These 10 Reductions Are Why You Struggle With Fast Spoken English

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Are you trying to pronounce each word clearly and perfectly when you speak English? In this English lesson, we explain that native English speakers use reductions, which are sounds that change or disappear when spoken at normal speed. Learn and practice common reductions to improve your American accent and how to speak English more naturally.

Natural spoken English contains reductions – those are sounds that change and disappear when spoken at normal speed. This sometimes makes it hard for English learners to understand. 

Like instead of saying “What are you going to do?”
We say: “Whatcha gonna do?”

Today you’ll learn and practice 10 of the most common reductions in fast spoken English - it will help you speak more naturally AND understand native speakers more easily. 

Before we get started, I’ve got a free gift for you - it’s my pronunciation guide to all the sounds of American English! This guide covers all the consonants and vowel sounds we use, with practice words and audio so you can listen and repeat. 

OK, are you ready to listen and repeat? Let’s learn these reductions.

Now you know 10 of the most common reductions in English — and once you start hearing them, you’ll notice them everywhere.

If you’d like to improve your pronunciation and practice speaking more naturally, come join me in the  Pronunciation + Shadowing Courses!

🎧 The lessons help you listen, repeat, and train your mouth to speak English smoothly and accurately — just like a native speaker. The link to those courses is in the video description if you’d like to check it out - along with the link to that downloadable pronunciation guide I mentioned.

Thanks for practicing English pronunciation with me today, and I’ll talk to you next time!