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How to Pronounce "the" in English

Normally, we pronounce "the" with a short sound (like "thuh"). But when "the" comes before a vowel sound, we pronounce it as a long "thee". vowel sound we write A E I O U the apple the egg we say thee apple thee egg the ice-cream thee ice-cream the orange the ugli fruit thee orange thee ugli fruit It is important to understand that it is what we say that matters, not what we write. | How to Pronounce the in English Normally we pronounce the with a short sound like thuh . But when the comes before a vowel sound we pronounce it as a long thee . vowel sound we write we say A the apple thee apple E the egg thee egg I the ice-cream thee ice-cream O the orange thee orange U the ugli fruit thee ugli fruit It is important to understand that it is what we say that matters not what we write. It is the sound that matters not the letter used in writing a word. So we use a long thee before a vowel sound not necessarily before a vowel. Look at these cases we write with we say with the house consonant h thuh house consonant sound the hour consonant h thee our vowel sound the university vowel u thuh youniversity consonant sound the umbrella vowel u thee umbrella vowel sound Emphatic the thee When we wish to place emphasis on a particular word we can use emphatic the thee whether or not the word begins with a consonant or vowel sound. For example A I saw the thuh President yesterday. B What The thee President of the United States A Yes .