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# How to pronounce "third finger" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/θɪrdfɪndʒɛr/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **thir·dfin·ger**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (8 Video Clips)

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

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "third finger of the right hand he wore a ring when he turned it once afits and Gins came out of the earth to do whatever he told them when he turned it"
- **Watch at 220:35**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RmZKfEltXk&t=13235s)

### Example 2
> "Rock pentatonic licks really involve your first finger and your third finger."
- **Watch at 8:25**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7KkSt7XZ80&t=505s)

### Example 3
> "Watch Clapton. He only uses his first and third finger."
- **Watch at 8:41**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7KkSt7XZ80&t=521s)

### Example 4
*Accent: US*
> "thing of his I have about me she slipped the gold ring from her third finger and"
- **Watch at 447:46**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzbOAR7N5WU&t=26866s)

### Example 5
> "can love. And the native people of Madagascar had all kinds of taboos and myths about them because they look – and they only come out at night. But their most extreme feature that I think really kind of freaks people out is that their third finger is long and extremely thin. It looks skeletal, and it can rotate in any direction."
- **Watch at 5:29**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV0NjKmyfsU&t=329s)

### Example 6
*Accent: US*
> "both hands. This is useful for study but for performance the third finger assurer. Von Bulov advises the players to keep"
- **Watch at 270:39**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUWg9JDU1oM&t=16239s)

### Example 7
> "So you go, thumbs, pointing fingers, third finger,"
- **Watch at 19:21**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rli8ySGsfVY&t=1161s)

### Example 8
> "And these ones are going to be, like, pinky, fourth finger, third finger, all the way through to the thumb."
- **Watch at 20:23**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJad7mQkeK8&t=1223s)


## How to Pronounce "third finger"

- **Syllables**: thir · dfin · ger
- **IPA**: `/θɪrdfɪndʒɛr/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[third](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/third), [finger](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/finger)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “third finger”?
“third finger” is pronounced /θɪrdfɪndʒɛr/ (thir · dfin · ger). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “third finger”?
“third finger” has 3 syllables: thir · dfin · ger.

### How can I hear “third finger” used in real sentences?
This page has 8 real-world video examples of “third finger” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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