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This is from Kyon-san today.
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I'm gonna pour water.
Sure.
Go ahead.
Hey, what's up guys?
What's up?
I have a curious question for you guys today.
Okay.
I've lived in America for 30 years.
Okay.
And I always wonder why Americans can't pronounce Th sound.
Th sound?
Yeah.
Okay.
For example,
Thirty, Thursday, healthy, thank you.
Okay.
Sometimes I hear, thank you, for thank you in Hawaii.
You too, Kevin.
When I watched your video, you pronounced healthy as healthy.
Healthy?
Healthy.
Healthy?
Yeah, like that?
Yeah.
So I hope you pronounce Th correctly as you are a native English speaker.
Also, as a side note, why is Kake-san always wearing his mask?
Even in the eating scene, he eats without taking off his mask.
And sometimes he cuts that eating scene, so I'm curious.
If you don't mind, please let me know.
And I'm sure there are other viewers besides me who are wondering in him.
So I'll ask you guys some questions.
Okay.
Well, about the Kake-chan thing.
Well, he doesn't show his face to...
He doesn't...
That's not...
He decided not to put his face out there in the world, so I guess that's why.
Right, that's why.
Yeah.
So, like if you were to put your mask off during his eating time, then he would be showing his face to the camera, to the world.
So...
It kind of makes sense to not show that scene, right?
Yeah.
So, that's that.
Yeah.
So about the Th, do you get the question itself?
I mean, I guess...
What was the word?
What was the example word?
Thirty.
Thirty.
Thursday.
Thursday.
Healthy.
Healthy.
Healthy.
Healthy.
Healthy.
Healthy.
Healthy.
Healthy.
Yeah, like if you're speaking quickly, I guess, that...
Is that a common thing?
That Th could sort of...
Healthy.
Be pronounced as like healthy, healthy, health...
It could sound like it.
Healthy.
Yeah.
Healthy.
Like you're never trying to say healthy.
You're always trying to say healthy, but like it could...
It could come out as like healthy.
Oh, okay.
Then...
Yeah, I guess that could happen.
Yeah.
Oh.
What about thirty, Thursday?
I feel like you pronounce it...
Thirty.
Thirty.
Like I've never...
I don't think I've ever said thirty.
Right.
You always pronounce like...
Thirty.
I feel like you're always pronouncing correct, like...
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The H sound.
Thirty, yeah.
Yeah.
Thirty.
Thirty.
Th...
Thirty.
Th...
Yeah.
I don't think I've ever said thirty.
Yeah.
Thirty.
Right.
Is that a common thing in America?
Like not only you, but...
Like for Thursday, Thursday.
Thank you.
Oh, so I think it depends on the word.
Okay.
Thursday or thirty, I don't think I hear the TH not being pronounced.
But for thank you or...
Think, maybe?
Yeah, think, sure.
Those words, yeah.
I mean, if you say it quickly or like if it's in a sentence, I can imagine people going like, thank you.
Thank you sounds...
It doesn't sound the...
You can't...
You can't really hear the TH, right?
It's like, thank you.
Thank you.
Yeah, thank you.
Like, thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Yeah.
Right.
And that's a...
I guess that's an accent?
Like if it's an accent, it's definitely like, thank you.
Thank you.
Right.
Right?
Like...
True.
Accents, yeah.
You never do the TH.
Right.
Thank you.
It's...
Right.
It's too proper.
British people, some British people pronounce it like, thank you.
Oh, really?
Thank you.
It's not like F sound, not like...
Thank you.
Yeah, like, thank you.
Thank you.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah.
So maybe the accent...
It's an accent thing or it could be, yeah, just quickly speaking and you're just kind of...
It just kind of got lost in the speed.
Right, right, right.
But in your mind, you're pronouncing TH, right?
Yes, I am.
Right, right.
So...
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Right.
It's a kind of very surprising question to me.
Because we all, we means Japanese, think that Japanese are very bad at pronouncing TH sound.
And Americans are very good at pronouncing TH sound.
So this is like kind of, you know, like a...
Kind of reversed.
Yeah.
How that person thought that the Americans couldn't always pronounce a TH.
That's surprising to me.
Like, what was that?
Yeah.
Yeah.
I think about thank you.
Yeah.
It's true.
Right.
Some words are...
Right.
pronounced with a TH, you know.
That's true.
I guess that's what he's talking about.
I see.
Yeah, because he said, I've lived in America for 30 years, so...
Oh, wow.
I wonder where that person lived in.
Like, which state, right?
It depends on the state and place.
Well, it was an accent thing then, I guess.
It's like the southern area.
True, true, true.
Yeah.
Also, you know, I've told you this before.
Like, my pronunciation is just...
I don't...
Like, the word understand, I got the hang of it after that.
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Like, I got...
Like, I've recovered from it.
But, like, still.
Like, the word understand, it just doesn't feel right in my mouth.
Understand.
Understand.
Understand.
Understand.
Oh.
Like, that's what happens.
Like, under...
Understand.
It should be.
I can't get that away.
Understand.
Understand, right?
Understand is the proper pronunciation.
But, like, understand.
Like, shh.
Like, I get that shh sound.
I can't get it away.
I don't know what to do.
Wow.
Yeah.
But, like, I feel like it's going to go away in several months.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
Understand.
Understand.
Like, it kind of ebbs and flows for me.
Understand.
Understand.
Oh, to me that's not...
I guess most of the Japanese people
doesn't even notice
that you have, like, the under shh sound in your mouth.
Understand?
Yeah.
Understand.
Like, I have it.
Yeah.
Like, I can hear it.
Understand.
That's right.
And I hate it.
Yeah.
Right.
You know some foreign English-spoken
英語で話されている映画や映画の中に
一つのキャラクターが
スタッドのような
特定のアクセントを持っている
その言葉の特定の方法を持っている
それを理解できない時もあります
わかりました
例えば、理解するときもあります
シュッ、シュッ、シュッ、ガイ
わかりました
そうです
なので、私はその特定のアクセントを
カットするのがとても難しいです
わかりました
カンダーなどの言葉を使っています
わかりました
アクセントの範囲の中にあるのかもしれません
うーん
そうです
興味深い
はい
興味深い
それを感じる時もあります
わかりました
私がその言葉を
不思議に理解するとは思っていませんでしたか?
いえ
そんなことは思っていませんでしたか?
うん
はい
はい
わかりました
笑
私はそうです
笑
私の言葉に不思議な感じがします
笑
わかりました
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