In a casual conversation, "going to" is often pronounced as "gonna."
Do native speakers ever say, "What do you gonna do?"
To my ear, "What are you going to do?" sounds like "What do you gonna do?"
This confuses non-native speakers of English.
" This is not possible in any species of English that I am aware of. "
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SnappyDo native speakers ever say, "What do you gonna do?"
This is not possible in any species of English that I am aware of.
SnappyTo my ear, "What are you going to do?" sounds like "What do you gonna do?"
Right, if someone pronounces it as "Waddayou gonna do?" then it could sound like that, but they mean "What ar