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Speaker 1: Hey there, it's Michael here and welcome back to Speak

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Naturally in a Minute from Happy English. I'm here every

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Sunday with a quick one point lesson to help you

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improve your pronunciation, rhythm and into nation. Today, let's talk

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about something that confuses a lot of learners. Why do

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your like your pen and your like you are nice

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sound exactly the same in American English? The reason is

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in natural speech, both words usually reduce to your. Instead

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of saying your phone, Americans say your phone, and instead

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of saying you are late, we say you're late. Listen

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to these examples. Is that your car, you're early today?

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Your idea is great? This is part of American rhythm.

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Small words often get weaker and the important words get

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the stress. Try using this pronunciation in your English conversations

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this week. Let me know in the comments how that goes,

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and remember to follow and subscribe so you don't miss

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the next Happy English podcast and next week's Speak Naturally

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in a Minute. Hey, thanks for listening, and until next time,

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keep learning and keep it cool.