When the TH pronunciation is T in English
Channel: Real English Fluency Now with Trisha and Hope
Date: 04/12/2017

In this English lesson you will learn when a th in English sounds like the letter t. 

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*** English Lesson Notes / transcript:  ***

Hello Real Fluency Friends! I’m Trisha and I’m here to teach 
you Real English used in Real Life so you can reach Real Fluency! Now!  

And today I will help you to pronounce some words with th that are a little confusing.

Sometimes th is pronounced like a t rather than one of the usual sounds of th.  A few of them are names
Theresa – which is sometimes spelled without the h, like Teresa and
Thomas.  The shorted form of Thomas – tom is usually spelled without the h, but some people still include the h and spell it like Thom.
Also, a common last, or family name is: Thompson
You may also be familiar with the famous music composer Beethoven.  At least in English, we pronounce the th as t.
The Thames river in England is also just pronounced.  However there is also a Thames River in the state of Connecticut and the people there usually pronounce it like ‘thames’.  


We pronounce the country Thailand  and food from Thailand is called thai food.

When I was younger, Neanderthal , was pronounced with a th sound but recently it seems the more official pronunciation is considered to be with a  t sound.

There is also a small plant, that is used as a herb or spice that is spelled with a th, but pronounced like a t: 
Thyme

Be careful though because some compound words have a t and an h next to teach other, but they are pronounced as the individual words are pronounced.   For example: 

Outhouse
Pothole
Sweetheart

No quiz again –  but I suggest writing these words down if you think you might not remember how they are pronounced.