/ sound and the th /θ/ sound in English.

英语中的 /f/ 音和 th /θ/ 音。

Of course it takes a lot more practice to master these sounds,

当然，掌握这些声音需要更多的练习，

so keep practicing.

所以要继续练习。

You'll be able to pronounce these sounds correctly in a very short time

您将能够在很短的时间内正确地发音这些声音

and you will train your ear to hear the differences between the sounds.

，并且您将训练您的耳朵听出声音之间的差异。

And obviously watch my other pronunciation videos.

当然还可以观看我的其他发音视频。

I promise you they will help you improve your skills.

我向你保证他们会帮助你提高你的技能。

See you next time.

下次见。