Speaker 1: Hey there, it's Michael here and welcome back to Speak
Naturally in a Minute from Happy English. I'm here every
Sunday with a quick one point lesson to help you
improve your pronunciation, rhythm and intonation. Today, let's talk about
a very common sound change in American English. Did you
sounds like did you? That's because the d sound of
did and the why sound of you come together and
they blend into a j sound. Did you sounds like
did you? Did you eat yet? Sounds like did you
eat yet? Did you see that movie? Sounds like did
you see that movie? And one more thing, the ooh
sound in you often comes out like an uh sound,
So we have did you? Did you? Did you like?
Did you call her? Did you eat yet? Did you
see that movie? Let's practice repeat after me, did you
call her? Did you eat yet? Did you see that movie?
Notice how smooth that sounds. This kind of linking is
very common in American English and it helps you speaking
sound more natural and fluent. Hey, thanks for listening, and
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