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When I was younger, my grandfather always brought me a box of strawberry during winter vacation. My grandmother made taro leaves that I love and gave me them often. 1. When I pronounce breathe, should I pronounce the as v? 2. When I pronounce earth, should I pronounce ear as ur? 3. When I pronounce bather, should I pronounce ther as der? 4. always = alway -> Right?
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Hi, Minju! Thank you for the great questions. Strawberries look so good, but I somehow don't like them much. Let's talk again soon. See you!
--Teacher Anji

When I was younger, my grandfather always brought me a box of strawberry during winter vacation.
>> When I was younger, my grandfather always brought me a box of strawberries during winter vacation.
 My grandmother made taro leaves that I love and gave me them often.
>> 
 My grandmother made taro leaves that I love, and always gave them to me.

1. When I pronounce breathe, should I pronounce the as v?
breathe = [ breeth ] (hard th like in they, them)
2. When I pronounce earth, should I pronounce ear as ur?
earth - [ urth ] ( ear like in fur )
3. When I pronounce bather, should I pronounce ther as der?
bather - [ bey-ther ] ( ther like in brother, hard th)
4. always = alway
always - [ awl-weyz, -weez ] (there is no such word as alway)

To practice how to do the hard -th sound, you may refer to this video:
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAXVv_yYJF0&t=1s)