It's just what a non-native needs. It was clearly explained. You have excellent teaching skills. Prepositions and contractions are the hardest part of English for me."
You bet, Vepria. It's my viewers who are pushing me to examine these things so carefully in order to give them the help they need, and I like that interaction!
Oh my goodness!, i have been learning more from you my amazing teacher keep up the good work i would like you to talk about how to sound like an American
Thanks for your comment, Masamba! I appreciate knowing that the videos are helping you. Sounding American is comprised of a lot of different things, which is the purpose of every video I make. It's not one particular thing--it's learning how to produce the correct sounds and how to connect sounds and words together, as well as what words and parts of words to emphasize. These are all topics that are covered in my videos. My recommendation is to spend time working through each one, and if you can apply the skills you are learning in these videos, it will go a long way toward helping you to sound American. Most students find that they need some feedback, though, because they don't know if they're doing these things correctly or not. That's where having a trainer comes in!
Incredible how a simple apostrophe can change an entire expression so drastically. I'll recommend this video to all my Colombian fellows trying to master English just like me. Our teachers never tell us how informal English sounds and everytime we speak, we literally pronounce every word by heart, making us sound like a robot hahaha
I have no words to thank you for your too clear explanation, it was a struggle for me to understand how can I connect my sentences using these contractions. I have nothing left but to thank you for your work, thank you very much!.
Wow!! I’ve always wondered about how to pronunciation the t’d contraction!! Thank you so much for this video! Also do you a video on the pronunciation of WH questions + did?
Thanks for your comment, Fabio! Regarding those WH questions + did, check out this video. The part you're asking about starts at 4:58: th-cam.com/video/YH99GlvrSiI/w-d-xo.html
I thought most native speakers would weakened or omit the 'd sound. Would you also make one video discussing the pronunciation "what're?" that sounds like
Thanks for the question! In written English, it's only technically correct to use "what'd" as the contracted form of "what did" (as in "What'd that cost?"). The phrase "what do" is not written in contracted form, but in casual spoken English it's often reduced to "wuhduh," as in the phrase, "What do you want?" It would sound like "Wuduhyuh want?"
Hi there! Good question. The answer is, it depends on what comes after that contraction. If a consonant comes next, as in "that'd be nice," then yes, the final /d/ would be a stopped /d/. However, if a vowel comes next, as in "that'd already happened," then the final /d/ would be linked to the vowel at the beginning of "already," and it would look and sound like this: /THa-di-dol-re-dee/. Thank you for watching my video! 🙂
@@pronunciationsnippets yo vi que en la contracción de what do you say y what did you say el problema que tengo es que suenan casi con el mismo sonido y no puedo distinguir por qué se escuchan casi igual por qué yo escuché
@@pronunciationsnippets podría hacer un video en donde explique las diferencias entre what do you say y what did you say por favor la primera vi que se escribe como what’d you say y las segunda como what d’you say pero no encuentro la diferencia
Hi Justin, I think your confusion is occurring not with contractions but with reductions. Sometimes Americans reduce "what do you say" to "wha-chah-say", and sometimes they reduce "what did you say" to "wuh-juh-say". They will sound almost identical in fast speech, so context is the key to figuring out which one they are using.
Hi Gianni--"Why did" in it's contracted form is pronounced as /wId/ (sounds like "wide"). For example, "Why'd you do that?" sounds just like "Wide you do that?" There is no /id/ ending because "why" ends with a vowel sound instead of a consonant. I hope that helped! 🙂
@@pronunciationsnippets yes that helps a lot. TNX . It would be a good idea to teach the pronunciation of most of the questions starting with "wh" . Eg : where are you from ? (That should be pronounced something like "wheeereyoufrom ?) I like your Videos and I find it helpful,I must say I've been watching a lot of people on the net teaching English but you are definitely the best one. Very clear in explanation. Anyway do you take any online courses ?
That's a good suggestion, Gianni--I'll put that on my list. I'm not sure I understood your question correctly. Were you asking if I offer a course in English pronunciation? If so, yes, I contract with a company called Pronunciation Pro that offers an English pronunciation course. I also have my own personal business, CommuniClinic, where I help non-native speakers with projects like job interviews, job presentations, TH-cam videos, etc. I give the link for both of those in the description section of every video that I post on my TH-cam channel.
Yes, many non-native speakers choose that option, which is just fine if speaking clearly is your goal. However, for those who really want to sound like a native speaker, learning to use contractions is essential. It's a personal choice! 🙂
@@FouSurLaColline Yes on both of those! "Cupboard" is pronounced /ku-berd/ and "vehicle" is pronounced /vee-u-kul/, although some dictionaries also list /vee-hi-kul/ as an acceptable pronunciation, and you will hear some native speakers pronouncing it that way.
@pronunciationsnippets our native languages don't allow us to roll or twist tongue in a manner native English speakers do. So it's a challenge for us. We have to unlearn to learn again . It's hard, fun all at the same time
Yes, I understand that! I have the same problem when I try to "trill" the /r/, as is heard in many other languages. We don't do that in American English, so it's very hard for me, but I can learn to move my tongue in a different way--it just takes time and consistent practice. Don't give up! 🙂
It's just what a non-native needs. It was clearly explained. You have excellent teaching skills.
Prepositions and contractions are the hardest part of English for me."
Alexandre, thank you so much for taking the time to leave this comment. I appreciate knowing that my videos are helping! 🙂
Thank you, Lori! You are a real master to put under a microscope things like that!
You bet, Vepria. It's my viewers who are pushing me to examine these things so carefully in order to give them the help they need, and I like that interaction!
Oh my goodness!, i have been learning more from you my amazing teacher keep up the good work i would like you to talk about how to sound like an American
Thanks for your comment, Masamba! I appreciate knowing that the videos are helping you. Sounding American is comprised of a lot of different things, which is the purpose of every video I make. It's not one particular thing--it's learning how to produce the correct sounds and how to connect sounds and words together, as well as what words and parts of words to emphasize. These are all topics that are covered in my videos. My recommendation is to spend time working through each one, and if you can apply the skills you are learning in these videos, it will go a long way toward helping you to sound American. Most students find that they need some feedback, though, because they don't know if they're doing these things correctly or not. That's where having a trainer comes in!
Thanks a lot, Lori! Your videos are really helpful ❤
Absolutely. 🙂I love doing them, and I'm happy to know they're helpful!
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Thank you, Banto--it's good to know you found it helpful! 🙂
Incredible how a simple apostrophe can change an entire expression so drastically. I'll recommend this video to all my Colombian fellows trying to master English just like me. Our teachers never tell us how informal English sounds and everytime we speak, we literally pronounce every word by heart, making us sound like a robot hahaha
Thanks, Daniel. I'm really glad you found it so helpful--that's so good to know! 🙂
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I have no words to thank you for your too clear explanation, it was a struggle for me to understand how can I connect my sentences using these contractions. I have nothing left but to thank you for your work, thank you very much!.
Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know that this helped you, Samael. That really makes me happy! 🙂
How come I never stumbled upon this video until just now.. awesome teacher 💓
Thank you so much for that! Be sure to check out my other videos on contractions--there's a playlist for that topic on my channel. 🙂
Thank you Lory!
Your videos are very insightful ❤
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I love you teacher! Thanks a lot!
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Thank you so much--and I'm very happy that you found it valuable! 🙂
Wow!! I’ve always wondered about how to pronunciation the t’d contraction!! Thank you so much for this video! Also do you a video on the pronunciation of WH questions + did?
Thanks for your comment, Fabio! Regarding those WH questions + did, check out this video. The part you're asking about starts at 4:58:
th-cam.com/video/YH99GlvrSiI/w-d-xo.html
As always, your videos are so helpful. Many thanks
Thanks, Saleh. That's my goal--to make content that maybe fills in the gaps a bit! 🙂
I loved this explanation, thank you!!!!
Thanks for taking the time to let me know this helped you! 🙂
This was very helpful. Thank you!
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Excellent job ❤ very helpful 👏 ,,
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Oh my goodness 😭 you're regarded as our Godesse about English gospel 😭 keep up the good work!!!
Wow, Joel--I never aspired to be a goddess, but thank you! 😄 I'm so glad you're finding my videos helpful. I will definitely keep making them.
I really appreciate your help 🙏
I'm glad it helped, and I appreciate that you took the time to leave a comment! 🙂
Really amazing lady. Thanks. God bless you
Thank you for watching my video, Ana! 😊
It's a good lesson. I'd like to thank for your clear explanation. Best regards.
Explaining things clearly is really important to me, so thanks for letting me know that I achieved that goal! 🙂
Thanks for sharing; it was really helpful
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Thank you! I'm Brazilian and I've been studying English for a couple of years now and I had been pronouncing this contraction wrongly.
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i needed to search this up after i couldn't figure out if it would be pronounced wha-did or wudd, thanks for the help :)
I’m really glad it helped you! 🙂
That was a really clear and helpful explanation
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how about contractions like manager'll be in, water'll be on?
I'll put those on my list to cover in a future video!
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Thanks so much, Kateryna--I appreciate you watching my video! 🙂
Hi, I have a question: What'd you do over the weekend?
the what'd mean had or would?
Thanks for the question! In this case, the contraction, "what'd", stands for "what did."
Thank you
You're very welcome--thank you for watching! 🙂
I thought most native speakers would weakened or omit the 'd sound. Would you also make one video discussing the pronunciation "what're?" that sounds like
I will put that on my list--thanks! 🙂
Much appreciated!
I'm really glad you found it helpful, Thomas! 🙂
Vielen Dank!
You're welcome, and thank you for watching my video! 🙂
Is what'd (wu-did) contractions of both, "what did" and "what do"?
Thanks for the question! In written English, it's only technically correct to use "what'd" as the contracted form of "what did" (as in "What'd that cost?"). The phrase "what do" is not written in contracted form, but in casual spoken English it's often reduced to "wuhduh," as in the phrase, "What do you want?" It would sound like "Wuduhyuh want?"
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Thank you so much 🙂
Thanks for the video, love it! One question about the sound of did, which is part of sound “that’d”, is the second ‘d’ sound a stop d?
Hi there! Good question. The answer is, it depends on what comes after that contraction. If a consonant comes next, as in "that'd be nice," then yes, the final /d/ would be a stopped /d/. However, if a vowel comes next, as in "that'd already happened," then the final /d/ would be linked to the vowel at the beginning of "already," and it would look and sound like this: /THa-di-dol-re-dee/. Thank you for watching my video! 🙂
ye guys its just "did"
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Para la contracción de what do you cuál se utiliza ?
Hi Justin, for "what do you" native speakers don't use a contraction, but we often use a reduction. It sounds like "whah-dah-yah". 🙂
@@pronunciationsnippets yo vi que en la contracción de what do you say y what did you say el problema que tengo es que suenan casi con el mismo sonido y no puedo distinguir por qué se escuchan casi igual por qué yo escuché
@@pronunciationsnippets podría hacer un video en donde explique las diferencias entre what do you say y what did you say por favor la primera vi que se escribe como what’d you say y las segunda como what d’you say pero no encuentro la diferencia
Yes, it can be hard to distinguish them if the person is talking very fast.
Hi Justin, I think your confusion is occurring not with contractions but with reductions. Sometimes Americans reduce "what do you say" to "wha-chah-say", and sometimes they reduce "what did you say" to "wuh-juh-say". They will sound almost identical in fast speech, so context is the key to figuring out which one they are using.
My fave contraction is "Wait'll (we get our Hns on you)"
Oh yes! That must be so confusing for non-native speakers. Thanks for pointing that one out. 🙂
very useful
Glad it helped you, Ali! 🙂
hi could you do one about what'll and that'll plss
Sure Juanjose, I'm happy to do that. Thanks for the suggestion! 🙂
Is it the same with why’d ? Whidid ?
Hi Gianni--"Why did" in it's contracted form is pronounced as /wId/ (sounds like "wide"). For example, "Why'd you do that?" sounds just like "Wide you do that?" There is no /id/ ending because "why" ends with a vowel sound instead of a consonant. I hope that helped! 🙂
@@pronunciationsnippets yes that helps a lot. TNX . It would be a good idea to teach the pronunciation of most of the questions starting with "wh" . Eg : where are you from ? (That should be pronounced something like "wheeereyoufrom ?) I like your Videos and I find it helpful,I must say I've been watching a lot of people on the net teaching English but you are definitely the best one. Very clear in explanation. Anyway do you take any online courses ?
That's a good suggestion, Gianni--I'll put that on my list. I'm not sure I understood your question correctly. Were you asking if I offer a course in English pronunciation? If so, yes, I contract with a company called Pronunciation Pro that offers an English pronunciation course. I also have my own personal business, CommuniClinic, where I help non-native speakers with projects like job interviews, job presentations, TH-cam videos, etc. I give the link for both of those in the description section of every video that I post on my TH-cam channel.
@@pronunciationsnippets you got perfectly what I meant . 👍
Oh good! Thanks for letting me know.
Definitly i suscribe
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I ve never heard of....
That'd be enuff
I sure hope that meant you found it useful, Kacy! 😅
I'd rather not contract. LOL.
Yes, many non-native speakers choose that option, which is just fine if speaking clearly is your goal. However, for those who really want to sound like a native speaker, learning to use contractions is essential. It's a personal choice! 🙂
@@pronunciationsnippets By the way, is the P in cupboard, silent? How about the H in vehicle?
@@FouSurLaColline Yes on both of those! "Cupboard" is pronounced /ku-berd/ and "vehicle" is pronounced /vee-u-kul/, although some dictionaries also list /vee-hi-kul/ as an acceptable pronunciation, and you will hear some native speakers pronouncing it that way.
Super helpful
Thanks for letting me know it helped you! 🙂
@pronunciationsnippets our native languages don't allow us to roll or twist tongue in a manner native English speakers do. So it's a challenge for us. We have to unlearn to learn again . It's hard, fun all at the same time
Yes, I understand that! I have the same problem when I try to "trill" the /r/, as is heard in many other languages. We don't do that in American English, so it's very hard for me, but I can learn to move my tongue in a different way--it just takes time and consistent practice. Don't give up! 🙂