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Jossx Posted 17 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
Question about connected speech
Hi everyone! Could you help me with this! Thanks in advance
I've been studying english for a long time, and still don't figure this out. When people speak english very fast, they shorten some sounds in order to make them easier to pronounce. Can you explain how they pronounce these sentences fast? I need several examples to get it right! Is what I wrote correct?
I'd go to the school but I feel a little sick. Would it be like this?
/Ahyd go-tuh thuh skool buhdahy feel uh lil sik/
What's your name? or what is your name?
/wahts yawr nehym?/ or /wahd-iz yawr nehym/?
Does the /t/ in "what is" become a /d/ to connect both words? The sound is called "flap" but I can't write it.
Do I need a flap?
There are 35 students in my classroom.
/dehr-ahr thirti stoodentz in mahy clahsroom/
Should I say "there are" as if it were one sound? /thehrahr/ or weak /thehruh/
Should I say "in my" as if it were one sound as well? /inmahy/
Sorry, I don't know how to put the IPA symbols
I know how to pronounce each word, the problem is connecting them properly.
If anyone could give me any advice to work on these topic, I'd be glad.
thanx
I've been studying english for a long time, and still don't figure this out. When people speak english very fast, they shorten some sounds in order to make them easier to pronounce. Can you explain how they pronounce these sentences fast? I need several examples to get it right! Is what I wrote correct?
I'd go to the school but I feel a little sick. Would it be like this?
/Ahyd go-tuh thuh skool buhdahy feel uh lil sik/
What's your name? or what is your name?
/wahts yawr nehym?/ or /wahd-iz yawr nehym/?
Does the /t/ in "what is" become a /d/ to connect both words? The sound is called "flap" but I can't write it.
Do I need a flap?
There are 35 students in my classroom.
/dehr-ahr thirti stoodentz in mahy clahsroom/
Should I say "there are" as if it were one sound? /thehrahr/ or weak /thehruh/
Should I say "in my" as if it were one sound as well? /inmahy/
Sorry, I don't know how to put the IPA symbols
I know how to pronounce each word, the problem is connecting them properly.
If anyone could give me any advice to work on these topic, I'd be glad.
thanxTop answer
Hey jossx, welcome to Englisforums. What you said is ok, but it's doesn't only happen in fast speech... it always happens anyway!
- Hey jossx, welcome to Englisforums.
- What you said is ok, but it's doesn't only happen in fast speech...
- it always happens anyway!
- Unless you want to go very slow and almost over-pronounce each syllable.
- I noticed you wrote "yawr" for "your"...
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Hey jossx, welcome to Englisforums.
What you said is ok, but it's doesn't only happen in fast speech... it always happens anyway! Unless you want to go very slow and almost over-pronounce each syllable.
I noticed you wrote "yawr" for "your"... well, it's usually "yur", actually.
Wudiz yur name? Wuts yur name? Wuch ur name?
The flapped T is very common (in Am
What you said is ok, but it's doesn't only happen in fast speech... it always happens anyway! Unless you want to go very slow and almost over-pronounce each syllable.
I noticed you wrote "yawr" for "your"... well, it's usually "yur", actually.
Wudiz yur name? Wuts yur name? Wuch ur name?
The flapped T is very common (in Am
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Thanks for replying my question. It was useful to understand one of the hardiest points I've been going through.
With regard to the IPA pronunciation, I already know it hehe, I didn't know how to "put" the symbols in the text lol. Do you know how? It'd be great to explain my questions more accuaretely.
With regard to the IPA pronunciation, I already know it hehe, I didn't know how to "put" the symbols in the text lol. Do you know how? It'd be great to explain my questions more accuaretely.
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I usually use this: http://weston.ruter.net/projects/ipa-chart/view/keyboard/
You can type with your mouse, or you can just copy the symbols you need and paste them wherever you want. It is difficult to be very precise using IPA too though, so you need to know its limits. For example, dictio
You can type with your mouse, or you can just copy the symbols you need and paste them wherever you want. It is difficult to be very precise using IPA too though, so you need to know its limits. For example, dictio
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jossxDoes the /t/ in "what is" become a /d/ to connect both words? The sound is called "flap" but I can't write it.
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Those examples made your answer even better. English phonetics is the most interesting thing I've ever heard. When I started to learn english, I thought it was easy. Now it's my favourite hobbie. "If it's hard, then diserve to be learned"
So let me check if I learned this. These contractions would sound:"
Let them = let'em = /led em/
set them = set'em= /sed em/
So let me check if I learned this. These contractions would sound:"
Let them = let'em = /led em/
set them = set'em= /sed em/
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You've got it. I think you realize that this is very casual speech.
CJ
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