Como Pronunciar "they don't make them like they used to"
expression
Definição
This expression means that products, people, or things were made better in the past than they are now, often used when complaining about new things not being as good as old ones.
Transcrição IPA
Inglês Americano
ˈðeɪ/ /ˈdoʊn/, /ˈdoʊnt/ /ˈmeɪk/ /ˈðɛm/, /ðəm/ /ˈɫaɪk/ /ˈðeɪ/ /ˈjuzd/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ
Inglês Britânico
ðˈeɪ/ /dəʊnt/ /mˈeɪk/ /ðˈɛm/ /lˈaɪk/ /ðˈeɪ/ /juːzd/ /tˈuː
Pronúncia Simplificada
EUA
THAY DONT MAYK thuhm LIKE THAY YOOZD too
UK
thay DOHNT MAYK them LIKE thay YOOZD too
Ouça em Contexto
My old shoes lasted ten years. They don't make them like they used to.
After the toy broke quickly, Dad said, 'They don't make them like they used to.'
Grandma always says, 'They don't make them like they used to' when talking about her old dishes.
These smartphones break so fast—they don't make them like they used to.