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# How to pronounce "third leg" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/θɪrdlɛg/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **thir·dleg**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

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

### Example 1
> "those animals under a stereo microscope and sometimes it's only one spine at the third leg that makes a new species. Your colleague in in that report we just saw said that in some areas of the ocean mapping biodiversity is a race against time. Do you think that race can be won? It's difficult to give you some numbers."
- **Watch at 1:39**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXA5sCJqD6c&t=99s)

### Example 2
> "The third leg of the stool."
- **Watch at 3:30**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DbjS9ZCpRI&t=210s)

### Example 3
> "So we're gonna head into the hellabyte era before too much longer. The third leg of the tripod for why we're in the second machine age now is a view of innovation. And in this view innovations are not things that get used up and therefore we don't benefit from them anymore."
- **Watch at 3:29**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrsh7GSj9lk&t=209s)

### Example 4
> "about fairness. He's better than others. So, why wait? The third leg. So, I spoke about leaders again, delivering results with the people, doing it the right way, how you do it. Okay, that's what we call the culture of the place. Gart mentioned this here as we integrate many companies"
- **Watch at 20:22**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhFxw4mBre0&t=1222s)

### Example 5
> "that going forward so you waste your time. So that's very important too, the whole pressure, take people out of the comfort zone, that's the way to develop great people. The third leg of the stool is culture. So I spoke about dream, people, now culture. Culture in our company we call it's a culture of ownership. We don't like the word professionals, executives we like the words owners. Think about this. Owners are the guys that live and die by their"
- **Watch at 25:50**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSnWnqq23JU&t=1550s)

### Example 6
*Accent: US*
> "The third leg is that if you're a traffic engineer and you really want to understand how the system of roads and traffic is working,"
- **Watch at 2:01**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NDW2lEM6Ys&t=121s)

### Example 7
*Accent: US*
> "The third leg is that if you're a traffic engineer and you really want to understand how the system of roads and"
- **Watch at 4:45**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlZnD4YncAE&t=285s)

### Example 8
> "And then the third leg is the issue that really helps create the value, and that's the reinvestment."
- **Watch at 16:23**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O38I7QIc_eQ&t=983s)

### Example 9
> "And the third leg of the whole person review is what I call spiritual growth."
- **Watch at 32:27**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-JxbxulWJA&t=1947s)

### Example 10
> "for kind of the third leg, if you will."
- **Watch at 20:51**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XFQQdHvObI&t=1251s)


## How to Pronounce "third leg"

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

## Related Pronunciations

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## Frequently Asked Questions

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

### How many syllables are in “third leg”?
“third leg” has 2 syllables: thir · dleg.

### How can I hear “third leg” used in real sentences?
This page has 15 real-world video examples of “third leg” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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