The phrase "were the wind" is spelled with the IPA phonetic transcription /wər ðə wɪnd/. The first word, "were," is pronounced with a schwa sound followed by the consonant /r/. The second word, "the," is pronounced with a voiced dental fricative sound followed by a schwa sound. Finally, the last word, "wind," is pronounced with a voiced dental fricative sound followed by the vowel sound /ɪ/ and the consonant /nd/. Overall, this phrase is pronounced as "wuh-thuh-wind" with slight emphasis on the "wind" at the end.