Breathe has only one pronunciation that I have ever heard or heard of.
Two.
Yes, the word "the" contains a schwa sound. The pronunciation is /ðə/.
The word Celtic can be pronounced in two different ways, either as, Keltic or Seltic.
BREATHE : to draw breath, respire - pronounced "breeth" (long e sound, ends with expelled air "thuh" sound as in "seethe") BREATH : respiration - pronounced "brehth" ("eh" sound to the e, as in "death")
The spellings shop (verb, noun) and shoppe (noun only) are pronounced the same.
The word "the" in Spanish can be said in two ways. The word el (pronounced ehl) and the word la.
one
wasichu - Pronounced Wah-see-chu
one syllable
Always is pronounced 'all ways' or 'awlways'. If by "short a" you mean the /æ/ sound in "cat" (/kæt/), then the answer is no: "always" is pronounced /ˈɔːlweɪz/.
oxígenooxigeno (accent on the 'i'; pronounced 'oksEEkhaynaw') ('kh' as in 'loch')
PERMIT can be pronounced in two ways depending on what you really would like it to mean. example: It can be [per-MIT] if you use it as a verb. ex: I did not perMIT the students to leave the campus. Or it may be pronounced as [PER-mit] if you use it as a noun. ex: I have my examination PER-mit in my pocket.