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Old September 17, 2010, 07:48 PM
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what is the sound of the ? it´s confusing for me
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Old September 17, 2010, 07:57 PM
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I found a video that shows how it is pronounced.
http://www.revver.com/video/154554/l...iation-of-the/

(I also use de Random House CD Rom to hear how it sounds... but if you don't have that, the video above may clarify it for you...)
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Old September 17, 2010, 08:01 PM
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I have understood that the word THE is pronoun and sounded as DI.

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Old September 17, 2010, 08:09 PM
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I have understood that the word THE is pronounced and sounds like DI. [in Spanish]

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I take you meant to say what I corrected your quoted post.
In Spanish you could say that it is pronounced "dii" and "de" depending on if you have a vowel sound or a consonant after the word.

The man = de man (the "de" is actually a sound between 'a' and 'e' called "schwa")

The elephant = dii elefant

(You can watch the video I posted the link of, above.)
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Old September 17, 2010, 08:12 PM
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Then is dii.

Yes is something similar in my understanding it.

Dii- the.

Although there's a trick with the tongue, I need to pronoun Dii solely with the tongue.

Hay truco.

Thank you for your advice Pablin.
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De nada, Crotalito, si usas el link que le pongo a Lee Ying en el post de arriba, puedes escuchar "the language man" pronunciando "the" correctamente. (El video no es de una gran calidad, que digamos, pero se oye lo suficiente como para poder practicar y tener el sonido muy claro.)

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de tu amiguete Pablín,
que toca el violín
antes de que llegue Hallowííín...
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ok, I´ll give a try =)

I forgot to say, thank you ^_ ^ hey, but I couldn´t open the link =( why?

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I can open it fine, but I am putting it here again,
http://www.revver.com/video/154554/l...iation-of-the/

Otherwise try putting the http://
/www.revver.com/video/154554/language-man-explains-the-pronunciation-of-the/
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It might help (or not) to know that the TH is used for two entirely different consonants in English:

1. ð The, that, this, those, these, them, etc.

2. Þ Thick, thought, thanks, cloth, etc.
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