How Do You Pronounce 'The'? | Merriam-Webster
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If the word that follows it begins with a consonant sound, then it's pronounced \t͟hə\—that is, with the same vowel sound as the word of —and it is unstressed: the water. the house. the bell. the one (note that although "o" is a vowel, the word one begins with the sound usually made by "w," a consonant) If the word that follows it begins with a vowel sound, the is usually pronounced \t͟hē\ (to rhyme with me ), but …
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