than
-th in smooth is hard as in words like there or then
The word "throne" has a hard "th" sound, as in the word "think."
gàire = gaa'the (soft "th" as in English definite article "the")
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
Amethyst is pronounced "AM-uh-thist". The emphasis is placed on the first syllable, and the "th" is pronounced as a soft "th" sound, similar to the word "that".
(parr-THEN-oh-pee) The syllable, THEN has a soft 'TH' as in the word, 'Thick'. (NYE-ten-gayle)
Soft: mother, gather, smooth, breathe, leather. Hard: this, that, three, they, there.
Ðð is pronounced as the th in the English word though.Þþ is pronounced as the th in the English word think.
"With" uses the unvoiced th sound.
When there is a word with 'th' in it, like THis.