There, their, they're review...

Hey everybody, the pronunciation of they are in it's contracted form came up again in one of my lessons yesterday so I thought up a sentence to help you all review:

They're standing over there by their car.

Remember that these all sound EXACTLY the same in North American spoken English.

they're = there = their

同じ発音だよ！＾＿＾

So in my example sentence, they're means they are, over there means あそこ and their means かれらの　or　方々の.

Let's rewrite the sentence now!

They are standing over near the street corner(far away) by the car that they own.

So as you can see, it becomes a much more complicated sentence!

There, their and they're

Hey everyone, I am leaving for Okinawa this morning to spend the next 4 days so this is a quick post before I go. You will have to wait until May for the next one ^_-

Their, there and they're

These three words in English are pronounced the same way, they all sound the same but they have different meanings(意味).

Their

This is a possessive like his, hers, yours. It is the possessive form of they.

ex:
A: Is that his car?
B: No, it's their car. (belongs to his family)

They're

This is a contraction of they are= they're.

ex: They had a baby so they are really happy.

BECOMES

They had a baby so they're really happy.

There

This is most often used as an adverb.

ex:

1. At or in that place: Put the sofa over there.

2. To, into, or toward that place: I wouldn't go there again.

3. At that stage, moment, or point: Stop there before you make any more mistakes.

OK time to get ready for my flight, have a nice Golden Week!!!

Phil