American English

How to pronounce the definite article

THUH DEH-fuh-nuht AHR-dih-kl

/ðə ˈdɛ.fə.nət̚ ˈɑɹ.ɾɪ.kl̩/

In natural speech

Listen for how the words join together.

/ðə ˈdɛ.fə.nə ˈɾɑɹ.ɾɪ.kl̩/

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