Can someone give me advice on how to pronounce the "Jew" , "drew", "chew", and "true" correctly?

Whilst all these words begin with a sound formed with the front of the tongue touching the front of the hard palate, it seems to me that the next part of the tongue is held in a more hollow shape for "d" and "t" than for "J" and "ch".

I hope this helps - I am not an expert, so don't know how to explain it better.

Thanks! Your help is appreciated. I am waiting for more replies.

Next, I want to ask a very old question about s and th. I know when you pronounce th, your tip of the tongue should be stretched out in between your upper and lower teeth. But I still can't feel there are many differences between s and th, even though I do the correct tongue movement. And if a native speaker pronounces s a

stephenlearnerMy pronunciations of "Jew" and "drew" are very close to each other. Also this problem occurs when I pronounce "chew" and "true".

Which one are you doing more correctly? "Jew" and "chew"? In that case try putting a brief vowel sound after the "d" or "t" and before the following "r": Say "derew" and "terue". Gradually shorten that extra vowel

stephenlearnerCan you describe their quality and features ?

I would just say that the "s" is a much harsher, stronger sound and that "th" sounds very soft and weak.

CJ

Oooops! hit the wrong button again. I am sorry for doing that.

Thank you, CalifJim. I think my priority problem is with /tr/ and /dr/. Often I omitted the /r/, which made true sound like chew. Yet when I pronounce words like trip, treat, tread, trap, and tropical, I don't ommit the r sound. Perhaps when tr is followed by a higher back vowel, I tend to make mistakes.

Secondly,

Many people pronounce t before r with more aspiration than in other words. The more the t is aspirated, the more it sounds like ch. Try not to let so much air escape on the t before moving on to the r. Practice rue. Then practice putting a very soft t in front of it. No guarantees, but it might help.

CJ