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# How to pronounce "minor third" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/mɪnɒrθɪrd/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **mi·nor·third**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (12 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "minor third" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "wasn't expecting that but I went through some keys and we ended up in a major for those of you who are asking in the comments a major so we moved down a minor third that concludes today's little concert from home it's so so nice to see you it's nice to meet some of you nice to see some of you again my name is jacob collier if you're just tuning in now I apologize for the fact that this is over but you can go back and re-watch it on Ted's page after this from"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 36:28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWRqI2ZRHWQ&t=2188s)

### Example 2
> "Minor, > changes those around, > a minor third on the bottom, major on top, major, > minor."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 8:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ_XTW6fbmc&t=485s)

### Example 3
> "third and then there's a minor third so actually this minor third which in"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 14:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vtZiK3-WgY&t=862s)

### Example 4
> "then I might play the seventh which doesn't necessarily belong there and when I played the major third I can even set it up by playing a minor third then I'm getting closer to the original idea of Blue Notes and then I go so really I'm just moving about in no man's land between major and minor gutsman is one of the few German musicians to be signed by Blue Note even"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 2:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLYEcjpccmI&t=157s)

### Example 5
> "You could go down a minor third and then up a second."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 19:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPzYv6DsOHU&t=1157s)

### Example 6
> "or you could have > it's going up a minor third and then down a second."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 19:11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPzYv6DsOHU&t=1151s)

### Example 7
> "So, that minor third can show up very early in the scale."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 28:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa_LaphlVGg&t=1720s)

### Example 8
> "about the major chord containing both the um the major third and the minor third segments it me put me in mind of"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 52:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vtZiK3-WgY&t=3170s)

### Example 9
> "Major > --we've got a major third on the bottom and minor third on top."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 8:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ_XTW6fbmc&t=480s)

### Example 10
> "Those intervals, major second, minor second, major third, minor third, perfect fourth. So as you're doing that, and then you... Once you learn the intervals, the 12"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 14:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SJiTwbSI58&t=852s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [minor](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/minor), [third](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/third)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "minor third" correctly?
"minor third" is pronounced `/mɪnɒrθɪrd/`. Syllable breakdown: **mi·nor·third**.

### What does "minor third" mean in context?
Refer to real speech examples in the video clips above to observe how native speakers use "minor third" in daily English.

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