Short instructional video (transcript) by Hadar Shemesh explaining how to pronounce the difference between 'Tuesday' and 'Thursday' in American English. The host demonstrates the T+"oo" (or with a Y glide) for Tuesday and the TH+R cluster for Thursday, emphasizes that both words share the same ending so the contrast is at the start, and offers a mnemonic tying 'lighter' pronunciation to earlier-week Tuesday and 'heavier' pronunciation to later-week Thursday. The video closes with a subscription/website call-to-action.
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Hi, it's Hadar. And this is the accent's way, your way to finding clarity, confidence and freedom in English. I got a question from Erica on how to pronounce the difference between Tuesday and Thursday. Tuesday and Thursday. So although I agree both words look the same on the page, they sound quite differently. So let's understand the difference between those two words. Let's begin with the word Tuesday.
Tuesday.
It begins with a T sound and then an oo.
2. 2.
Just like the word too.
Tuesday. Tuesday.
You can also say Tuesday. That's totally fine. Tuesday or Tuesday. You hear the difference. There's a little Y sound in the second one. And then we have Thursday. Notice the first word begins with t. And here we begin with the th. So you stick the tongue out for the th. You allow air to pass between the tongue and teeth. And then you shift directly to the R. And although there is a U letter, vowel letter there in the middle, we disregard it. We shift directly from the th to the R. Thur.
Tuesday.
Thursday. Obviously, both words end the same, so the difference is in the beginning.
Tuesday.
Thursday. Am I going to see you on Tuesday? No, I'm coming on Thursday. Thursday. And another question I often get is how to remember which one's which. All right, so my recommendation is that since the word Tuesday is a little easier to pronounce. Right.
Tuesday.
Then it's earlier in the week. Right. It's just, you know, you're pretty much relaxed from the weekend. The week is still ahead of you.
Tuesday.
And then later on in the week, you're already tired. And it's a heavier pronunciation. You have the th there and the R. You have to practice this word a little more. Thur. Thursday. Earlier in the week, lighter.
Tuesday.
Later in the week, heavier. Thursday. Now, I know it's silly. If it doesn't work for you, then forget about it. But you know, it helps me and my students. So there you go. All right, that's it. Thank you for watching. Please subscribe if you like this video and come on over to my website to get more great content. Alright, I'll see you next week in the next video. Bye.
