Key Points
- Learning Objectives: Can pronounce /ð/ and /θ/ (“th” sound)
- L1 Influence: Dental fricatives challenging to pronounce for Arabic, Vietnamese, and Dutch speakers
- Text for Practice: I have three teeth, but my mother and father have none
- Minimal Pairs: /ð/ they than there those the them this (this sound is voiced- more buzzy) /θ/ thick three thin think thought thing (this sound is not voiced- more breathy)
