-th in smooth is hard as in words like there or then
A hard /th/ word is "that." A soft /th/ word is "thumb." Notice the difference when you say them.
In English, the soft 'th' is more like exhaling, and the hard 'th' makes more of a humming sound. For example: Soft 'th' - think, thin, three, thanks Hard 'th' - the, them, these, those
The word "grudge" starts with a hard g consonant. The soft g sounds like a j, such as the soft g sound at the end of the word "grudge."
Hard
The word gem makes a soft g sound, which sounds like the letter j:Examples of soft g:AgeAgentBadgeBudgetCageCringeDingyDungeonGelGemGeneralGentHedgeHygieneStrange
The word cinder starts with a soft consonant. When the 'c' sounds like a 'k' it is considered hard. When it sounds like an 's' it is considered soft.
The word "throne" has a hard "th" sound, as in the word "think."
The word "mother" typically has a soft "th" sound as in the word "this." The "th" sound is not pronounced as a hard "dh" sound in this word.
In English, the soft 'th' is more like exhaling, and the hard 'th' makes more of a humming sound. For example: Soft 'th' - think, thin, three, thanks Hard 'th' - the, them, these, those
Words with a soft "th" sound include "think" and "thank." Words with a hard "th" sound include "this" and "that."
Soft /th/ bath, earth, moth, thumb, thingHard /th/the, these, mother, feather, they
Soft: mother, gather, smooth, breathe, leather. Hard: this, that, three, they, there.
weather, arithmetic,
The word "grudge" starts with a hard g consonant. The soft g sounds like a j, such as the soft g sound at the end of the word "grudge."
soft
gàire = gaa'the (soft "th" as in English definite article "the")
The word "among" has a soft g sound. It is pronounced "uh-muhng."
The C has a hard sound in the word careful.