When do you pronounce the word " the " differently?

Answer 1

I use "the" pronounced with a long "e" sound whenever I refer to nouns with vowels like "the animal". I use "the" pronounced more or less like tha or da whenever there is a consonant like "the circus". Hope you got it!

Answer 2

This varies a lot depending on the regional variety of English one speaks, and there is no "correct" answer. It's probably more common to use the long "e" before vowels and the schwa before consonants, but there's no hard and fast rule. It's always true that if one is stressing the word, "the" is pronounced with a long "e".

Answer 3

I usually pronounce "the" as "thuh". When I want to emphasise that a thing is the epitome, or the ideal, or exactly what I want, I pronounce "the" as "thee" and say it a little louder than the words on either side of "the".

Answer 4

inks is right. The is used like a/an. The (thuh) banana. A banana. The (thee) apple. An apple. However, I have recently discovered that most people do not know there is a difference. They use 'thuh' everytime, regardless of the vowel/consonant rule. Drives me banana sandwich.

Answer 5

it is pronounced "the" except when used before any word starting with vowels when it is pronounced "thee".

Answer 6

there's more than one way to pronounce "the" differently :)

Answer 7

When you are in church.
I forgive "thee".

Nah, that other girl got it right.

Answer 8

Duh !!!!!!