How to pronounce third
Listen to third in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“third” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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third of probationers, a third of juveniles, a third of population.
Dept of Justice · watch from 18:03 · hear it here
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That they-- - No, third. - The third.
Smithsonian Air & Space · watch from 19:43 · hear it here
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You asked a third a third.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 41:08 · hear it here
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of a third world then called the third world.
NIST · watch from 51:35 · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of third. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.