CranberryDude  +  149646 Thu, 20 Oct 05 03:01 AM Greetings; im a native spanish speaker sinch childhood and therefore im not good at speaking whereas in writing im good. I have to quick straight questions about the following pronunciations: TH: I've always heard this as a "f" at the beggining and ending of  a word containing the "th". But sometimes i hear a "s" Im confused; what's the right pronunciation for TH, and how do you put both your tongue and teeth. Z: I know this is pronounced as "Zee" but how do you do to make a right pronunciation with your tongue. A: I want to know when is that you pronounce "Ei' and when "Ah". The: When do you say "Di" and when "duh" or "dah"? I know it is something about vowel, but not sure because i've heard about vowel sound. Once i heard someone saying "di battle" when there's no vowel sound. Help on this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks 4 reading! CranberryDude Joined on Thu, Oct 20 2005 New Member 06 Vowels, Pronunciation

	Vorpar  +  149653 Thu, 20 Oct 05 03:44 AM TH is made by putting the tip of the tongue to the upper front teeth and blowing air between them. Z is a softer S sound, vibrating slightly. A has more than 2 pronounciations, unfortunately. There isn't really a way to tell which to use. You almost always get the "Ei" sound when a word ends in 'e': Made, jade, fade. I realized that you probably mean the particle "a": a word, a sandwich. There are no rules on which way to pronounce it, it's the speaker's choice. Same with pronouncing "the". It's your choice. Vorpar Joined on Tue, Sep 20 2005 Santa Barbara, CA Regular Member 940 Pronunciation, Articles

	CranberryDude  +  149698 Thu, 20 Oct 05 06:09 AM Thanks Vorpar! i really appreciate your help. So what i understood is that you choose which way to pronounce it. and one last question with the Z thing. How do you put your tongue for Zee? CranberryDude Pronunciation

	Vorpar  +  149724 Thu, 20 Oct 05 09:08 AM Yes, it's your choice. For Z, the tongue is in the same position as for S. It floats just behind the top front teeth without touching anything. Vorpar Pronunciation