Eva Easton

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Written TH is pronounced several ways.
I wonder how an American pronounces TH /θ/ at the end of…
4th … 5th … 6th … 7th … 8th … 9th … 10th

July 4th
/d͡ʒə-ˈla-iy-ˈfɔ-ɚ-θ/

the Fourth of July
/ðə-ˈfɔ-ɚ-θə-d͡ʒə-ˈla-iy/

December 25th
/dɪ-ˈsɛm-bɚ-twɛ-niy-fɪθ/

the 25th of December
/ðə-ˈtwɛ-niy-ˈfɪ-θə-dɪ-ˈsɛm-bɚ/

June 6th
/ˈd͡ʒuwn-sɪksθ/

the 6th of June
/ðə-ˈsɪks-θə-ˈd͡ʒuwn/

May 7th
/mey-ˈsɛ-vɪnθ/

the 7th of May
/ðə-ˈsɛ-vɪn-θə-ˈmey/

March 8th
/ma-ɚ-t͡ʃ-ˈeyθ/

the 8th of march
/ðə-ˈey-θə-ˈma-ɚt͡ʃ/

October 9th
/ak-ˈtow-bɚ-ˈnaynθ/

the 9th of October
/ðə-ˈnayn-θə-vak-ˈtow-bɚ/

December 10th
/dɪ-ˈsɛm-bɚ-ˈtɛnθ/

the 10th of December
/ðə-ˈtɛn-θə-dɪ-ˈsɛm-bɚ/

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And now it’s your turn.
Listen to the difference between
word final /θ/ and /θ/ + vowel sound.

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