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Try LingUp Now!Start with the 'f' sound. Place your top teeth on your bottom lip and blow air.
Move to the long 'A' vowel sound, /eɪ/. It sounds like the name of the letter 'A'.
End with the voiceless 'th' sound, /θ/. Place the tip of your tongue between your teeth and push air out. Do not use your voice.
Ending with a 't' sound (fait). Make sure your tongue is between your teeth, not behind them.
Ending with an 's' sound (fais). The tongue should be flat between the teeth, not pulled back.
Using a short 'e' sound like in 'get' (feth). The vowel should be a long 'A' sound.
same as American
same as American
Gently place the tip of your tongue between your top and bottom front teeth. Blow air out without vibrating your vocal cords. It should be a soft, airy sound.
It is one syllable. The 'ai' vowel sound /eɪ/ is a single sound, even though it moves from one position to another.
'Faith' and 'eighth' end with a voiceless /θ/ sound (no voice). 'With' can end with a voiced /ð/ sound (voice vibrates), which is different.
A strong belief or trust in someone or something.
/ˈfeɪθfəl/
Being loyal and true.
/ˈfeɪθfəli/
In a loyal way.
/ˈfeɪθləs/
Not loyal or trustworthy.
- 'Faithful' has two syllables ('FAITH-ful') with stress on the first part.
- 'Faithfully' has three syllables ('FAITH-ful-ly') with stress on the first part.
- 'Faithless' has two syllables ('FAITH-less') and ends with an /s/ sound, not a /θ/ sound.
Say 'faith' while looking in a mirror. You should see the tip of your tongue peek out between your teeth for the final 'th' sound.
Practice saying word pairs like 'faith' and 'face' or 'faith' and 'fate'. This helps you hear and feel the difference in the final sound.
