{"id":5298,"date":"2012-09-18T21:37:46","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T21:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=5298"},"modified":"2024-07-18T10:25:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T15:25:46","slug":"english-pronunciation-practice-reductions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/english-pronunciation-practice-reductions\/","title":{"rendered":"English Pronunciation Practice: Reductions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aIhctYQ5d2o?rel=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large blue\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/american-english-pronunciation-course-and-shadowing-with-shayna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>American English Pronunciation Course<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/center><br \/>\n<a name=\"text\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/speak-english-like-a-native.jpg\" alt=\"Speak English Like a Native\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>Many English learners pronounce each word clearly, to get the pronunciation perfect &#8211; but native English speakers don&#8217;t do this.<\/p>\n<p>Natural spoken English contains <strong>reductions <\/strong>&#8211; sounds that change and disappear when spoken at normal speed. This sometimes makes spoken English hard for students to understand.<\/p>\n<p>Doing English pronunciation practice with reductions will help you speak more naturally AND understand spoken English more easily. Listen and repeat!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>TO<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Most native English speakers don&#8217;t pronounce &#8220;to&#8221; like the number &#8220;2.&#8221; Instead, we say it like this:<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008000;\">going to &#8211;&gt; <em>&#8220;gonna&#8221; \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>I&#8217;m <em>gonna<\/em> graduate from college in two more years.<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5298-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions1.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li><strong>She&#8217;s not <em>gonna<\/em> like that movie. It&#8217;s really violent.<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5298-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions2.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions2.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li><strong>We&#8217;re <em>gonna<\/em> have a surprise party for John on April 8th.<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5298-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions3.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions3.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions3.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008000;\">want to &#8211;&gt; <\/span><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">&#8220;wanna&#8221; \u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>I <em>wanna<\/em>\u00a0go out tonight.<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5298-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions4.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions4.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions4.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hurry up! We don&#8217;t <em>wanna<\/em> miss our flight!<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5298-5\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions5.mp3?_=5\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions5.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions5.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li><strong>He doesn&#8217;t <em>wanna <\/em>travel.<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5298-6\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions6.mp3?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions6.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions6.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008000;\">wants to &#8211;&gt; &#8220;<\/span><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">wantsta&#8221; \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>He <em>wantsta<\/em> stay home.<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5298-7\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions7.mp3?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions7.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions7.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li><strong>She <em>wantsta<\/em> start piano lessons.<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5298-8\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions8.mp3?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions8.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions8.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>A<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;A&#8221; is such a simple word, what could be difficult about pronouncing &#8220;a&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p>In spoken English, native speakers often &#8220;attach&#8221; the word &#8220;a&#8221; to the end of the previous word:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>reada &#8211; <\/em>I read a\u00a0good book.<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5298-9\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions9.mp3?_=9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions9.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions9.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>hasa <\/em>&#8211; She has a\u00a0car.<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5298-10\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions10.mp3?_=10\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions10.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions10.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>mada<\/em>\u00a0&#8211; We made a\u00a0mess.<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5298-11\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions11.mp3?_=11\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions11.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions11.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>hava<\/em>\u00a0&#8211; They have a dog.<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5298-12\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions12.mp3?_=12\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions12.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions12.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>boughta <\/em>&#8211; I bought a new computer.<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5298-13\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions13.mp3?_=13\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions13.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions13.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>wrota <\/em>&#8211; I wrote a letter.<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5298-14\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions14.mp3?_=14\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions14.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions14.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Practicing &#8220;attaching&#8221; the word &#8220;a&#8221; to the previous word will help your spoken English flow better and sound more natural.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>YOU<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In informal spoken English, many native speakers pronounce &#8220;you&#8221; as <em>&#8220;ya&#8221;<\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Are <em>ya<\/em> hungry?<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5298-15\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions15.mp3?_=15\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions15.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions15.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li><strong>Do <em>ya<\/em> like Japanese food?<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5298-16\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions16.mp3?_=16\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions16.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions16.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li><strong>Have <em>ya<\/em> ever been to Paris?<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5298-17\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions17.mp3?_=17\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions17.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions17.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li><strong>What were <em>ya<\/em> thinking about?<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5298-18\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions18.mp3?_=18\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions18.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions18.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>AND<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The word &#8220;and&#8221; often gets shortened to <em>&#8220;n&#8221; <\/em>in spoken English:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>I ate rice <em>n <\/em>beans.<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5298-19\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions19.mp3?_=19\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions19.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions19.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li><strong>She likes baseball <em>n <\/em>soccer.<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5298-20\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions20.mp3?_=20\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions20.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions20.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li><strong>I went to the bank <em>n <\/em>the supermarket.<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5298-21\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions21.mp3?_=21\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions21.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions21.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li><strong>He wants to get a dog <em>n <\/em>a cat.<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5298-22\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions22.mp3?_=22\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions22.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions22.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here&#8217;s more speaking practice with <em>&#8220;n&#8221;:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>apples <em>n <\/em>bananas<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5298-23\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions23.mp3?_=23\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions23.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions23.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li><strong>blue <em>n <\/em>yellow<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5298-24\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions24.mp3?_=24\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions24.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions24.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li><strong>chemistry <em>n <\/em>biology<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5298-25\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions25.mp3?_=25\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions25.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions25.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li><strong>friends <em>n <\/em>family<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5298-26\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions26.mp3?_=26\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions26.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions26.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li><strong>singing <em>n <\/em>dancing<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5298-27\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions27.mp3?_=27\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions27.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Reductions27.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"alert\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Speak English more clearly &amp; confidently!<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/american-english-pronunciation-course-and-shadowing-with-shayna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9962 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/american_english_pronunciation_course.png\" alt=\"American English Pronunciation Course\" width=\"436\" height=\"309\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large blue\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/american-english-pronunciation-course-and-shadowing-with-shayna\/\"><strong>Learn more about the Pronunciation Course<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/center><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; American English Pronunciation Course Many English learners pronounce each word clearly, to get the pronunciation perfect &#8211; 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