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ABOUT THIS VIDEO
This video is about how words are connected, reduced, and changed in everyday speech. I've already made two videos on this topic. If you haven't seen them, you can watch them here:
Video #1: youtube.com/watch?v=dmG4ponSoTk&t=0
Video #2: youtube.com/watch?v=8fE8AE8UjxY&t=0
The most important thing to remember is that the way English is written is NOT the same as the way it's spoken. This is one of the reasons why you can read English easily, but it's difficult to understand and sound like a native speaker.
Also, languages are in constant evolution. So words, sounds, and grammar is constantly changing. And, even though spoken languages evolve rather slowly, they evolve MUCH faster than the written system. This is why words are written one way and pronounced a completely different way.
Finally, all of this is to say that there's no such thing as "butching a language." Every language has some version of "fast speech" that makes it difficult for language learners to understand. And, within a language, there are hundreds of accents, dialects, and regional differences.
Connecting words together adds flavor and emotion to a language. If you pronounce every word separately and "PER-FECT-LY" .... you will sound like a robot.
Anyway, here are the sentence examples I demonstrate in this video:
1. It’s gonna be a good day.
2. I fixed her up for ya.
3. I could not have passed that test without your help
4. Is there enough room in the fridge for all of this?
5. You remember how to get there, right?
6. Where’ve you been?
7. That’s mean. You shouldn’t have said that.
8. What’s that mean? (What DOES that mean)
9. Where’d he go? (Where DID he go?)
10. Why’d he do that? (Why DID he do that?)
11. Why’d you do that? (Why DID you do that?)
12. I’m going to go to the bathroom real fast, and then we’ll go.
13. I don’t know.
14. You need to do that before you forget.
15. Might as well.
16. The price went up again.
17. Going downhill is always easier than going uphill.
18. Can you send them to me later?
19. Who would’ve thought it’d be so hard. (Who would have thought it would be so hard)
20. Sorry about that.
21. She said she’ll do the dishes
22. Is this her house?
23. I’m trying to make this video. (Tryna)
NOTE: Learning to speak exactly like this isn't necessary. What you learn and how you practice all depend on your individual goals. However, learning the most common forms of connected speech is ideal, because it will help you speak more fluently (example: saying "I hafta goda the store" rather than "I HAVE TO GO TO THE STORE."
However, learning how to understand fast speech is essential if you want to understand native speakers and communicate with them effortlessly.
I hope this video was helpful :)
Later this year I will release a pronunciation course to help improve your speech and pronunciation. Make sure you are on my email list if you want updates about that. Sign up here: englishfulltime.com
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ABOUT THIS VIDEO
This video is about how words are connected, reduced, and changed in everyday speech. I've already made two videos on this topic. If you haven't seen them, you can watch them here:
Video #1: youtube.com/watch?v=dmG4ponSoTk&t=0
Video #2: youtube.com/watch?v=8fE8AE8UjxY&t=0
The most important thing to remember is that the way English is written is NOT the same as the way it's spoken. This is one of the reasons why you can read English easily, but it's difficult to understand and sound like a native speaker.
Also, languages are in constant evolution. So words, sounds, and grammar is constantly changing. And, even though spoken languages evolve rather slowly, they evolve MUCH faster than the written system. This is why words are written one way and pronounced a completely different way.
Finally, all of this is to say that there's no such thing as "butching a language." Every language has some version of "fast speech" that makes it difficult for language learners to understand. And, within a language, there are hundreds of accents, dialects, and regional differences.
Connecting words together adds flavor and emotion to a language. If you pronounce every word separately and "PER-FECT-LY" .... you will sound like a robot.
Anyway, here are the sentence examples I demonstrate in this video:
1. It’s gonna be a good day.
2. I fixed her up for ya.
3. I could not have passed that test without your help
4. Is there enough room in the fridge for all of this?
5. You remember how to get there, right?
6. Where’ve you been?
7. That’s mean. You shouldn’t have said that.
8. What’s that mean? (What DOES that mean)
9. Where’d he go? (Where DID he go?)
10. Why’d he do that? (Why DID he do that?)
11. Why’d you do that? (Why DID you do that?)
12. I’m going to go to the bathroom real fast, and then we’ll go.
13. I don’t know.
14. You need to do that before you forget.
15. Might as well.
16. The price went up again.
17. Going downhill is always easier than going uphill.
18. Can you send them to me later?
19. Who would’ve thought it’d be so hard. (Who would have thought it would be so hard)
20. Sorry about that.
21. She said she’ll do the dishes
22. Is this her house?
23. I’m trying to make this video. (Tryna)
NOTE: Learning to speak exactly like this isn't necessary. What you learn and how you practice all depend on your individual goals. However, learning the most common forms of connected speech is ideal, because it will help you speak more fluently (example: saying "I hafta goda the store" rather than "I HAVE TO GO TO THE STORE."
However, learning how to understand fast speech is essential if you want to understand native speakers and communicate with them effortlessly.
I hope this video was helpful :)
Later this year I will release a pronunciation course to help improve your speech and pronunciation. Make sure you are on my email list if you want updates about that. Sign up here: englishfulltime.com
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🌎 OUR STUDENTS
See some of our English Full:Time students here:
instagram.com/englishfulltime_students
10 THINGS ABOUT ME
1. I was born in California, USA
2. I went to study abroad in Argentina in 2013
3. I met my husband Renzo in Argentina
4. We got married 5 months after we met!
5. We lived about 5 years in Argentina then started traveling
6. I started English Full:Time in 2016
7. Ren & I now live in California and have two amazing kids
8. We travel as much as we can (especially to Argentina!)
9. I speak Spanish fluently
10. I drink "mate" 🧉 every day!
CONNECT WITH ME 🙋🏼♀️
→ Newsletter: englishfulltime.com
→ Instagram: instagram.com/theenglishcoach
→ Facebook: facebook.com/stefanietheenglishcoach
→ Tiktok: tiktok.com/@theenglishcoach
→ X: https://x.com/englishfulltime
→ Business Inquiries: stefanie@englishfulltime.com
