How to pronounce "positive this" in English
po·si·ti·ve·this
Hear native speakers say positive this in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “positive this”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
po
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
si
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ti
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ve
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
this
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Keep the vowel length balanced, placing subtle emphasis on the root morpheme according to standard conversational rhythm.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Many learners substitute "th" with "s", "z", "t", or "d".
How Native Speakers Say It: Place the flat blade of your tongue lightly between your upper and lower incisors. Vibrate your vocal cords while pushing air through to produce ⁄ð⁄.
The Trap: Pronouncing a hard, aspirated [tʰ] in casual conversation can sound overly formal in North America.
How Native Speakers Say It: In American English, a single "t" between vowels quickly taps against the alveolar ridge like a soft "d" ([ɾ]). In British English, maintain a crisp aspirated [tʰ].
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "positive this" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "positive this is" sounds like "positive this-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "positive this" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“then the total energy is positive now if the total energy is positive this thing cannot turn around”— StanfordWatch clip
“positive this love wasn't love it was hate I couldn't take it anymore I was so done had felt like f that fate that could not be ignored love was not my”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“So the slope is positive this entire time.”— Khan AcademyWatch clip
“that means this positive this negative.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“positive this period virus has been detected this politician has been provided with only one must be achieved this and”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“are still trying to sound positive this is war in a combat everything is possible and nothing is stable”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “positive this”
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then the total energy is positive now if the total energy is positive this thing cannot turn around
Hear it in context: “positive this”
86 clipsThe English word “positive this”. Phonologically, it consists of 5 syllables (po · si · ti · ve · this). SayItVid indexes 86 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “positive this” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Stanford, TEDx Talks, Khan Academy.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #1 · @60:40
“than this when the kinetic energy is bigger than the potential energy and then the total energy is positive now if the total energy is positive this thing cannot turn around total energy is positive this thing cannot turn around”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #2 · @6:21
“positive it was negative rejection so I did I was positive this love wasn't love it was hate I couldn't take it anymore I was so done had felt like f that fate that could not be ignored love was not my done had felt like f that fate that could not be ignored love was not my”
- 🇺🇸 USKhan AcademyClip #3 · @3:06
“I'll do it in green. So the slope is positive this entire time. It's increasing.”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #4 · @28:25
“and I should mention negative voltage, that means this positive this negative. What does the dotted line mean?”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @1:18
“area school dress jeans with numerus positive this period virus has been detected this politician has been provided with only one must be achieved this and politician has been provided with only one must be achieved this and”
Pronounce: “positive this”
- Syllables:
- po · si · ti · ve · this
- Hear it in context
- positive this
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"positive this" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "positive this" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about positive this
How many syllables are in “positive this”?
“positive this” has 5 syllables: po · si · ti · ve · this.
How can I hear “positive this” used in real sentences?
This page has 86 real-world video examples of “positive this” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “positive this”?
Many learners substitute "th" with "s", "z", "t", or "d". Place the flat blade of your tongue lightly between your upper and lower incisors. Vibrate your vocal cords while pushing air through to produce ⁄ð⁄.