How to Pronounce the Word THEM - American English

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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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Where did you get those flowers? I got them at the farmer's market.
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ใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎ่Šฑใฏใฉใ“ใงๆ‰‹ใซๅ…ฅใ‚ŒใŸใฎใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ ็งใฏใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ‚’่พฒๆฐ‘ๅธ‚ๅ ดใงๆ‰‹ใซๅ…ฅใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
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Did you notice how I pronounced the word 'them'? I dropped the TH entirely. 'Em, 'em. This
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็งใŒใ€Œๅฝผใ‚‰ใ€ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’ใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ็™บ้Ÿณใ—ใŸใ‹ใซๆฐ—ใฅใใพใ—ใŸใ‹๏ผŸ THใ‚’ๅฎŒๅ…จใซ่ฝใจใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ 'ใˆใˆใจใ€'ใˆใˆใ€‚ ใ“ใ‚Œ
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is great news for people who have a hard time with the TH. In this American English pronunciation
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ใฏใ€THใซ่‹ฆๅŠดใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ไบบใ€…ใซใจใฃใฆ็ด ๆ™ดใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใ‚นใงใ™ ใ€‚ ใ“ใฎใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซ่‹ฑ่ชžใฎ็™บ้Ÿณ
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video, I'm going to go over the pronunciation of the word 'them' in conversation.
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ใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชใงใฏ ใ€ไผš่ฉฑใฎไธญใงใ€Œๅฝผใ‚‰ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๅ˜่ชžใฎ็™บ้Ÿณใ‚’่ชฟในใพใ™ใ€‚
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There are lots of words in American English that will sound different when they're part
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ใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซ่‹ฑ่ชžใซใฏใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใฎๅ˜่ชžใŒใ‚ใ‚Š ใ€
00:34
of a sentence than they do on their own. 'Them' is one of these words. The word 'them' on
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ใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใŒๆ–‡ใฎไธ€้ƒจใงใ‚ใ‚‹ๅ ดๅˆใ€ใใ‚Œ่‡ชไฝ“ใฎๅ ดๅˆใจใฏ็•ฐใชใฃใฆ่žใ“ใˆใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ€Œใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ€ ใฏใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎๅ˜่ชžใฎ1ใคใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ€Œใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๅ˜่ชž
00:40
its own is pronounced with the voiced TH, th, th, tongue tip just through the teeth,
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่‡ชไฝ“ใฏใ€ใ€Œใƒ™ใƒƒใƒ‰ใ€ๆฏ้Ÿณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€ใ€ŒTHใ€ใ€ใ€Œ thใ€ใ€ใ€Œthใ€ใ€ใ€Œ่ˆŒๅ…ˆ
00:46
the-, the 'eh' as in 'bed' vowel. So the jaw will have to drop quite a bit for that: the-
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ใ€ใ€ใ€Œ-ใ€ใ€ใ€Œehใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ็™บ้Ÿณใ•ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ ใใฎ ใŸใ‚ใ€ใ‚ใ”ใฏใ‹ใชใ‚Šไธ‹ใŒใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™
00:55
the-. And finally, the M consonant. Them, mm, mm, mm. Lips come together to make that
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ใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆๆœ€ๅพŒใซใ€Mๅญ้Ÿณใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ€ mmใ€mmใ€mmใ€‚ ๅ”‡ใŒ้›†ใพใฃใฆใใฎ
01:02
sound. Them. But, as part of a sentence, the vowel will reduce to the schwa. Them, them.
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้Ÿณใ‚’ๅ‡บใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ ๅฝผใ‚‰ใ€‚ ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€ๆ–‡ใฎไธ€้ƒจใจใ—ใฆใ€ ๆฏ้Ÿณใฏใ‚ทใƒฅใƒฏใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ€ใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ€‚
01:12
All of a sudden, the word is very short, them, and very flat---them, them---compared to before:
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็ช็„ถใ€่จ€่‘‰ใฏ้žๅธธใซ็Ÿญใใ€ๅฝผใ‚‰ใ€ ใใ—ใฆ้žๅธธใซใƒ•ใƒฉใƒƒใƒˆ---ๅฝผใ‚‰ใ€ๅฝผใ‚‰---ไปฅๅ‰ใจๆฏ”่ผƒใ—ใฆ๏ผš
01:19
them, them. But, it can reduce even further. We can drop the TH and have just 'em, 'em,
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ๅฝผใ‚‰ใ€ๅฝผใ‚‰ใ€‚ ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€ใใ‚Œใฏใ•ใ‚‰ใซๆธ›ใ‚‰ใ™ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ THใ‚’ๅ‰Š้™คใ—ใฆใ€ใ€Œemใ€ใ€ใ€Œemใ€ใ€ใ€Œemใ€ใ ใ‘ใซใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™
01:30
'em. The schwa and the M sound. As always, when you reduce a word, you have to link it
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ใ€‚ ใ‚ทใƒฅใƒฏใจMใฎ้Ÿณใ€‚ ใ„ใคใ‚‚ใฎ ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€ๅ˜่ชžใ‚’ๆธ›ใ‚‰ใ™ใจใใฏใ€ๅ‘จใ‚Šใฎๅ˜่ชžใซใƒชใƒณใ‚ฏใ™ใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚‹
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to the words around, so let's look at some example sentences.
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ใฎใงใ€ใ„ใใคใ‹ใฎไพ‹ๆ–‡ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใฟใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ† ใ€‚
01:42
I'll take them with me. Take 'em, take 'em. So, the K sound is linking right up to that
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ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใใพใ™ใ€‚ 'ๆ—ฅใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚‹ใ€'ๆ—ฅใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ใคใพใ‚Šใ€Kใ‚ตใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰ใฏใใฎใ‚ทใƒฅใƒฏใพใงใƒชใƒณใ‚ฏใ—ใฆใ„
01:49
schwa. Take 'em, take 'em. I'll take them with me. I'll get them later. Get 'em, get
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ใพใ™ใ€‚ 'ๆ—ฅใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚‹ใ€'ๆ—ฅใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใใพใ™ ใ€‚ ๅพŒใงๅ…ฅๆ‰‹ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ 'ๆ—ฅใ‚’ๅ–ๅพ—ใ€'ๆ—ฅใ‚’ๅ–ๅพ—ใ—
01:58
'em. Do you notice that the T here is not a true T? It's a flap T. Why? Because when
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ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ“ใ“ใฎTใฏๆœฌๅฝ“ใฎTใงใฏใชใ„ใ“ใจใซๆฐ—ใฅใใพใ—ใŸ ใ‹๏ผŸ ใƒ•ใƒฉใƒƒใƒ—Tใงใ™ใ€‚ใชใœใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ ใชใœใชใ‚‰
02:06
we connect the schwa-M sound, the T now comes between two vowels. Get 'em, get 'em. I'll
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ใ€schwa-Mใ‚ตใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰ใ‚’ๆŽฅ็ถšใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ€T ใŒ2ใคใฎๆฏ้Ÿณใฎ้–“ใซๆฅใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใงใ™ใ€‚ 'ๆ—ฅใ‚’ๅ–ๅพ—ใ€'ๆ—ฅใ‚’ๅ–ๅพ—ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
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get 'em later. I gave them to you last night. Gave 'em, gave 'em, gave 'em. Again, no break
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ๅพŒใงๅ–ๅพ—ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ ็งใฏๆ˜จๅคœใ‚ใชใŸใซใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ‚’ไธŽใˆใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ 'ๆ—ฅใ‚’ไธŽใˆใŸใ€'ๆ—ฅใ‚’ไธŽใˆใŸใ€'ๆ—ฅใ‚’ไธŽใˆใŸใ€‚ ็นฐใ‚Š่ฟ”ใ—ใพใ™
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between the V and the schwa. Gave 'em. I gave them to you last night. You can have them.
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ใŒใ€Vใจใ‚ทใƒฅใƒฏใฎ้–“ใซๅˆ‡ใ‚Œ็›ฎใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ‚’ไธŽใˆใŸใ€‚ ็งใฏ ๆ˜จๅคœใ‚ใชใŸใซใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ‚’ไธŽใˆใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ‚ใชใŸใฏใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ‚’ๆŒใคใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ใ€‚
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Have 'em, have 'em, have 'em. You can have them. We can buy them later. Buy 'em, buy
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'ๆ—ฅใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€'ๆ—ฅใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€'ๆ—ฅใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ใ‚ใชใŸใฏใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ‚’ๆŒใคใ“ใจใŒใงใ ใพใ™ใ€‚ ๅพŒใง่ณผๅ…ฅใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ 'ๆ—ฅใ‚’
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'em, buy 'em. We can buy them later.
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่ฒทใ†ใ€'ๆ—ฅใ‚’่ฒทใ†ใ€'ๆ—ฅใ‚’่ฒทใ†ใ€‚ ๅพŒใง่ณผๅ…ฅใงใใพใ™ใ€‚
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Reducing a word and linking it to the words around is a great opportunity to smooth out
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ๅ˜่ชžใ‚’ๆธ›ใ‚‰ใ—ใฆๅ‘จใ‚Šใฎๅ˜่ชžใซใƒชใƒณใ‚ฏใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจ ใฏใ€
02:48
your speech and sound more American. So don't be afraid to pronounce 'them' this way. That's
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ใ‚ใชใŸใฎใ‚นใƒ”ใƒผใƒใ‚’ใ‚นใƒ ใƒผใ‚บใซใ—ใ€ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซ็š„ใช้Ÿณใ‚’ๅ‡บใ™็ตถๅฅฝใฎๆฉŸไผšใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ—ใŸใŒใฃใฆใ€ ใ“ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€Œใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ€ใ‚’็™บ้Ÿณใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆใ‚Œใชใ„ใงใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใ ใ‘ใงใ™ใ€‚
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it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.
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ใƒฌใ‚คใƒใ‚งใƒซใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžใ‚’ไฝฟใฃใฆใใ‚Œใฆใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ† ใ€‚
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Don't stop there. Have fun with my real-life English videos. Or get more comfortable with
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ใใ“ใซๆญขใพใ‚‰ใชใ„ใงใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚ ็งใฎๅฎŸ้š›ใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžใฎใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชใ‚’ๆฅฝใ—ใ‚“ใงใใ ใ•ใ„ ใ€‚ ใพใŸใฏ
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