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Daily wordsWörter vom 5. Aug. 2026

When TH is not the TH you expect

English has two TH sounds and one spelling, and a few words where it is neither.

Zehn Wörter Englisch für jeden Tag: think, brother, birthday, clothes, smooth, thumb, weather, healthy, theme, southern. Jedes mit Aussprache und einem Satz zum Laut-Sagen.

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Die zehn Wörter10 Wörter, 10 Sätze

  1. 1
    think/θɪŋk/verbTo use your mind to form an opinion.The hard TH, with no voice in it. The tongue touches the teeth.
  2. 2
    brother/ˈbrʌðər/nounA boy or man with the same parents as you.The soft TH, with the voice on. Same spelling as think, different sound.
  3. 3
    birthday/ˈbɜːrθˌdeɪ/nounThe day of the year you were born on.Hard TH, and it sits between two consonants, which is the hard part.
  4. 4
    clothes/kloʊðz/Auch kloʊz gesprochen.nounWhat you wear.One syllable. Most speakers say it as CLOZE, with the TH gone.
  5. 5
    smooth/smuːð/adjectiveFlat and even to the touch.Soft TH at the end, which is rare. Not the same as booth.
  6. 6
    thumb/θʌm/nounThe short thick finger on the side of the hand.Hard TH at the start and a silent B at the end.
  7. 7
    weather/ˈweðər/nounWhat the sky and the air are doing.Soft TH in the middle.
  8. 8
    healthy/ˈhelθi/adjectiveIn good physical condition.Hard TH, and the L before it is easy to lose.
  9. 9
    theme/θiːm/nounThe subject that runs through something.Here the TH is a plain T: THEEM is wrong, TEEM is right.
  10. 10
    southern/ˈsʌðərn/adjectiveBelonging to the south.Soft TH, and the vowel is short, unlike in south.

Die Sätze

  1. 1

    I think the shop is closed already.

  2. 2

    My brother is arriving on the late train.

  3. 3

    My birthday falls on a weekend this year.

  4. 4

    All my clothes are still in the case.

  5. 5

    The road here is very smooth.

  6. 6

    I hurt my thumb closing the door.

  7. 7

    The weather changed completely after lunch.

  8. 8

    Is there anything healthy on the menu?

  9. 9

    The whole evening had a clear theme.

  10. 10

    We are heading for the southern coast.