The th sounds /θ/ and /ð/
"th" tovushlari: /θ/ va /ð/
O'zbek tilida bu ikki tovush yo'q, shuning uchun ular eng ko'p xato qilinadigan tovushlar. Tilning uchini yuqori va pastki tishlar orasiga sal chiqaring va havoni tish bilan til orasidan chiqaring. /θ/ jarangsiz (think, three), /ð/ esa jarangli — tomoqda tebranish seziladi (this, mother). Kuchli so'zlarda (the, this, that, they) /ð/ juda ko'p uchraydi, shuning uchun uni to'g'ri aytish nutqingizni birdan tabiiyroq qiladi. Oyna oldida mashq qiling: til uchi ko'rinib turishi kerak.
Tipik xato: O'zbek so'zlovchilari /θ/ o'rniga /t/ yoki /s/ ("tink", "sink"), /ð/ o'rniga esa /d/ yoki /z/ ("dis", "zis") aytadi. Natijada "think" "sink" bo'lib, "three" "tree" bo'lib eshitiladi.
Misollar
think /θɪŋk/
Til tishlar orasida, havo jarangsiz chiqadi.
three /θriː/
"tree" emas — boshida til tishlar orasida.
this /ðɪs/
Jarangli: barmog'ingizni bo'yiningizga qo'ysangiz, tebranish seziladi.
mother /ˈmʌðə/
So'z o'rtasida ham /ð/, "mazer" emas.
health /helθ/
So'z oxirida /θ/ — /s/ ga aylantirmang.
the other /ði ˈʌðə/
Ikkita /ð/ ketma-ket — sekin boshlab, keyin tezlashtiring.
months /mʌnθs/
Qiyin klaster: /nθs/. Oddiy nutqda /mʌns/ ham qabul qilinadi.
clothes /kləʊðz/
Ko'pincha /kləʊz/ deb ham aytiladi — ikkalasi ham to'g'ri.
Minimal juftliklar
- think / sink
- three / tree
- thank / tank
- thought / taught
- path / pass
- they / day
- then / den
- breathe / breeze
- worth / worse
- mouth / mouse
Mashq: ovoz chiqarib o'qing va yozib oling
I think there are three things I'd like to mention.
My brother and my father both work in the north of the city.
Thank you for thinking of me on my birthday.
They thought the weather would be better than this.
Health is something we often don't think about until it's too late.
The other thing is that there's nothing else to do there.
I'd rather go together with them than on my own.