Hard Sounds
The English sounds Sinhala speakers find hardest, one pair at a time, with tongue twisters to practise.
Most English sounds are the same as a Sinhala letter. These are the ones that aren't. Each lesson shows what your mouth does, gives you pairs of words to hear the difference, and ends with a recorded tongue twister.
- Th Sounds: think and this, not "tink" and "dis"
- V, W, F and P: very, we, fan and pan
- S, Z, Sh and Zh: rice and rise, sure and television
- Vowel Pairs: ship and sheep, walk and work
- Consonants Together: school, not "is-school"
Start with th and v/w: they are the sounds people notice most. A mirror helps with all of them.