"THE" slows me down
Dear native speakers,
My problem is that the article "THE" slows me down when I 'm speaking. It really affects my fluency.
There's no "TH" in my first language (Russian). I've have watched many accent reduction videos including "The K-method" by Andy Krieger. I know where the tongue should be and other important things about making this sound. Like I said, I have difficulties pronouncing it in a fluent way.
I'm conscious that this is a very specific question; however, thanks in advance to those may try to give me some pointers.
Top answer
Do you tend to say "ze" instead of "the"?
- Do you tend to say "ze" instead of "the"?
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If you tend to omit the article in speaking, which is extremely common in Russian speakers, try to think of it as a necessary prefix to words. There are different pronunciations.
Imitate the readers of poetry, especially the wonderful nonsense poetry of Dr. Seuss. There are several versions of "The Lorax" in youtube, so you can get the same words in different accents. Here is one with
0future332I know where the tongue should be and other important things about making this sound.
OK. So now you know how to practice it.
future332 Like I said, I have difficulties pronouncing it in a fluent way.
Use the 'V' sound or the 'Z' sound or the 'D' sound as a substitute when practicing for fluency. Make yo
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