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

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Happy English Sunday Speak. I'm here every Sunday with a

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quick one point tip to help you speak English more naturally. Now,

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in spoken American English, we often connect words together, and

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when we do, the sounds change. That's called connected speech.

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You hear it all the time in words and phrases

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like ya, didya? And what do you? So? Instead of

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saying do you, Americans usually say doa or just ya?

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Like do you like sushi? Becomes do you like sushi?

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Or you like sushi? Instead of did you? We say didja?

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Did you see that movie? Did you like it? And

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instead of what do you? We say what do you?

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What do you think? Becomes what do you think? What

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do you mean? Becomes what do you mean? This kind

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of connected speech makes English sound smoother and faster the

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way people really talk. So the next time you listen

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to native speakers, try to catch those little sounds. Did

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you hear them? That's connected speech. Thanks for listening, and

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the next Happy English podcast and next week's Sunday Speak.

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Until next time, keep learning and keep it cool