How to pronounce the article THE - 3 rules| Accurate English

Learn how to pronounce the article THE. The and a vowel sound.
You will learn the three rules.

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[kawasitunu]

When I was young, I kept on asking why Rihanna’s song “take a bow” has this different “the” pronunciation! The lyrics goes like this “and THE award for THE best liar goes to you”. I even asked my family and they never explain it to me. And it makes sense now.

[marcelombortiz]

I want to say that you are the best teacher, you go straight to the point, not like other "teachers" that talk and talk and not explain the details like you do. thank you so much

[linjubar]

As a native English speaker, I never noticed that we pronounced “the” two different ways. I suppose when you are born into a language, you take it for granted, and don’t think about the subtle differences.

[bremCZ]

Make sure you focus on "vowel sound" not the actual vowel.

The umbrella /ði:/
The university /ðə/

Even though they both start with the vowel U, "umbrella starts with a vowel sound but "university" doesn't.

[naizmuha]

I'm actually a native English speaker and I didn't know this was an actual rule 😂

[wiboonmarirak]

Hi, Lisa. Your lessons are not only accurate, but they are concise and clear. I love them very much.

[GetGlamFam]

That’s I’m a native English speaker and I didn’t know this was a rule, but surprisingly I already speak like this and hadn’t even realized it 🤔

[Maginel]

A million likes for this video. It's a pet peeve of mine. I never realized the actual rules, until I saw David Letterman explain it to a juvenile guest of his. I guess we just grew up doing this instinctively.

[eissndw]

Thanks ma'am, I didn't know this trick before.

[nikkitytom]

Excellent lesson. I'm surprised when I realize that this little trick is automatic for people speaking English as their mother tongue. And how confusing it must be for people learning English as a second language. Excellent explanation! 👍

[ianaustin]

Your videos are gold, thanks so much. I've learned english starting 3 years old. But I never got rid of my german accent. In your lessons you address exactly those details, which I were never able to figure out myself. There are no words for how glad I am that I've found you. You're awesome.

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[salmafatima]

It was a great confusion for me while teaching an English subject to my students, but now its clear.thank you so much ma'm. and thank God that i found you as my teacher ❤

[LikeGM-kzcz]

I don't have the answer to this question, however I'm learning a lot with the best professor in the world and i hope you can have a long life alive for continue teaching us English.

[sharshabillian]

thank you very much for this. English is my second language and I only learned at 24y.o. that I've been pronouncing "the" as "ze" all my life. It's taking some effort to unlearn it but it's getting gradually better.

[derlinclaire]

I, m a middle aged native born American with a Bachelor, s degree in Economics, not to blow my own horn too much, friends.But I, ve had a little trouble sometmes, not knowing for sure just how to pronounce"The" in certain cases.This short video on how to pronounce"The" in different situations was quite helpful, I must say.Kudos to the dear lady in the video, and God bless her.

[widerstandskampfer]

Short, simple and to the point. An excellent teacher. Thanks a lot.

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[Aashmii]

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