PRONOUNCING “TO”

it’s commonly used for American

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There are 3 ways to pronounce
“to”

/tu/ /tə/ /də/

To know your condition I’d like to meet you Let’s go to school
To /tu/
When the “to” is at the beginning or at the end of a sentence.

▪ To know your condition.

▪ To meet you.
▪ To love you is a must.
▪ I’m able to.
▪ No, I don’t want to.
▪ I have to.
To /tə/
When the “to” is after voiceless consonants.

{p t k tʃ s ʃ f ϴ h}
▪ I’d like to meet you.
▪ We want to know him.
▪ Not to be.
▪ I can’t wait to find out.
▪ There is a lot to learn.
To /də/
When the “to” is after voiced consonants or vowels.

{b d g ʤ m n ŋ l r y w ð v z ʒ}
▪ Let’s go to school.
▪ Sorry, but last night I had to
work.
▪ I need to talk in private.
▪ Would you come to my party?
▪ I’ll try to go there.
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