My friend told me I can pronounce is as "sikst", is there any other to say it?
How do you pronouce "sixth?"
Nick,
Is your friend Irish perchance ?
Just say "six" and quickly add on a short -th- sound as in "thin".
Don't struggle with it, all right ?
"six-th"
Is your friend Irish perchance ?
Just say "six" and quickly add on a short -th- sound as in "thin".
Don't struggle with it, all right ?
"six-th"
The way your friend pronounces it, people will understand what you're trying to say, but it doesn't sound natural.
We pronounce the last sound ('th') the same as in the words "Thursday" or "think".
So, "sixth" would be si....x (as in 'Texas') ...th (as in 'thankyou').
We pronounce the last sound ('th') the same as in the words "Thursday" or "think".
So, "sixth" would be si....x (as in 'Texas') ...th (as in 'thankyou').
My friend was born in Pennsylvania, probably it's kind of his local dialect. But if you try to pronounce "s" in "x" and ending with "th", it sounds so weird. Can anyone upload a comparison for "six" and "sixth"?
Looks like all of those pronunciations (sixth, sixt, six) are common in Northern America:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sixth
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sixth
I pronounce it "sikth".
"Just say "six" and quickly add on a short -th- sound as in "thin"."
So you pronounce it "siksth"? That's quite a consonant cluster. Do you pronounce "sixths" as "siksths"?
"Just say "six" and quickly add on a short -th- sound as in "thin"."
So you pronounce it "siksth"? That's quite a consonant cluster. Do you pronounce "sixths" as "siksths"?
>>Do you pronounce "sixths" as "siksths"?>>
The rare time I've had occasion to utter that plural, yes certainly. And for the foreign student learning proper English, there is no other way to pronounce it.
When the gods made Time, they made plenty of it ~ for lovely consonant-articulation as well as sustained reading of the classics.
The rare time I've had occasion to utter that plural, yes certainly. And for the foreign student learning proper English, there is no other way to pronounce it.
When the gods made Time, they made plenty of it ~ for lovely consonant-articulation as well as sustained reading of the classics.
"Sixth" is actually easy to say, but "sixths" does get kind of hard. I end up having to exaggerate each sound separately -- siks-th-sss, and it does sound a little like a snake having a fit.
I'm pretty sure I hear a lot of people say "sikth" when they're not emphasising the word.
man, this is so hard. So "sixth" should be "sik-s-th". If it's "sixth time", that'll be harder.
There is no "hard", Nick.
Say "six the time" - then drop the "eh" sound from "the".
Now, for the plural, say "six this" - then drop the "ih" sound from "this".
And take your time !- You won't be needing this particular talent every day (not even if you're teaching sums and fractions in a classroom).
Say "six the time" - then drop the "eh" sound from "the".
Now, for the plural, say "six this" - then drop the "ih" sound from "this".
And take your time !- You won't be needing this particular talent every day (not even if you're teaching sums and fractions in a classroom).
Say it like six and add a th on the end. siks+th - the "th" is the sound used in the word "thin", not "the" or "this".
I know it's a tongue twister for non natives, but just practice it.
I know it's a tongue twister for non natives, but just practice it.