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Study how Americans pronounce 'the' in conversational English.

English Phrases with THE – Linking the TH Sound

English Phrases with THE – Linking the TH Sound

Study English Phrases with the word 'the': 'at the', 'in the', 'is the', 'with the', 'for the', and 'on the'. The TH sounds can be very tough -- learn tips and shortcuts to make the TH sound in these phrases easier. YouTube blocked? Click here to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Phrases, TH [ð] as in THIS, TH [θ] as in THIN, Videos Tagged With: The Word THE

The Cat’s Out of the Bag

The Cat’s Out of the Bag

Learn how and when to say the idiom "The cat's out of the bag", and learn Rachel's secret! :) YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. https://youtu.be/dqj64DjZssI Video Text: Well, the cat’s out of the bag. Several of you have guessed my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AA [æ] as in BAT, Phrases Tagged With: Idioms, OF Reduction, The Word THE

Apple Dumplings – Real Life English Conversation Study

Apple Dumplings – Real Life English Conversation Study

Study real American English conversation. Learn about reductions, contractions, the pronunciation of 'the', the idiom 'to be on a kick', the idiom 'mess up', -ing words, the words 'whoops' and 'crap', and the reduction of 'and' -- all while making … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Videos, Words that Reduce Tagged With: AND Reduction, Gonna, Idioms, ing, Real Life English, The Word THE, TO BE Contractions, TS Cluster

How to Pronounce ‘to the’ in a Sentence

How to Pronounce ‘to the’ in a Sentence

Study how to pronounce ‘to the’ in a sentence—simplify it.  There are many reductions in conversational American English. It’s important to know what they are to improve listening comprehension, but also to use the reductions in speech yourself. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: in a Sentence, Videos, Words that Reduce Tagged With: The Word THE, TO Reduction

How to Pronounce the Word THE

How to Pronounce the Word THE

The word THE has two different pronunciations, depending on the beginning sound of the next word. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qw2cn8yxhU Video Text: Coming … [Read more...]

Filed Under: in a Sentence, Specific Words, Videos Tagged With: The Word THE

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