Indlela yokuphimisa i-TH: yeka ukusho "sink" uma usho "think"
Kungani /θ/ no /ð/ kuyizwi abafundi abashintsha kaningi, kanye nomsebenzi wamasekhondi angu-30 owalungisa unomphela.
HolosAccent·
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·Updated 2026-10-23
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Izilimi eziningi azinazo izwi le-TH, ngakho ingqondo ifaka izwi eliseduze nalelo eliyaziyo kakade. Think ivela njenge “sink”, “fink” noma “tink”; this iba “zis”, “dis” noma “vis”. Abakhulumi bomdabu bavame ukukuzwa, kodwa bayalibona njalo.
Izindaba ezinhle: i-TH ingenye yezwi elilula ukulilungisa, ngoba ungakwazi ukubona futhi ukuzwa okwenzayo.
Izwi ezimbili, isikhundla esisodwa solimi
IsiNgisi sinezwi le-TH elingu-2. Zisebenzisa isikhundla esifanayo somlomo; umehluko kuphela umsindo wakho.
| Izwi | Izibonelo | Umsindo |
|---|---|---|
/θ/ |
think, three, bath, month | voiceless — only air |
/ð/ |
this, the, mother, breathe | voiced — your throat buzzes |
Beka isandla esiphakathini sakho. Khuluma i-“ssss” ende, bese i-“zzzz” ende. Okwesibili kuyavunguza. Lokho kuvunguza kuyimfihlo yonke phakathi kwe /θ/ no /ð/.
Indawo lapho ulimi luya khona
- Phumuza ibhavu lakho uvule umlomo kancane.
- Beka umqolo wolimi lwakho kancane phakathi kwamazinyo — umqolo kuphela, hhayi lonke ulimi.
- Faka umoya kancane phezu kwalo. Ungacindezi, futhi ungazami ukuluma.
Bamba intshumayelo phambi kwamazipho. Uma umqolo wolimi lwakho ungacishe ufinyelele, wenza kahle.
Iphutha elivame kakhulu ukunyakaza kolimi emuva ukuze izwi libe “licacile”. Ngokushesha ulimi lufihla ngemuva kwamazinyo, uzothola /s/, /t/ noma /f/ futhi.
Umsebenzi wamasekhondi angu-30
Khuluma zonke izimbobo kancane, bese usheshayo. Zizwe ulimi luya phambili egameni lesibili.
- sink — think
- sank — thank
- tree — three
- zen — then
- day — they
Bese ufunda lesi senzo kathathu, kancane kancane ngokushesha:
I think this thing is worth three thousand.
Kungani uthisha engase awuqapheli — kodwa uhlelo lokusebenza awuzukwenza
Uma ukhuluma umusho wonke, ingqondo yomlaleli igcwalisa izikhala, ngakho i-TH elahlekile kulula ukuyikhohlwa. I-HolosAccent ibala zonke izwi ngokwehlukana, ngakho think ephuma njenge “sink” iboniswa ngqo ezwini — /θ/ → /s/ — esikhundleni sokwehlisa isikolo sonke.
Imizuzu emibili ngosuku ngamazwi e-TH ngokuvamile iyanele ukwenza isikhundla esisha solimi sibe ngokuzenzakalelayo phakathi kwamaviki ambalwa.
