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
-th in smooth is hard as in words like there or then
Some words that contain the th (soft th) sound are: Father Mother Other Than The Some words that contain the dh (hard th) sound are: Both Earth North Nothing South Thing
Theta for the sound of th in "thin;" delta for the sound of th in "this."
Each of the vowels A, E, I, O and U has at least two sounds, so-called long and short; C and G are hard or soft; S is voiced or unvoiced; X is pronounced Z at the beginning of a word; Y can have a long I sound or a long E sound.
The voiced TH makes a "D" sound. The examples of voiced TH are: 1.) The 2.) This 3.) There 4.) Than 5.) Then 6.) That 7.) They 8.) Other 9.) Another 10.) Gather 11.) Those 12.) Their
The word "throne" has a hard "th" sound, as in the word "think."
-th in smooth is hard as in words like there or then
Soft /th/ bath, earth, moth, thumb, thingHard /th/the, these, mother, feather, they
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.
Soft: mother, gather, smooth, breathe, leather. Hard: this, that, three, they, there.
Words with a soft "th" sound include "think" and "thank." Words with a hard "th" sound include "this" and "that."
Some words that contain the th (soft th) sound are: Father Mother Other Than The Some words that contain the dh (hard th) sound are: Both Earth North Nothing South Thing
Thought is typically unvoiced, as it occurs internally within the mind without actual vocalization. However, sometimes thoughts can lead to voiced expressions when they are verbalized or spoken out loud.
Singular: Þú (pronounced "thuu", soft th sound as in think) Plural: Þið (pronounced "thith", first th is soft, second is hard as in the) You might also find þig, þér and þín in the singular (accusative, dative, genetive case) and ykkur and ykkar in the plural (accusative and dative, genetive case).
insects that have a th sound
"With" uses the unvoiced th sound.
Theta for the sound of th in "thin;" delta for the sound of th in "this."