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Consonant Contrast

نحوه تلفظ sink در برابر think

تفاوت آوایی کلیدی

‘Think’ starts with the dental fricative ⁄θ⁄ (tongue between teeth), while ‘sink’ begins with the alveolar sibilant /s/.

تفاوت: Dental ⁄θ⁄ vs alveolar /s/

sink

⁄sɪŋk⁄

هجاها

SINK

تعریف:

To move or be moved into something.

“A stone sinks in water. The sun gradually sank in the west.”

think

⁄θɪŋk⁄

هجاها

THINK

تعریف:

To ponder, to go over in one's mind.

“Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be.”

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Difference between sink and think?

‘Think’ starts with the dental fricative ⁄θ⁄ (tongue between teeth), while ‘sink’ begins with the alveolar sibilant /s/.

Syllable stress in sink vs think?

"sink" has 1 syllables (sink). "think" has 1 syllables (think).

Why are sink and think easily confused?

Dental ⁄θ⁄ vs alveolar /s/

Example sentences for sink and think?

"sink": A stone sinks in water. The sun gradually sank in the west. "think": Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be.