How to say THIS vs. THESE | American English pronunciation

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I want to talk to you today about the two words: "this" and "these".

I often hear people pronounce them the same, something like 'this' and

'this', and then it sounds like they're making a grammar mistake when it's

actually a pronunciation mistake.

So let's get this thing straight once and for all.

Let's start with a singular form.

This, this.

We begin with a strong TH sound.

Bring your tongue out to touch the upper teeth, release air, and sound.

Then shift to an 'i' as in sit vowel - 'thi' 'thi', and end it with an S.

This, this.

The word "these", the plural form, begins with a strong TH sound as well,

but then it's a high E - 'thee' 'thee'.

So it's longer and tenser, 'thee'.

And you end it with a 'z' sound, like a Z - 'theez'.

Although it's spelled with an S, it sounds like a Z, 'theez'.

This - these.

This stable - these tables.

So it's a little longer, these tables.

This chair - these chairs, this person - these people.

This - these.

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