How to say THROUGH vs. THOROUGH | American English Pronunciation

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Through and Thorough. Through and Thorough. They look almost the same and they.

Sound almost the same, but different. So let's talk about the difference between the two.

The first word is through.

We begin with a th sound. It's a soft th. The tongue comes out for the th.

You release air and then you pull the tongue in to the middle of the mouth for the r Th. Make sure the tongue doesn't touch anything.

On the way in. So it doesn't sound like through. Alright, so you bring the tongue down.

For the R th.

And then it's a long oo as in food.

Through.

Feels like there is a w at the end, right?

Through. Through. She always comes through through. The word thorough.

Thorough also begins with a th.

But instead of moving directly for the R, you actually have a vowel in between th Th.

It's the as in cup sound.

Th.

Only then you bring the tongue up.

For the R. Th Row. Th Row.

And then you have a long O.

As in go Th Row Through.

One syllable.

Thorough. Two syllables.

A thorough analysis.

She always comes through Through. Thorough.

That's it.

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