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The
/ðʌ/

Examples from movies with The

and I repaid them by never returning the favor.
Alfie - What Have I Got?
Yeah. I used to think I had the best end of the deal.
Alfie - What Have I Got?
We've got all the time in the world to talk.
Capote - This is My Work
I won't even mention the pornography.
Capote - This is My Work
Now, I realise that Dick probably can't grasp the literature that you gave me.
Capote - This is My Work
And the books you send him only....
Capote - This is My Work
They only exacerbate the problem.
Capote - This is My Work
I know salt's all the same.
Mother - Shopping
It's all all the same!
Mother - Shopping
It's not all all the same!
Mother - Shopping
This is my son-- the other one.
Mother - Shopping
Oh, yes. They're very big in the catalog business.
Mother - Shopping
- So, you're the writer? - Yes.
Mother - Shopping
Thanks for the intro, Mother.
Mother - Shopping
That teacher you talked to on the phone, about coming in, having a tour.
Fever Pitch - Ben Meets Lindsey
- There they are. - Ben Wrightman. We talked on the phone.
Fever Pitch - Ben Meets Lindsey
- Maybe later. - Uh, okay, as I said on the phone, Lindsey,
Fever Pitch - Ben Meets Lindsey
All right, the client I'm working for right now
Fever Pitch - Ben Meets Lindsey
so they'd have to buy more jets in order to meet the demands.
Fever Pitch - Ben Meets Lindsey
Are any of you in the habit of looking at numbers,
Fever Pitch - Ben Meets Lindsey
Well, step into the light, my friend, because this is the church of numbers,
Fever Pitch - Ben Meets Lindsey
- Optic? - Yeah, I saw her glance to the pants.
Fever Pitch - Ben Meets Lindsey
I don't know if you got the bat speed.
Fever Pitch - Ben Meets Lindsey
Yes. I mean, eleganz a mack daddy of the month.
Boomerang - My Mack Daddy Vibe
But I... I think that we should kind of make this clear right from the start,
Boomerang - My Mack Daddy Vibe
Danny was the last one at the house that night.
Capote - The Way I Am
Oh, it's the hardest when someone has a notion about you...
Capote - The Way I Am
because of the way I....
Capote - The Way I Am

Audio pronunciation of The

American pronunciation

The pronounced by Ivy (child, girl)
The pronounced by Joanna (female)
The pronounced by Kendra (female)
The pronounced by Kimberly (female)
The pronounced by Salli (female)
The pronounced by Joey (male)
The pronounced by Justin (child, boy)
The pronounced by Matthew (male)

British pronunciation

The pronounced by Amy (female)
The pronounced by Emma (female)
The pronounced by Brian (male)