How to Pronounce 'to the' in a Sentence: American English

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Rachel's English


ไธ‹ใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžๅญ—ๅน•ใ‚’ใƒ€ใƒ–ใƒซใ‚ฏใƒชใƒƒใ‚ฏใ™ใ‚‹ใจๅ‹•็”ปใ‚’ๅ†็”Ÿใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ ็ฟป่จณใ•ใ‚ŒใŸๅญ—ๅน•ใฏๆฉŸๆขฐ็ฟป่จณใงใ™ใ€‚

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In this American English pronunciation video, we're going to talk about how to reduce and
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ใ“ใฎใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซ่‹ฑ่ชžใฎ็™บ้Ÿณใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชใง ใฏ
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link the word 'to' and 'the' together, in a sentence, like this: to the.
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ใ€ใ€Œtoใ€ใจใ€Œtheใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๅ˜่ชžใ‚’ ใ€ๆฌกใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชๆ–‡ใงใพใจใ‚ใฆใƒชใƒณใ‚ฏใ™ใ‚‹ๆ–นๆณ•ใซใคใ„ใฆ่ชฌๆ˜Žใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
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I've spent quite a bit of time in my videos talking about reduction and linking. And today,
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็งใฏ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชใงใ‹ใชใ‚Šใฎๆ™‚้–“ใ‚’ ๅ‰Šๆธ›ใจใƒชใƒณใ‚ฏใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑใ—ใฆใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆไปŠๆ—ฅใฏใ€
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I want to take the specific case of linking the words 'to' and 'the', and talk about how
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ใ€Œtoใ€ใจใ€Œtheใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๅ˜่ชžใ‚’ใƒชใƒณใ‚ฏใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†็‰นๅฎšใฎใ‚ฑใƒผใ‚นใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚ŠไธŠใ’ใ€
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to simplify the mouth movement when we're reducing these words, linking them, and making
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ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎๅ˜่ชžใ‚’ๆธ›ใ‚‰ใ—ใฆใƒชใƒณใ‚ฏใ—
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them very, very fast.
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ใ€้žๅธธใซ้ซ˜้€Ÿใซใ™ใ‚‹ใจใใซใ€ๅฃใฎๅ‹•ใใ‚’ๅ˜็ด”ๅŒ–ใ™ใ‚‹ๆ–นๆณ•ใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑใ—ใŸใ„ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
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The first thing I want to point out, is that there doesn't have to be any movement in the
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็งใŒๆœ€ๅˆใซๆŒ‡ๆ‘˜ใ—ใŸใ„ใฎ ใฏใ€ๅ”‡ใ‚„ใ‚ใ”ใซๅ‹•ใใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใฏใชใ„ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจ
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lips or the jaw: we can articulate this with just the tongue. To the. So, what are we doing
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ใงใ™ใ€‚ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ่ˆŒใ ใ‘ใงๆ˜Ž็ขบใซ่กจ็พใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ ใซใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใงใ€็งใŸใกใฏใ“ใ“ใงไฝ•ใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎ
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here. The word 'to' will reduce to either the true T-schwa sound, or the flap T-schwa
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ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚ ใ€Œtoใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๅ˜่ชž ใฏใ€็œŸใฎT-schwaใ‚ตใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰ใ€ใพใŸใฏใƒ•ใƒฉใƒƒใƒ—T-schwa
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sound. But for both of them, the tongue position will be the same. So the tongue tip is up
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ใ‚ตใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰ใฎใ„ใšใ‚Œใ‹ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€ใฉใกใ‚‰ใฎๅ ดๅˆใ‚‚ใ€่ˆŒใฎไฝ็ฝฎ ใฏๅŒใ˜ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ—ใŸใŒใฃใฆ
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at the roof of the mouth, tt, tt, tt, with the jaw quite closed and the teeth pretty
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ใ€่ˆŒๅ…ˆใฏๅฃ่“‹ใ€ttใ€ttใ€ttใซใ‚ใ‚Š ใ€้กŽใฏๅฎŒๅ…จใซ้–‰ใ˜ใฆใŠใ‚Šใ€ๆญฏใฏ
01:12
much together: tt, tt, dd, dd. And I can make that sound just by moving the tongue, the
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ใปใผไธ€็ท’ใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™๏ผšttใ€ttใ€ddใ€ddใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆใ€็ง ใฏ่ˆŒใ‚’ๅ‹•ใ‹ใ™ใ ใ‘ใงใใฎ้Ÿณใ‚’ๅ‡บใ™ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ใ€
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jaw doesn't have to move: tt, dd, tt, dd. Now, to make the TH for the word 'the'. I
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้กŽใฏๅ‹•ใๅฟ…่ฆใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“๏ผšttใ€ddใ€ttใ€ddใ€‚ ใ•ใฆใ€ๅ˜่ชžใ€Œtheใ€ใฎTHใ‚’ไฝœๆˆใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
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do not need to bring the tongue all the way through the teeth. I can just bring it down,
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่ˆŒใ‚’ๆญฏใพใง้€šใ™ๅฟ…่ฆใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ ใ€‚ ็งใฏใใ‚Œใ‚’้™ใ‚ใ™ใ“ใจใŒใงใใ‚‹
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so it's touching just behind, where the teeth come together. To the. Let's look at this
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ใฎใงใ€ใใ‚ŒใฏๆญฏใŒไธ€็ท’ใซใชใ‚‹ใ™ใๅพŒใ‚ใซ่งฆใ‚Œ ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใซใ€‚ ใ“ใ‚Œ
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up close and in slow motion.
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ใ‚’้–“่ฟ‘ใงใ‚นใƒญใƒผใƒขใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใง่ฆ‹ใฆใฟใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
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The word T-H-E is pronounced with the EE vowel when the next word begins with a vowel or
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ๆฌกใฎๅ˜่ชžใŒๆฏ้ŸณใพใŸใฏไบŒ้‡ๆฏ้Ÿณใงๅง‹ใพใ‚‹ๅ ดๅˆใ€ๅ˜่ชžT-H-EใฏEEๆฏ้Ÿณใง็™บ้Ÿณใ•ใ‚Œ
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diphthong. For example, to the other side, to the east. In these cases as well, all the
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ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใŸใจใˆใฐใ€ๅๅฏพๅด ใ€ๆฑใซใ€‚ ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎๅ ดๅˆใ‚‚ใ€ใ™ในใฆใฎ
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articulation will happen with the tongue.
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ใ‚ขใƒผใƒ†ใ‚ฃใ‚ญใƒฅใƒฌใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใฏ่ˆŒใง่กŒใ‚ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ“ใฎๆ–ฐใ—ใ„่จ€ใ„ๆ–นใ‚’ใ‚ใชใŸใฎ็ฟ’ๆ…ฃใซ
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It will probably take a good bit of time and drilling to get this new way of saying 'to
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ๅ–ใ‚Šๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซใฏใ€ใŠใใ‚‰ใใ‹ใชใ‚Šใฎๆ™‚้–“ใจ ใƒ‰ใƒชใƒซใŒๅฟ…่ฆ
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the' into your habit. But it is worth doing. Because when we simplify the mouth movement,
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ใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€ใใ‚Œใฏ่กŒใ†ไพกๅ€คใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ๅฃใฎๅ‹•ใใ‚’ๅ˜็ด”
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it means it's going to be easier to say it quickly in speech. And when we reduce and
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ๅŒ–ใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ€ใ‚นใƒ”ใƒผใƒใงใ™ใฐใ‚„ใ่จ€ใ„ใ‚„ใ™ใใชใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ ใงใ™ใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆใ€
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pronounce these unstressed words very quickly like this, it provides a nice contrast for
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ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎๅผท่ชฟใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใชใ„ๅ˜่ชžใ‚’ใ“ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ้žๅธธใซใ™ใฐใ‚„ใๆธ›ใ‚‰ใ—ใฆ็™บ้Ÿณใ™ใ‚‹ใจ
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the stressed words, which are much longer, and have a lot more shape. As you drill these
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ใ€ๅผท่ชฟใ•ใ‚ŒใŸๅ˜่ชžใฎใ‚ณใƒณใƒˆใƒฉใ‚นใƒˆใŒใ‚ˆใใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ๅผท่ชฟใ•ใ‚ŒใŸๅ˜่ชžใฏใ€ใฏใ‚‹ใ‹ใซ้•ทใใ€ๅฝขใŒใฏใ‚‹ใ‹ใซๅคงใใใชใ‚Š ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎ2ใคใฎๅ˜่ชžใ‚’ใƒ‰ใƒชใƒซใ™ใ‚‹ใจใใซ
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two words, put them into sentence fragments, and eventually sentences. To the. To the store.
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ใ€ใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ‚’ๆ–‡ใฎๆ–ญ็‰‡ใซๅ…ฅใ‚Œ ใ€ๆœ€็ต‚็š„ใซใฏๆ–‡ใซใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใซใ€‚ ๅบ—ใพใงใ€‚
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To the restaurant. I'm going to the restaurant. It will really help you to integrate that
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ใƒฌใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใซใ€‚ ็งใฏใƒฌใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใซ่กŒใใพใ™ใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใฏ
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into your everyday speech.
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ใ‚ใชใŸใŒใ‚ใชใŸใฎๆ—ฅๅธธใฎใ‚นใƒ”ใƒผใƒใซใใ‚Œใ‚’็ตฑๅˆใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซๅŠฉใ‘ใพใ™ใ€‚
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That's it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.
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