Native Phrase Lab
WillowbrookWord 489 of 545 · Hard sounds: th, r and more
How to pronounce three
/θriː/ British English
THREE
1 beat (syllable).
✗ Many people say
TREE
✓ Say
THREE
My tip
Put your tongue between your teeth for th. Don’t say tree or free!
In a sentence
I have three brothers.
Now you say it
- Listen to me two or three times.
- Say it slowly, one beat at a time: THREE.
- Say the sentence at normal speed.
Questions
How do you pronounce three?
In British English, three is pronounced /θriː/. Say it like this: THREE. Put your tongue between your teeth for th. Don’t say tree or free!
How many syllables are in three?
When you say it, three has 1 syllable: THREE.