we spend so much time learning the
correct pronunciation for each
individual English word but when we put
the words together in a sentence
we don't sound very natural and when
we're listening to native speakers
sometimes it can be very difficult to
understand what they're saying
so what's going on so when natives speak
naturally they connect their words this
connected speech uses a mixture of
strong form and weak form words and just
because a word has a weak form doesn't
mean that we always use the weak form it
really depends on the sentence and
whether that word falls on an unstressed
syllable if the syllable is unstressed
if it's not as important within the
sentence then we will use the weak form
one important rule to remember is that a
weak form will never end a sentence so
don't end your sentence with a weak form
okay here are the most important weak
forms that you need to know when
learning English
eh-eh in its strong form we say a but in
its weak form we actually say uh uh it's
a little bit funny it's a little bit
funny I need a pencil I need a pencil
next and and it's weak form you might
hear um um repeat these sentences I ate
an orange I ate an orange I ate an
orange he is an astronaut he is an
astronaut he is an astronaut then we
have the word and and in its weak form
it could be owned or um um for example
fish and chips fish and chips
fish and chips or salt and pepper salt
and pepper or me and you me and you me
and you ah ah this could be shortened to
a simple schwa sound uh uh for example
how are you how you how are you I'm
going to the party are you going I'm
going to the party are you going
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um um in its weak form we would
sometimes say um that's if you're not
doing a straight contraction of course
in two I'm I'm I am lost for words I am
completely lost for words at at this can
simply become but but I'll be at work
for ten o'clock I'll be at work for ten
o'clock
meet me at mine meet me at mine as as in
its weak form becomes us as for example
as right as rain as right as rain it's
as if you never knew it's as if he never
knew the next word is being and I
regularly try to encourage my students
to use the strong form all the time but
many natives do use the weaker form and
therefore I thought I should let you
know about it in its weak form we say
bin bin for example you might hear
someone say where have you been where
have you been where have you been and
you might say up into the shops I've
been to the shops I've been to the shops
however if you can remember do try to
use the strong form of this word it just
sounds nicer where have you been I've
been to the shops can can in its weak
form we say can come for example can I
ask you a question can I ask you a
question you can have one if you like
you can have one if you like next the
verb do do we sometimes shortlist - duh
duh for example do you want to practice
do you want to practice do you have the
time do you have the time adding a few
more letters and we have the word does
does in its weak form does does does
your mother know you're here does your
mother know you're here she doesn't know
does she
she doesn't know does she have have in
its weak form could be hearth huh have
you seen the news have you seen the news
time out we need to discuss the letter H
now you will hear some natives dropping
the letter H on weak forms of words such
as him he his her have has you'll hear
in e is a as however I would strongly
recommend that you always try to
pronounce your H's when you're learning
a standard British English accent then H
is stay put if you're learning a
regional British accent that's different
but if you're learning standard British
English which is what I teach here on
this channel then please keep those
pitches in okay so we always say him his
her have or have and has or has for for
in his weak form we hear fir fir I went
round for dinner I went round for dinner
he asked for you he asked for you from
from in this weak form would become from
from I may ask you are you from England
are you from England I got it from the
shop I got it from the shop aye aye you
may here in its weak form ah ah I never
thought about it I never thought about
it I was just heading home I was just
heading home next of all this in its
weak form would become earth Oh a piece
of cake a piece of cake a cup of tea a
cup of tea then then in its weak form
becomes then then I'd rather read this
than that I'd rather eat this than that
you're better than that you're better
than that that that in his weak form
becomes that that for example I didn't
know that you are married I didn't know
that you were married I need to know
that you're safe I need to know that
you're safe then them in its weak form
them them bring them to me
bring them to me I want them all
together I want them all together - - in
its weak form tough
so I'm going to work I'm going to work
it's addressed to you it's addressed to
you some some in its wheat form son some
for example could I have some chocolate
could I have some chocolate I need some
time to myself
I need some time to myself us us would
become us Earth's it's given us lots to
think about
it's given us lots to think about was
was would become was was what was that
noise what was that noise he was with me
he was with me wha-wha would become what
what we were just popping out we were
just popping out where were you where
were you you is another one you in it
sweet form we can hear yeah yeah I want
you to know I want you to know I told
you before I told you before you're
you're in it sweet form becomes yeah
yeah have you spoke to your mom yet have
you spoke to your mom yet what have you
got for your lunch what have you got for
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