English pronunciation · Words Starting with T
There Pronunciation
There is pronounced DHER, IPA /ˈðɛr/.
DHER
US /ˈðɛr/ · UK /ˈðeə/
Syllables: DHER (1 syllable)
adverb and pronoun: In or to that place, and also the word that starts sentences like there is and there are.
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There in a Sentence
- Leave the box over there by the door.
- There are three buses an hour on Sundays.
- We got there just before it closed.
Common Mispronunciations of There
Not TER
Start with the voiced th of this and that, made with the tongue tip on the teeth and the voice on. Swapping in a plain t is the most common substitution.
Not THEER
Aim for the vowel of air, not of ear. There rhymes with hair; the word that rhymes with ear is here.
Tip: There, their, and they're are all said the same way. In fast speech there is also a weak form, dher, as in there you go.
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