In class today we talked about how Americans say gonna instead of going to, wanna instead of want to, whaddya instead of what do you, etc. These run-together pronunciations are called reductions because Americans reduce the sounds--make them smaller or run the words together--when we say them in everyday conversation.
You can listen to many videos (and read along with the words you hear in the videos) at rachelsenglish.com. Spending time with these videos is one way to train your ear to quickly recognize what Americans say in conversation, which can seem very different from the written words. Listen to Rachel explain and pronounce these words or phrases, and practice saying them with her.
My suggestion: Click on the links below to practice some common American pronunciation reductions and get used to hearing them in conversation.
What did/whud' or What did you/wu-juh
I'm going to/I'm gonna/I'muna
Gonna (going to), ahright (all right), sorduv (sort of), kn (can) and others
Here's a sample video:
You can listen to many videos (and read along with the words you hear in the videos) at rachelsenglish.com. Spending time with these videos is one way to train your ear to quickly recognize what Americans say in conversation, which can seem very different from the written words. Listen to Rachel explain and pronounce these words or phrases, and practice saying them with her.
My suggestion: Click on the links below to practice some common American pronunciation reductions and get used to hearing them in conversation.
What did/whud' or What did you/wu-juh
I'm going to/I'm gonna/I'muna
Gonna (going to), ahright (all right), sorduv (sort of), kn (can) and others
Here's a sample video:
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