A short Influency podcast episode (How to Pronounce Friday) hosted by Hadar Shemesh that teaches listeners how to pronounce the English word "thanks." The host gives step-by-step articulatory instructions for each segment of the word (th → modified A before ng → ng → k → s) and closes with subscription and social-media call-to-action.
Welcome to the Influency podcast. I'm Hadar and this is how to Pronounce Friday, where we take a confusing word or word pair. We learn how to pronounce it and how to use it with confidence. Let's get started.
Let's talk about the word thanks. Very common word, right? So let's learn how to pronounce it. We begin with a th sound. To make this sound, stick the tongue out and release air. The tongue has to be very soft in the sound, otherwise if it's too tight against the teeth, it's going to sound like tanks. And then it's a different word. Also make sure that the tongue is out. Otherwise you may be pronouncing it as an S Sanks. And that's also different. You want to stick the tongue out and release air. Thanks. Then we shift to an A as in cat. But when the a appears before an ng, that is the following sound. The A is modified to an A vowel. It is different. It's more rounded. It's a longer diphthong. Fay. Fay. Alright. It's not thangs. They. Then we move on to an ng sound. So the back of the tongue is high up and we release air through the nose. Thang. Then we quickly release it to a K sound and then immediately the S. Thanks. Ngs. That's the ending. Thanks. Thanks. Thank you. All right, that's it. That was short.
Okay. That was your how to Pronounce Friday episode. I hope you enjoyed it. And if you like the podcast, then consider subscribing to the podcast. And if you feel really crazy, you can even rate and review the podcast. And you can find me at Hadar Accentsway on Instagram where you can DM me and ask for all the crazy, fancy, confusing words that you'd like to know how to pronounce. Have a beautiful day and I'll see you next time.
