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Study how Americans say and use 'gonna' in conversational English.

Speaking English Practice Session: 20 minutes of conversation!

Speaking English is fun and easy with this real-life American English video!  You’ll come along with me as I play a game with my family and meet my parents.  You get lots of English speaking practice along the way, and you’ll learn lots of detailed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Videos Tagged With: AND Reduction, FOR Reduction, Gonna, Real Life English

Real English Conversation – Study Idioms and Reductions

  In this real English conversation, learn how Americans really speak.  Hear how they reduce words, and study the idiom ‘to die for’ in context.  And see how to make a Peach Melba … yum! To see Hilah’s recipe for Peach Melbas:  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Videos Tagged With: AND Reduction, Dropped T, Gonna, Idioms, THAT Reduction, TO Reduction, Wanna

Apple Dumplings – Real Life English Conversation Study

Study real American English conversation. Learn about reductions, contractions, the pronunciation of 'the', the idiom 'to be on a kick', the idiom 'mess up', -ing words, the words 'whoops' and 'crap', and the reduction of 'and' -- all while making … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Videos, Words that Reduce Tagged With: AND Reduction, Gonna, Idioms, ing, Real Life English, The Word THE, TO BE Contractions, TS Cluster

The I’M GONNA Reduction

By request, this video goes over the I'm gonna reduction.  Have you ever noticed that Americans will reduce reductions?  I'm gonna can be reduced several different ways, each with a simplified pronunciation.  Learn the different ways to reduce this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Contractions, Videos, Words that Reduce Tagged With: Gonna, TO BE Contractions

Real Life Study – Gonna, Alright, Sort of, Check out

Study real conversational English in this video as I walk around our wedding venue to plan our big day.  You'll study use of 'gonna', the pronunciation of 'alright', 'sort of', and the phrase 'check out'. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Videos Tagged With: Gonna, Real Life English, sorta

Summer Vacation

Vacation is always the best!  Study real English conversation and many interesting points of pronunciation, like the consonant to vowel linking in the phrase ‘made it!’ YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Linking, Videos, Words that Reduce Tagged With: CAN Reduction, Gonna, Linking Consonant to Vowel, THAT Reduction, Wanna

Pronunciation Focus: ‘Gonna’

Study the ‘gonna’ contraction in many sentences taken from real English conversation. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ght6uo7gHsQ Video Text: In this American English pronunciation video, we're … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Videos, Words that Reduce Tagged With: Gonna, Real Life English

How to Pronounce ‘gonna’ and ‘gotta’: Reduction and Linking

These are two of the most common reductions in American English.  Learn about linking them into the words in a phrase to smooth out your speech and sound natural. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Popular, Videos, Words that Reduce Tagged With: Gonna, Gotta, Most Popular

How to make Pumpkin Pie + Idioms

Study conversational English and the idioms (what does ‘eyeball it’ mean??) that come up while I bake a pumpkin pie! YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6_U-duZgaU Video Text: As it's almost … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Most Popular, Videos Tagged With: Gonna, Idioms, Most Popular, Real Life English, THEM Reduction

How to Pronounce ‘Gonna’ and ‘Wanna’

American speech is full of ‘gonna’ and ‘wanna’. Learn how to pronounce these two common reductions and you’ll be well on your way to sounding American! YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Videos, Words that Reduce Tagged With: Gonna, Wanna

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