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Try LingUp Now!Start with the short 'e' sound /ɛ/, like in the word 'bed'. Your jaw is relaxed and your mouth is slightly open.
Make the voiceless 'th' sound /θ/. Place the tip of your tongue between your front teeth and blow air. Do not use your voice.
Finish with 'ics'. This is a short 'i' sound /ɪ/ (like in 'sit'), followed by a 'k' sound /k/ and an 's' sound /s/.
Pronouncing 'th' as 't' (e-tiks).
Pronouncing 'th' as 's' (e-siks).
Using a long 'ee' sound for the first 'e' (ee-thiks).
same as American
same as American
Put the tip of your tongue between your top and bottom teeth. Gently blow air out. It should feel like a soft hiss of air. Do not vibrate your vocal cords.
Yes. The stress is on the first syllable: ETH-ics. Say the first part louder and clearer than the second part.
It is like the 'e' in 'set' or 'bed'. It is a short vowel sound.
Moral rules or ideas about what is right and wrong behavior.
/ˈɛθɪkəl/
Relating to moral principles.
/ʌnˈɛθɪkəl/
Not morally correct.
/ˈɛθɪkli/
In a way that is morally right.
In 'ethical', the stress is still on the first syllable 'ETH', but it has three syllables.
- un-ETH-i-cal.
In 'ethically', the stress remains on the first syllable 'ETH', just like in 'ethics'.
The 'th' /θ/ sound is common in English. Practice it with other words like 'think', 'three', and 'path' to master it.
Notice how the first syllable 'ETH' is stronger. Listen to native speakers and copy the rhythm: DA-da (ETH-ics).
