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pro tip - wing it, don't try to downgrade th to t or d, listen to how natives talk and mimic them the best you can. the thing that might be making you struggle more than necessary is that there isn't one th sound in English, there's two: þ and ð. this = þis. there = ðere. very few second language English teachers ever point that out
same for soft r but tbf, if you just listen to the Scottish accent (or even Scouse), you can get a hang of th and keep the rolling r
i'm saying this as a fellow slav who learnt English by absorbing English media, natives describe my accent as "like an immigrant who came [to the UK] 30 years ago" (i'm 25 lol)
Well I can speak fine and make all those silly noises I just cannot keep it up for long. Max 1 hour of english speaking before I start slurring words. It's only english I have issues with though. I also speak german and norwegian and never had such issues with those languages.
practice then, gotta build up your silly sounds stamina
I have been sleaking for longer for the last couple years and nothing has improved.