How to Pronounce "tell things apart"
expression
TEL thingz uh-PART
TEL thingz uh-PAHT
Definition
To recognize the differences between two or more things so you do not confuse them.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈtɛɫ/ /ˈθɪŋz/ /əˈpɑɹt
British English
tˈɛl/ /θˈɪŋz/ /ɐpˈɑːt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TEL thingz uh-PART
UK
TEL thingz uh-PAHT
Listen in Context
I can't tell things apart when they look the same.
Children sometimes can't tell things apart.
Can you tell things apart by touch?
Some twins are so alike that even their parents can't tell them apart.