Pronunciation: Two different ways to pronounce the English word 'the'

Tim's back in his pronunciation workshop, looking at how English speakers sometimes pronounce the English word 'the' - and he's having trouble opening his paint pots... Scroll down to read a transcript! For more, visit our website: Transcript: Tim Hi. I'm Tim and this is my Pronunciation workshop. Here I'm going to show you how English is really spoken. Come on, let's go inside. You know, I’ve been thinking about decorating my workshop – bringing a little bit of colour to it. But I can’t decide between blue or orange. Hmm. Let’s ask the people of London. Voxpops I prefer the blue one to the orange one. I prefer the blue one to the orange one. I prefer the blue one to the orange one. Tim That sounds pretty comprehensive. Blue it is. I'll go in and get the paints. Ooh, but first, let’s talk about pronunciation. Now, everyone used the definite article – the – and in each case it wasn’t stressed, but the pronunciation wa