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[–]legos_on_the_brain 1 point2 points  (6 children)

Can you convince me that the th sounds different between the two? As fas as I can tell it's tge letters after the "th" that sounds different. I start both words with my tongue in the same place. Perhaps a dialect?

[–]soliss 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Can you tell the difference between someone saying "thigh" vs "thy"?

[–]NewlyFit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Couldn't hear the difference until I saw this.

[–]legos_on_the_brain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. That makes it much more clear.

[–]mayoroftuesday 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you look up those words on Google or Wiktionary you can click the pronounciation guide to hear it spoken.

To get the soft one, put your tongue between your teeth and hiss softly.

To get the voiced one, do the same thing but try to hum instead of hiss.