Background: This esl podcast is about sounding like a native English speaker. Here we talk about how sentences and groups of words sound together when spoken quickly the way native English speakers do. This will help with your listening and pronunciation. We give useful examples of sentences and phrases to help with your English learning.Discussion forum
Pronunciation
ESL Podcast Key phrases
Here are some examples and phrases that we discussed in this podcast. Below are some examples of how words actually can sound in spoken english. They aren’t for written english.
Going to – sounds like “gonna” often in spoken english
What are you – What a ya
ex. What a ya gonna do about it?
Have to – have ta
Do you – Do ya
ex. Do ya really have ta go?
What do you – wha da ya
Want to — wanna
ex. Wha da ya wanna do later?
Why do you – why da ya
ex. Why da ya wanna go there?
“Ing” - at the end of a word often sounds like “in”
Ex. Talking – talkin
are - can sound like “a”
ex. What a ya talkin about?
ex. What a ya doin?
ex. Where ya workin now?
Don’t know – donno
ex. I donno what they’re eatin
Of – a
ex. I donno what the point a that is?
ex. What’s the point a goin there?
What is he – wha dis ee
ex. Wha dis ee doin that for?
What did you – Wha dja
ex. Wha dja do yesterday afternoon?
ex. Wha dja do that for?
Why did you – Why dja
ex. Why dja buy that shirt when you knew it didn’t fit?
Where did you – Where dja
ex. Where dja buy that car?
ex.Where dja find that apartment?
How did you – how dja
ex. How dja get such a good deal?
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