>>But yes, fwiw, I normally do not put my tongue right up against my teeth for the sounds. I put my tongue near the top of my teeth>This right here is an admission that you are not pronouncing English "th" correctly (even in your second recording where you says "Matthew"), where I hear you pronounce the "th" as a plosive and not a fricative).I wasn't specific enough. I meant that, for hindi त, my tongue isn't right up against my teeth. For english "th" (like "thick"), I do put it right up against. You're right about that. And in actuality, it'll make the english "th" sound harsher.
BUT, 100% they're absolutely close, and if an american has to pronounce the त sound with something their familiar with, "th" from "think" and "thick" gets you 95% the way there. Whereas shit like "t" gets you like 1% of the way there.
ठ and थ don't have great english counterparts, and I agree with how you've described them for the most part. But ट is absolutely comparable to "tin" and "tits", and त is absolutely comparable to "thick" and "thumb".
>>51400581No, I'm the Indian American with actual decades of native experience with the language. They're probably some fag whitey who studied linguistics in college and is spreading disinfo <.<
