The difference between /tr/ and /tʃ/ in English | Consonant Sounds | IPA

Added: 2026-05-28

[00:00:00]Hi, this is Mary from VIPs TV. Today we are going to distinguish the differences between tr and ch sound.

[00:00:11]This is T and R together. T R. So, tr tr tr tr And this one T and sh together. So, we have ch ch ch Okay? Again, this one very gentle. Tr tr And this one ch ch Now, let's compare some some pairs. This one train tr train train But this ch ch chain chain. So, train chain.

[00:01:05]This one ch tr trip trip And this one ch chip chip.

[00:01:15]So, trip chip.

[00:01:19]Now, this ch treat treat And this one ch ch cheat cheat.

[00:01:31]So, this one treat cheat.

[00:01:36]This tr trick trick And this one ch ch chick chick. So, this trick chick.

[00:01:51]This one tr truck truck And this ch ch chuck chuck. So, truck.

[00:02:04]chuck Uh next pair this one tr trees trees. And this ch ch cheese cheese.

[00:02:18]trees cheese This one tr true true. And this ch ch chew chew.

[00:02:34]That's all. So, one more time again for these seven pairs train chain trip chip treat >> [snorts] >> cheat trick chick truck This one chuck.

[00:02:59]trees cheese true chew Now, the last four tr sound this one truth true the same true but this is truth truth. Tell me the truth. I want to know the truth. This one track track. You know, we usually have sell tracks, right? This one try try. Want to try it?

[00:03:32]Let me try. Not dry, okay? Try.

[00:03:36]And this one tr trend trend trend or trending. We have trending uh YouTube trends or maybe TikTok trends, right? This one trust tr trust trust just like trust me, believe me, huh? This one, transit.

[00:03:59]Transit, transit. Transfer.

[00:04:03]Transfer.

[00:04:05]Transit and transfer, usually when you have to change the flights, huh?

[00:04:12]This one, transport.

[00:04:15]Transport, we have public transports like uh bus, train, subway, and we have private transports like motorbike or cars, right? Trans- port. This one, trouble, trouble. I'm in trouble. This one, introduce.

[00:04:39]In- tro- duce. Let me introduce myself.

[00:04:43]Please introduce yourself.

[00:04:46]This one, control. Control, we have the word remote control of the TV or anything, right? This one, country.

[00:04:55]Country, Asian countries, European countries, huh? And this, contract.

[00:05:02]Contract, usually you have to sign the contracts, huh? Um now, one more time, truth.

[00:05:10]Track. Try. This one, trend. Trust.

[00:05:15]Transit. Transfer.

[00:05:18]Transport. Trouble.

[00:05:21]Introduce.

[00:05:23]Control.

[00:05:25]Country and contract. And the rest for ch sound. This one, ch.

[00:05:34]Choice. Choice is the noun and the verb is choose.

[00:05:40]That is my choice, okay? Ch. Choice.

[00:05:43]This one, ch.

[00:05:45]Ch. Chair. Chair, the chairs and the table, huh? And this child, this is the singular noun. Ch. Ch, child. And the plural noun is ch, children. Children.

[00:05:59]So, child, children. Remember that. And >> [snorts] >> this, ch, check, check. Let's check the information, huh? This one, ch, chance, chance. Have the chance to do something.

[00:06:13]So, that is chance. And this one, ch, chase. Chase, chase me if you can, right? And this is purchase. So, remember the same chase here, but this is not purchase, okay? This is purchase.

[00:06:28]Purchase is to buy something, right?

[00:06:31]Purchase.

[00:06:33]This one, channel, channel. TV channels, different channels on TV, huh? And this one, century.

[00:06:41]Century. Century, that means 100 year, right? A century, that means 100 years, okay? We have This is the 21st century.

[00:06:52]This one, chapter. Chap- Sorry, um usually when we talk about chapter, it can be a chapter in a book. Uh there are several chapters in a book, or we can talk about the the chapters of our life. The A new chapter has begun, right? Chapter. A new chapter e- of my life has begun, okay? So, this [snorts] is chapter, something new. So, you can understand chapter is just like a stage, the next process, or something. This one, achieve. Achieve. Achieve.

[00:07:33]That means you you can get something, huh?

[00:07:37]Achieve. And this one, branch. Uh for example, my company big and there are some branches. Ha.

[00:07:45]Branches. And this one, coach. Coach, it can be, you know, the bus for the long journey, or it can be a teacher in trans- uh, sorry, in um, in what? In any kind of sports, right? So, that is coach. Coach.

[00:08:04]Branch.

[00:08:05]Coach. So, one more time.

[00:08:08]Choice.

[00:08:10]Chair. Child. Check.

[00:08:13]Chance.

[00:08:15]Chase.

[00:08:16]Purchase.

[00:08:18]Channel.

[00:08:19]Century.

[00:08:20]Chapter. Achieve.

[00:08:23]Branch.

[00:08:25]Coach.

[00:08:26]What else? That's all. And we go to the examples.

[00:08:32]Trick or treat. You know, [gasps] Halloween, right? The kids knock the door, you know, and then they ask, "Trick or treat." You have to give them some candy, some gifts, or they will, you know, try to do something crazy to to get you angered or annoyed, I think so. So, that is trick or treat. Trick or treat. This one, the child is eating the cheesecake.

[00:09:00]Ch- child. And this is cheesecake. The child is eating the cheesecake. Number three, don't put the tree on the chair.

[00:09:10]This is tree, and this is ch- chair.

[00:09:13]Don't put the tree on the chair. Okay?

[00:09:16]So, that's all. Goodbye. See you.