How to make the difference between "broader" and "brother"?

[Hieupt]

Hi all,

As my title, I don't know how to recognize these words properly or make the difference in pronunciation.

Here is my try, please help to check!

Thank you,
Hieu.
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Hieu Phan.

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[Hieupt]

Oop... my micro is not working at the moment! Sorry... :-(
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[Carolinevl]

hi!

when you want to say the word "broader" you have to use this phonetic symbol /d/ ( alveolar) and if you want to say "brother" say it using this symbol /ð/ ( interdental)

[OxfordBlues]

Hello Hieupt!

Having trouble with t as in tree and th as in three, and d as in broader and th as in brother is very common among language learners.

Producing these sounds in the mouth is very similar for all of them. For t and d, touch your tongue to the top of your mouth immediately behind your front teeth. For the two th sounds practice by first licking the front of your top teeth, then with your tongue touching the outer edge of your teeth (the ones you see when you smile), bring your tongue back into your mouth while making the th sound: th - th - th.

You should hear a difference between broader and brother. Just practice the two words with your tongue in each position.
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[Mai Chinh]

Hi Hieu Phan,

You can use the website: http://vdict.com to look up the dictionary and check pronunciation. Of course, you have a headphone, don't you? (^_^)

[Alan]

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Hi,

Listen to this; broader brother.

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[Torsten]

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And here is my attempt at pronouncing these words:
ˈbrɔːdə
ˈbrʌðə

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[Blue113]

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one is pronounced as broader, the other is pronounced as brother