How to Pronounce 'to the' in a Sentence: American English

ESL: How to pronounce the words 'to the' together. These two words will be very low in pitch and connected. They should be said very fast. In fact, when said correctly, you can articulate these two words without moving the lips or jaw!.

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[shawnl]

I can see why she is the best American English accent coach in the world. She doesn't miss any essential details we need to learn. Thank you so much for providing such a great lesson.

[GRADER]

Hands down, she's by far the best teacher to boost your English on YouTube.

[pepitobenegas]

The worst part of learning English in foreign countries is that they focus only on written grammar, which is very easy compared to many languages, but they never teach pronunciation, which is harder than most of the languages in the world because it is not phonetic at all.

[Sassenach]

Brilliant! Thank you, Rachel. I've been studying English my whole life, but only recently started using schwa sounds in all the right places - with reductions and connections. Your videos are helping me bring my General American to a whole new level; invaluable for a working actor stateside.

[denisemaranhao]

This woman is the best I have already seen in the vídeos!

[rachelsenglish]

As an unstressed word, I was able to make a close sound by pressing it behind the teeth, where they come together, rather than bringing it through. This is what native speakers will do to save time on unstressed syllables. Just make sure you tongue isn't lifted to the roof of the mouth (like a T/D) or pointing the tip down (like an S/Z).

[jeovahpimentaadv]

Jesus I should have known your channel 15 years ago Rachel. I studied a lot with english teachers that were not native and now I see myself trying to fix what I've learnt all the time.

Thank you for the great videos and your hard work!

[isabelangelica]

You are the best teacher in the world, thanks for sharing

[miltoncaram]

Rachel, you are the best teacher in the world.

[kennychan]

Rachel, thank you so much for teaching this lesson. I'm always that close to biting my tongue when I say "to the" in my usual old way. This lesson is extremely helpful in fixing my problem! thanks

[MrCoquino]

I simply love these kind of pronunciation tips, it seems simple and taken for granted by native speakers but it´s of great value for us (learners).
Thanks a lot.

[emre-aka]

You uploaded this video in 2012 but I need that in 2021. Thank you ^^

[ChristianSchonbergerMusic]

Well I'm sure I'm not the first person saying that, but you would be (if you aren't already) a fantastic coach for actors, newscasters and anyone who works with the spoken language. I have long ago chosen American-English to be my accent of choice (I am a native German living and working in Portugal - so my accent is long since blurred after 28 years). I went for US-English because I am much more exposed to it for an array of reasons - and I simply love it. It flows easily. I have spent the last two decades beating the heck out of my German accent - even reading text out aloud trying to switch at will between Standard American and "Posh UK" accent (I am not that good at the latter). I can hear the drifting in and out when I talk in US-English. I need to constantly clean every nook and cranny. You are such a great help. It helps that I am a musician (so at least I have the ear). Thanks for your very detailed lessons - they are of great help!

[abdelkerimabdoulaye]

I liked it.You are a very good Teacher.I am from french country but i liked speaking english.

[katzumihanzo]

Thank you😍😍😍 but I really dnt want to lose my accent. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us, for free!!!

[ayyovanne]

i bet nobody can teach like you. Through your teachings, am becoming more like a native American speaker. Its really interesting and real fun!! Good day!!

[rachelsenglish]

Yes, I made a video on that. Follow the link in this video that goes to 'The word TO'

[manvillar]

Thank you Rachel. Your video is very helpful.

[rachelsenglish]

The practice portion of the site isn't up yet, will be added in a few weeks, hopefully!

[eduardor]

wow, thank you so much for this. I don't have a problem speaking or lack vocabulary but I feel like my pronunciation could be a bit smoother. I'm searching more of your videos