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How to pronounce thirds in British English

“thirds” pronunciation by British speakers

Listen to thirds the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.

“thirds” in real sentences — British speakers

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  1. thirds of their sentence.

    The Scottish Parliament

  2. thirds of which are of women.

    The Scottish Parliament

  3. only two thirds has been completed.

    UK Parliament

Words that sound like “thirds”

Words one sound away from thirds — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.

Other forms of “thirds”

Why real speech

A dictionary gives you one careful reading of thirds. 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.

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