Weak form of "he" when it is preceded by a pause

Hello.I am a student studying for a degree in Translation and Interpreting.I am currently in the first year of the career.

I would like you to consider this sentence:

"Instead of that, he makes you a present"

When "he" is preceded by a pause, is it that we pronounce [hi] or do we remove the glottal and pronounce [i]?

In other words:

| ɪnˈsted əv ðæt | hi meɪ̆ks ju ə ˈpʰr̊eznt

or

| ɪnˈsted əv ðæt | i meɪ̆ks ju ə ˈpʰr̊eznt


Personally, I would not be able to pronounce it without the glottal. But so far I have not been able to find any answer to this problem.

I am looking forward to hearing from you

Ernesto

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Originally Posted by Ermaks

Hello.I am a student studying for a degree in Translation and Interpreting.I am currently in the first year of the career.

I would like you to consider this sentence:

"Instead of that, he makes you a present"

When "he" is preceded by a pause, is it that we pronounce [hi] or do we remove the glottal and pronounce [i]?

In other words:

| ɪnˈsted əv ðæt | hi meɪ̆ks ju ə ˈpʰr̊eznt

or

| ɪnˈsted əv ðæt | i meɪ̆ks ju ə ˈpʰr̊eznt


Personally, I would not be able to pronounce it without the glottal. But so far I have not been able to find any answer to this problem.

I am looking forward to hearing from you

Ernesto

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If it is preceded by a pause you definitely pronounce it "hi". Spoken quickly, without a pause, the "h" would tend to disappear.

Thank you very much:up: