"Th" sound in Russian?

[coffeecup]

Hi everyone! :)

I was dabbling in Russian, trying to write English words in the Russian alphabet, and I encountered difficulty with words like "the", "they", "with" and such.

Is there a Russian equivalent for "th"? :thinking:

Gracias!

[Rusty]

The English words you wrote sport two different 'th' sounds, and Russian doesn't have either sound.

Have you seen this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmOTpIVxji8

The spoken language is German, of course, but you'll need to come up with something similar for Russian. Try substituting с, з or ф.

[coffeecup]

Yeah, I considered using those letters, but I wasn't sure. Thanks! :)

I haven't had a chance to look at that link yet because the computer I am using won't open it, but as soon as I can, I'll get to a computer that does work properly! ;)

Mucho gracias! :p

[Profesoradeespañol]

Normally in Russia we pronounce "th" like з . But it's not totally correct. If you speak about /ð/ (for example they) sound it is right to put the letter з, but if you speak about /θ/ (for example thought), it has no equivalent. So we normally use з letter for both of this sounds.

[donmanual]

Normally in Russia we pronounce "th" like з . But it's not totally correct. If you speak about /ð/ (for example they) sound it is right to put the letter з, but if you speak about /θ/ (for example thought), it has no equivalent. So we normally use з letter for both of this sounds.

Profesoradeespañol, you're Russian?

[Profesoradeespañol]

yes, I am ;))) But I am also bilingual in Spanish, I have lived in Spain since I was a child.