تدريب Shadowing: TO BE Contractions -- American English Pronunciation - تعلم التحدث بالإنجليزية عبر الفيديو
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In this American English pronunciation video, we're going to learn some Vietnamese cooking, and you're going to study contraction of the verb, to be.
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One thing to note about these contractions is that no extra syllable is added.
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We'll go over the pronunciations.
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You'll notice that some of them have two different pronunciations.
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That's because there can be a reduced pronunciation.
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I do recommend that you use the reduced pronunciation.
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Any time you can make a short word shorter, it's going to add better rhythmic contrast to your speech.
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So I am, I'm, I'm, you are, this can be your,
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or better yet, let's reduce it, your, your, your.
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Notice how quick it is.
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When we reduce it, it's going to be very, very fast, and it must be linked to the next word.
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We are can be we're, or we're, or better yet, we're, we're, we're, reduced.
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They are can be they're, or reduced, they're, they're, they're.
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He is, she is, it is.
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This will become he's, she's, it's.
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Notice that the S in it's is pronounced as an S sound, unvoiced.
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That's because the sound before is the T, also an unvoiced sound.
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It's, it's.
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However, the S in he's and she's is a Z sound.
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That's voiced because the sound before, a vowel, was voiced.
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He's, she's, it's.
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TS can be a tough sound, and I do have a video on how to make that sound.
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So let's take a look at some contractions in everyday conversation.
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Alright, Annie, so after you peel the cucumber, you're going to slice the cucumber into rounds, and then you're going to flatten the rounds and slice them lengthwise again to make it into nice julienne.
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Did you notice the contraction of you are to you're, you're, you're gonna.
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Listen again.
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Alright Annie, so after you peel the cucumber, you're going to slice the cucumber into rounds
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and then you're going to flatten the rounds and slice them lengthwise again to make it into nice julienne.
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How's this, Aquin?
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It looks good.
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It looks good.
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It's good.
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How's this?
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How's?
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How's?
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Zzz?
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Zzz?
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With a Z sound.
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It's good.
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It is.
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It's.
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It's.
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With that TS sound.
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Listen again.
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How's this, Aquin?
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It looks good.
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It looks good.
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It's good.
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Well, if we look at the way Mark's chopping his mushrooms, we can see that he's doing quite a good job of it.
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Thanks, Clint.
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Marks.
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Marks.
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The last sound of Mark's name is the K sound, unvoiced.
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So the apostrophe S is also unvoiced.
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Ks.
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Ks.
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Marks.
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Marks.
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We also heard he's, where the apostrophe S is a Z sound.
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He's, he's, he's doing.
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Listen again.
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Well, if we look at the way Mark's chopping his mushrooms, we can see that he's doing quite a good job of it.
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Thanks, HaQuinn.
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That's because she's a good teacher.
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Here, Natalie, speaking of HaQuinn, said that's, that's, that's because, with the TS sound.
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she's, she's a good teacher, she's a, she's a, where the apostrophe S is a Z sound.
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Listen again.
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That's because she's a good teacher.
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Well, I'm gonna dice up this cucumber as I was instructed.
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I'm gonna keep dicing the mushrooms.
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Here, both Annie and Mark said, I'm gonna.
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So they have contracted I am, and also reduced going to, to gonna, I'm gonna.
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Notice how I'm is the most stressed syllable in that fragment, I'm gonna.
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That's because going is a helping verb here, not the main verb.
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The main verb is stressed.
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For example, Annie said, I'm gonna dice, I'm gonna dice, stressing dice dice.
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Listen again.
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Well, I'm going to dice up this cucumber as I was instructed.
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I'm going to keep dicing the mushrooms.
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Hey, Annie, when are the noodles going to be ready?
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They're going to be ready in about 10 minutes.
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They're gonna.
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Did you notice how Annie reduced their there, to, thir.
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They're, they're, they're gonna.
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They're gonna be ready.
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Listen again.
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Hey Annie, when are the noodles gonna be ready?
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They're gonna be ready in about 10 minutes.
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I think we're all set with the basil.
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Thanks, Lori.
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We're all set.
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Did you hear Lori's reduction of we're to were, were, were?
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We're all set.
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All set is a common idiom meaning ready or not in need of anything.
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Here, she is saying the basil is ready for the dish.
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I use it often at a restaurant, for example, when a waiter asks if there's anything more I need.
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Nope, I'm all set, I'll say.
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Listen again.
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I think we're all set with the basil.
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Thanks, Lori.
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I love HaQuinn.
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She's such an effective teacher.
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That's true.
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HaQuinn, thanks so much for teaching us how to make all this amazing food.
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Thanks for coming and joining me to eat all this wonderful food.
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Yay!
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Anytime.
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We will eat your food anytime.
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Yes, we will.
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Love it.
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She's, she's, she's such, with the apostrophe S pronounced as a Z.
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That's, that's true, with the T -S sound.
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Listen again.
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I love HaQuinn.
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She's such an effective teacher.
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That's true.
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HaQuinn, thanks so much for teaching us how to make all this amazing food.
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Thanks for coming and joining me to eat all this wonderful food.
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Anytime.
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We will eat your food anytime time.
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Yes, we will.
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Love it.
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I'm crushing it over here, as you may be able to see.
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He's crushing it!
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I'm adding noodles.
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I'm adding tofu.
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I'm waiting for shrimp.
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I'm adding bean sprouts.
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I'm.
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Lots of I'm in this clip.
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Also, Mark used the idiom to crush, meaning saying, he thinks he's doing an excellent job making a summer roll.
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There are lots of different ways to use the word crush.
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For example, to say you have a crush on someone means you like that person.
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You have romantic interest in that person.
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Let's listen again to all these I'm contractions.
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I'm crushing it over here, as you may be able to see.
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He's crushing it!
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I'm adding noodles noodles.
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I'm adding tofu.
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I'm waiting for shrimp.
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I'm adding bean sprouts. That chicken's looking good.
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That chicken's looking good.
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Natalie contracted chicken is to chickens.
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That chicken's looking good.
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And it was good.
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It was delicious.
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Listen That chicken's looking good.
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There is onion in there.
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Wait, where's the onion?
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Oh, spring onion.
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There's no onion in there.
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Where's the onion?
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There's, where's.
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Both of these words end in the R sound, a voiced consonant, so the apostrophe S is a Z sound.
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There's, There's, where's, where's.
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There's no onion.
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Where's the onion?
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Listen again.
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There is onion in there.
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There's no onion in there.
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That one's fine.
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Wait, where's the onion?
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Go into the oil.
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Oh, spring onion.
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Annie, hold it up.
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Look at that.
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That's absolute perfection.
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It does look great.
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You've got to love Annie's enthusiasm.
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That's absolute perfection.
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That's, that's.
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Again with the T -S sound.
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Listen again.
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Annie, hold it up.
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Look at that.
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That's absolute perfection.
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It does look great.
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Oh God, my dogs are barking.
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Why is that, Hilary?
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We've been walking around all day.
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Not to mention all the dancing you did last night.
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Oh, it was amazing.
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My dogs are barking.
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This is a great idiom to mean your feet are tired word.
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My dogs are barkin'.
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Notice how the word R is reduced to er, er, er.
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My dogs are, my dogs are, my dogs are barkin'.
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Notice also the ING is pronounced as an IN.
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My dogs are barkin', instead of dogs are barking.
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You may find this happening sometimes with certain phrases or idioms.
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Listen again.
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Oh God, my dogs are barking.
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Why is that, Hilary?
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We've been walking around all day.
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Not to mention all the dancing you did last night.
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Oh, it was amazing.
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I hope this has made you more aware of just how often we use this kind of contraction.
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Watch this video a time or two.
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Then watch an American TV show or movie and see if you can notice these two B contractions.
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Write them down as you watch and practice the phrases.
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Using contractions will really help your speech sound more natural.
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That's it!
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And thanks so much for using Rachel's English!
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Guys, that was fantastic!
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Don't stop there.
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Have fun with my real -life English videos, or get more comfortable with the IPA in this playlist.
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Learn about the online courses I offer, or check out my latest video.
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