How To Pronounce They
they
UK
Phonemic
/ðeɪ/
Phonetic
[ðeɪ]
US
Phonemic
/ðeɪ/
In British English, they is pronounced /ðeɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ðeɪ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ðeɪ/.
They has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
ðeɪ
They has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With They
Questions About They
How do you pronounce they in British English?
In British English, they is pronounced /ðeɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ðeɪ].
How do you pronounce they in American English?
In American English, they is pronounced /ðeɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce they the same way?
Yes. Both are /ðeɪ/.
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