How important is it to speak English like a native speaker? How do you pronounce the ‘th’ sound in English? All this and more in this episode of Aprender Inglés with Reza y Craig
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Question on the website from Ainhoa:
Hi Reza and Craig! thank you very much for your podcasts I like them very much.
I’d love it if you could talk about the “th” sound, I have doubts about its correct pronunciation, it’s different in words like: “the”, “thing”, “Thomas”, “Thatcher”… Thank you very much!
1. Voiceless – No vibration in the vocal chords: thank you, thanks, think, three, Thatcher, thing
2. With voice – Vibration in the vocal chords: these, this, those, bother, brother, weather, the
3. Same as /t/ (not common) – Thomas, River Thames, thyme
Test your listening of pronunciation of “th”. Is it type 1, 2 or 3?
Thunder – 1
There/Their – 2
Thick – 1
Thirty – 1
Through – 1
Them – 2
Throat – 1
Then – 2
Health – 1
Wealthy – 1
Worth – 1
Worthy – 2
Maths (UK)/ Math (USA) – 1
Thailand – 3
Gothic – 1
Thompson/Thomson – 1
* Sweetheart – compound word = sweet + heart
* Lighthouse – compound word = light + house
Voice message from Lyan who wants to speak like a native English speaker 
Please don’t call me Mr. It makes me feel old!
XGive some advicesX (give some advice)
Why do you want to sound ‘more British’ or more ‘North American?
Some people have an ear for languages
There is no such thing as one accepted single accent. RP (received pronunciation) is spoken by less than 2% of the population in the UK.
‘Embrace your individualism and local identity’
Don’t be afraid to be French, Spanish, Mexican, Argentinian, Irish etc.
Foreign accents sound sexy!
English accents are more mixed than ever.
Be proud of your local accent.
It’s only a problem if people can’t understand you.
I love the Scottish accent.
Around 250 million people speak English as their first language.
There are anything from 470 million to 1 billion non-native speakers in the world. David Crystal puts the ratio of 3-1.
Lyan wants to be an English teacher. Does that change anything?
I asked Lyan why it’s so important for her (voice message)
Which would you prefer, a British or American or Australian or New Zealand or Irish or Canadian or Jamaican or…. accent?
Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz have earned millions without having a British or American accent.
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) for standard British English pronunciation on La Mansión del Inglés:
http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer01_3.htm
http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer04_6.htm
http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer06_6.htm
http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer08_6.htm
http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer10_7.htm
http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer08_9.htm
http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer12_7.htm
http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer14_7.htm
http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer17_3.htm
http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer19_4.htm
http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer24_7.htm
Recommended YouTube Pronunciation Channels (North American English pronunciation):
Rachel’s English: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvn_XCl_mgQmt3sD753zdJA
ElementalEnglish: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2zQDH2yG55rf3kU8cYXQSQ
…and now it’s your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode?
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We want to thank Arminda from Madrid, Alberto from Granada and Angélica Bello from Madrid for continuing to transcribe full transcriptions.
We now have full transcriptions for episodes 131 to 142, and episodes 1 and 2 thanks to Angélica.
On next week’s episode: How to Begin a Presentation in English
The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called ‘See You Later’
I found this episode very interesting. Sometimes I feel timid to speak english to a native speaker because of the my hispanic accent, specially here in USA. Some people don’t understand us.
There are some accents in the USA that I struggle to understand, especially those in the southern states. Thanks for listening, Raquel.
Hola, excelente episodio, los sigo desde hace un tiempo, recien descubri el PODCAST, me parece magnifico. vivo en Venezuela, he estudiado ingles por mucho tiempo, pero necesito mejorar MI ENTENDIMIENTO Y MI FLUIDEZ AL HABLAR, El año pasado estuve en los estados unidos (Texas) y para mi fue muy frustante el no poder entender y hablar con fluidez. Espero mejorar con Uds. Saludos.
Thank you for your message. I understand your frustration when you went to Texas. It’s not easy the first time you need to communicated and use your English, even if you’ve been studying it for years. The secret is practice, practice, practice!
Hello, I’m supporting this podcast in patreon. Where can I find the transcrip?
Hi Manuel. We have full transcriptions for episodes 131 to 142, and episodes 1,2,3 and 4 (thanks to Angélica, Alberto and Arminda who have volunteered their time for free). The transcriptions are below the shownotes for each of the episodes, so just scroll down until you see them.
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The transcript is available to everyone, so what interest do I have to support with my money if then everyone is going to have the transcript, have they paid or not?
At the moment, we are publishing the transcripts for everyone, not only the people supporting us on Patreon. This may change in the future. If you don’t feel comfortable supporting us, you can stop your donation at any time.
Thanks for all your feedback. Sorry, we made a mistake when we said and wrote: “Thompson/Thomson – 1″. It should, of course, be Thompson/Thomson – 3”. It’s the /t/ sound, like “Thailand”.
I really appreciate the links you have given to improve pronunciation. I’ll check them. The voice messages are too short to tell you everything I wanted to say so I leave you here the rest.
I scored a D on my phonetics exam and next week I have one with t-th pronunciation so this podcast is perfect.
I also appreciate your good comments about my pronunciation I’ll keep improving but now knowing that as you said I’ve got my own accent and that’s part of me. The podcast was quite funny, the royal accent, penelope cruz and so on. I hope to send you another voice message on December and I would like to know if you think I have improved my speaking. Yours from Panama!! 🙂
Thanks for your comments and your voice message, Lyan. We’ll include your message in episode 181.