How To Understand FAST Spoken English
Summary
TLDREl guion del video ofrece consejos para entender mejor los hablantes nativos de inglés. Se sugiere diversificar la práctica de escucha, interactuar con hablantes nativos a través de plataformas como iTalki y aprender sobre los sonidos de enlace, el uso del eschwa y las contracciones. El objetivo es mejorar la comprensión del inglés hablado rápido, familiarizándose con los patrones de habla y los sonidos específicos de los hablantes nativos.
Takeaways
- 😀 El objetivo del video es enseñar a los estudiantes cómo entender mejor a los hablantes nativos de inglés.
- 🎯 Es importante diversificar la práctica de escucha en inglés para abarcar no solo discursos preparados, sino también diálogos espontáneos y diálectos.
- 📚 Se recomienda escuchar programas no guiados, como reality shows, podcasts y shows de chat, para mejorar la comprensión del inglés hablado.
- 🗣️ La interacción con hablantes nativos de inglés, como a través de la plataforma iTalki, puede ser un método efectivo para mejorar la escucha y el habla en inglés.
- 🔗 Comprender los sonidos de enlace en inglés, como el uso de 'y' y 'r' intrusivos, es crucial para entender el habla rápido.
- 🎶 Practicar la enlace de sonidos diciendo oraciones como si fueran canciones puede ayudar a familiarizarse con la fluidez del habla inglesa.
- 🇬🇧 Comprender el uso del eschwa (schwa), la vocal más común en inglés británico, es fundamental para la comprensión del habla rápida.
- 🤔 No esperar que la conversación tenga un comienzo, desarrollo y fin claros, ya que la forma en que hablamos no siempre sigue una estructura de oración.
- 👂🏼 La atención a las señales no verbales, como las expresiones faciales y los gestos, puede ayudar a seguir el razonamiento de los hablantes.
- 🆕 Comprender que los hablantes pueden utilizar palabras nuevas o cambiar el uso de palabras conocidas, como en el caso de las contracciones, es clave para la comprensión.
- 🌐 Aprender y estar familiarizado con las diversas contracciones utilizadas en inglés, como 'gonna', 'wanna', 'tryna', etc., es esencial para no perderse en conversaciones rápidas.
Q & A
¿Qué tipo de recursos se recomienda para mejorar la comprensión del inglés hablado por hablantes nativos?
-Se recomienda diversificar la práctica de escucha, incluyendo programas de realidad, podcasts y shows de chat, además de TED Talks y miembros de la familia real, ya que estos últimos suelen tener discursos preparados y escritos.
¿Por qué es importante hablar con hablantes nativos de inglés para mejorar la comprensión auditiva?
-Hablar con hablantes nativos ofrece una experiencia auténtica y real, lo que ayuda a comprender mejor el acento, el ritmo y los patrones de habla, facilitando la decodificación de lo que se está diciendo.
¿Qué es iTalki y cómo puede ayudar a mejorar las habilidades de escucha y habla en inglés?
-iTalki es una plataforma en línea que ofrece lecciones personalizadas de idiomas uno a uno en más de 150 idiomas. Permite a los estudiantes elegir entre una amplia variedad de profesores con diferentes edades, acentos y especialidades.
¿Cuál es el beneficio adicional que se puede obtener al usar el enlace proporcionado en el guion para buscar un profesor en iTalki?
-Al usar el enlace en la descripción y comprar créditos de iTalki valiendo diez dólares, se puede obtener cinco dólares adicionales gratis utilizando el código promocional exclusivo del guion.
¿Qué son los sonidos de enlace y por qué son importantes para entender el inglés hablado rápidamente?
-Los sonidos de enlace son los sonidos adicionales que se insertan entre palabras para facilitar la transición entre ellas, y comprenderlos es crucial para entender el inglés hablado rápidamente ya que pueden alterar la forma en que se pronuncian las palabras.
¿Qué es el sonido 'intrusive r' y cómo afecta la comprensión del inglés hablado?
-El sonido 'intrusive r' es un 'r' que se inserta en la pronunciación para enlazar palabras, incluso cuando no hay una 'r' escrita en la palabra. Puede ser confuso para aquellos que no están familiarizados con este rasgo del habla inglesa, especialmente en dialectos del Reino Unido.
¿Cómo se puede practicar la comprensión de los sonidos de enlace en inglés?
-Se puede practicar diciendo oraciones como si fueran canciones, conectando las palabras de manera continua y sin detenerse, lo que ayuda a familiarizarse con la fusión de sonidos que ocurre en la habla rápida.
¿Qué es el sonido 'schwa' y por qué es común en el inglés hablado por hablantes nativos?
-El sonido 'schwa' es una vocal reducida que suena como 'uh' y es la vocal más común en el inglés británico. Aparece frecuentemente y puede hacer que las palabras suenen similares si no se presta atención.
¿Por qué es recomendable dejar de escuchar por oraciones completas al intentar entender el inglés hablado rápidamente?
-La gente no habla en oraciones completas y estructuradas como en la escritura; la conversación es más fluida y a menudo se interrumpe o cambia de tema, por lo que es más efectivo prestar atención a las pistas no verbales y a la evolución de la conversación en lugar de esperar oraciones cerradas.
¿Cómo pueden las contracciones en inglés causar confusión al escuchar al hablante nativo y cómo se pueden reconocer?
-Las contracciones son comunes en la habla inglesa y pueden cambiar la forma en que se pronuncian palabras conocidas, como 'gonna' en lugar de 'going to'. Conocer y estar familiarizado con estas contracciones ayuda a evitar la confusión al escuchar al hablante nativo.
¿Qué tipo de promoción se ofrece en el guion para aquellos que se inscriban en iTalki usando el enlace y el código promocional proporcionados?
-La promoción consiste en obtener cinco dólares adicionales gratis en créditos de iTalki al comprar diez dólares en créditos usando el código promocional del guion, pero la oferta es válida solo para las primeras 50 personas que la utilicen.
¿Cuál es la importancia de conocer y poder reproducir los sonidos de enlace y el sonido 'schwa' para mejorar la comprensión del inglés hablado por hablantes nativos?
-Conocer y poder reproducir estos sonidos es fundamental para comprender el inglés hablado rápidamente, ya que son características comunes de la pronunciación en la habla coloquial y pueden afectar significativamente la forma en que se perciben las palabras y frases.
Outlines
😀 Aprendiendo a entender a hablantes nativos de inglés
El primer párrafo presenta un video de 'Smashing English' con el objetivo de enseñar a los estudiantes a entender a hablantes nativos de inglés. Se menciona que la comprensión es más difícil cuando se habla a una velocidad rápida y se ofrecen consejos para mejorar. Se da un ejemplo de discurso formal y uno informal para ilustrar la diferencia en la facilidad de comprensión. Se enfatiza la importancia de diversificar la práctica de escucha más allá de charlas TED y miembros de la realeza, y se sugiere escuchar programas no guionados como reality shows y podcasts para adaptarse a diferentes dialectos y situaciones.
🗣️ Mejora tu comprensión de inglés hablando con nativos
El segundo párrafo se enfoca en la estrategia de hablar con hablantes nativos de inglés como medio para mejorar la comprensión del idioma. Se recomienda la plataforma iTalki para recibir lecciones personalizadas de idioma en línea. El hablante del video menciona su experiencia de tres años y medio utilizando iTalki tanto como profesor como estudiante, destacando la variedad de profesores y la oportunidad de interactuar con accentos y patrones de habla auténticos. También se ofrece un código promocional exclusivo para los primeros 50 usuarios que adquieran créditos iTalki.
🔗 Comprender los sonidos de enlace en inglés
El tercer párrafo aborda la dificultad de entender el inglés hablado rápidamente debido a los sonidos de enlace, que son comunes pero no siempre evidentes para los no nativos. Se explican los mecanismos detrás de la enlace fonética, como el uso de un sonido 'y' entre dos vocales y la inserción de un sonido 'r' intrusivo antes de palabras que comiencen con una vocal, incluso si no hay una 'r' escrita. Se sugiere que la práctica de estos sonidos, entendiendo su función y cómo se pronuncian, ayudará a los estudiantes a comprender mejor el inglés hablado por hablantes nativos.
🎵 Práctica de la enlace fonética a través de la canto
El cuarto párrafo continúa la discusión sobre la enlace fonética, presentando la técnica de practicar la pronunciación de oraciones como si fueran canciones para mejorar la fluidez y la comprensión. Se menciona la tendencia de los hablantes en el Reino Unido a omitir el sonido 'h' en ciertas palabras y se enfatiza la importancia de familiarizarse con la pronunciación de sonidos de enlace específicos del Reino Unido. Se sugiere que la práctica de estos sonidos y la observación de los videos de podcasts pueden ser útiles para comprender mejor el inglés hablado rápidamente.
📚 Comprender el uso del esvaí y las contracciones en inglés
El quinto párrafo destaca la importancia de comprender el uso del esvaí, la vocal más común en el inglés británico, y las contracciones, que son comunes en el habla coloquial de los hablantes nativos. Se explica cómo el esvaí puede hacer que las palabras parezcan similares y cómo las contracciones cambian la pronunciación de las palabras de manera significativa. Se sugiere que los estudiantes deben aprender y practicar estas características del inglés para mejorar su comprensión, especialmente cuando se trata de escuchar a hablantes que usan un acento o dialecto específico.
👂 No te centres solo en las palabras, presta atención a las pistas no verbales
El sexto y último párrafo enfatiza la necesidad de escuchar más allá de las palabras y prestar atención a las señales no verbales y a la hesitación en la habla. Se sugiere que los estudiantes se familiaricen con los sonidos de pausa y las expresiones faciales de los hablantes para seguir mejor su proceso de pensamiento. Además, se recomienda no esperar oraciones completas y perfectas, ya que la conversación natural a menudo no sigue una estructura de inicio, desarrollo y fin como en la escritura. El video concluye con una llamada a la acción para que los estudiantes se interesen en los sonidos del inglés y practiquen activamente para mejorar su comprensión.
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Keywords
💡Entendimiento del idioma
💡TED Talks
💡Diversificación de la práctica de escucha
💡iTalki
💡Enlazando sonidos
💡Schwa
💡Contracciones
💡Dialecto
💡Fenómenos de habla rápida
💡Comunicación no verbal
Highlights
Understanding English native speakers can be challenging, especially when they speak at different speeds.
The video provides tips to improve comprehension of English native speakers.
People often speak in public settings with a prepared script, which can make them easier to understand.
Younger speakers may use dialects unfamiliar to learners, making comprehension more difficult.
Diversifying listening practice with unscripted materials like reality shows and podcasts can improve understanding.
The importance of engaging in real conversations with native speakers to enhance listening skills.
iTalki is recommended as a platform for one-on-one language lessons with native speakers.
Linking sounds in English speech can be confusing for non-native speakers.
Learning to produce linking sounds can help in understanding fast English speech.
The intrusive 'r' is a feature of English linking that can be particularly challenging.
The schwa sound is common in British English and understanding it is crucial for comprehension.
Contractions are frequently used in spoken English and knowing them can prevent misunderstanding.
Listening for hesitation sounds and physical cues can aid in following a speaker's thoughts.
Speakers may use new or altered words that can confuse non-native listeners.
The importance of not waiting for complete sentences in spoken English.
Becoming fascinated by the sounds of English can significantly improve listening skills.
The video concludes with a reminder to engage with the sounds of English for better understanding.
Transcripts
Let me guess. You can understand English speakers perfectly well when they talk
at this speed. However, when ..... It's harder to understand them. Let me help.
[Music] Good morning, good afternoon and good evening. Welcome to Smashing English! Before
we start this video, be sure to subscribe because we make new videos all the time,
and I don't want you to miss any. So, with that said, let's get on with the video.
Okay, let's really learn how to understand English native speakers, I have some tips
that will help you. Okay, tip number one. I bet you can understand this person. "People often
ask me why I'm so interested in the mental health of children and young people, and the answer is
quite simple. Because I think that every child should have the best possible start in life."
And I'm pretty sure you will find it much harder to understand this person. "I know other girls
in relationships let these things slide, and you know, let their boyfriends text every Tom,
Dick and Harry." Let's try another example. Can you understand this person? "The goal, the
objective of economic policy should be collective well-being. How happy and healthy a population is,
not just how wealthy a population is." I'm just guessing, but I think you can understand that
person pretty well. But what about this person? "That thing, I've not been able to sit back and
enjoy it because you're always on the move to the next thing, and on the move, the next
thing. I think that's why, during lockdown, I really struggled as well, because it was like,
on to the next thing, and there is no next thing now because we're all in Covid." Much harder?
Let's figure out why. I gave you four examples there. Two of them were quite easy to understand,
and two of them were more of a challenge. Okay, so the two examples that were easier to understand,
they were talking in a public setting. They had something that was prepared. They had a script
or a speech written, and they were presenting to a large group of people. The other two examples
featured much younger speakers using a dialect that maybe you are not familiar with. They were
speaking in a setting where nothing was planned, nothing was prepared, and they were just talking
to one, maybe two people in quite an intimate setting. So, my first tip is diversify your
listening practice. Stop watching TED Talks. Stop watching members of the royal family. TED
Talks are great. I love TED Talks, but they are presenting. They have written a script. They have
planned and practiced what they are going to say, and they want a large group of people to be able
to understand them. So, of course, you'll be able to understand them. That's their main goal. So,
when you are doing English listening practice, make it your mission to find things that are
unscripted. Reality shows, podcasts, chat shows. Diversify the listening practice,
because then your ear is like a muscle. Your ear will become so flexible, so adaptable. Your ear
will be ready to listen to any voice, any dialect. So, when you talk to someone, it's like you've
done the hard work. This conversation is easy. I can understand you. Moving on to my next tip. Keep
watching for an in-depth analysis of the sounds that make English speakers so hard to understand.
My next tip involves a strategy that humans have been using since the dawn of time to understand
each other, and that is talking to another human being. So, I want to recommend a resource that
I myself have used for the last three and a half years. Without a doubt, one of the best
and most effective ways to improve your English listening quickly is by actually speaking to an
English native. It's authentic, it's real, and it works. So, as most of you know, I teach and learn
on iTalki. ITalki is an online learning platform that offers one-to-one customised language lessons
in over 150 languages. Although, just guessing, you're probably going to go there for English
lessons. But hey, I'm just assuming. There's absolutely no subscription involved. You just
pay for the lessons you want, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, an hour, an hour and a half,
whatever suits you, boo. And the prices start at only five dollars, which is amazing. Like I said,
I teach English on italki, and I have done for over three years, so clearly, I'm a fan.
Aussi, j'apprends le Français sur iTalki. And it's great because I'm able to choose
from a huge variety of teachers. They are different ages. They have different accents,
different speech patterns, different specialties. So, if you're struggling with a particular accent,
find a teacher on iTalki with that accent, and you will notice how quickly that accent becomes
less and less confusing because you are actually interacting with it. When you actually engage
with a human who is using their authentic accent, pace, and speech patterns, it's so much easier to
decipher what they're actually talking about. And luckily for you, I have an excellent offer. Use
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to the first 50 users that get it. So go, go, go, go. Okay, tip number three. Let's talk about the
practicalities here, because I truly think that this, this is the main reason why understanding
fast English is so hard, and it's all because of linking. It's because of those annoying linking
sounds that everybody does. So let me talk you through some of the most common linking sounds and
how to understand them. I believe that the best way to understand something is to be able to do
it yourself. So, learn these linking sounds like you are going to do them. Try to make them with
your own mouth. Try to actually do them because if you understand the mechanics of how you make the
linking sounds, it will sound a lot less alien when you hear someone else doing those linking
sounds. Okay, so let's look at this sentence here. I actually saw a dog in his window on Tuesday. I
actually saw a dog in his window on Tuesday. Now, can you see how that could be quite confusing
if I say that really quickly? I actually saw a dog on his window on Tuesday. It's crazy talk,
crazy talk. And it's because it's like I'm saying one big word. There are no gaps in the middle.
It's just one long word. So, let's talk through the linking sounds. So, the first one we've got,
"I actually." Now, no one says, "I actually." They don't put a gap in the middle. What we do,
definitely in a lot of accents in the UK, definitely in standard English, most of these
links are based on standard English, but a lot of them are international. Lots of different dialects
use these linking sounds. So, when you've got an I actually, how are we going to link that? So,
what we're going to put in the middle is we're going to put a "y" sound. So,
it becomes "I actually." Why do we say "Y"? Let me tell you. So, this is a vowel-to-vowel link. Okay,
so we've got an "I" and then we've got an "ah." "I - ah." All right? So there's two vowel sounds, so
we have to create a link because they don't really link together without putting something in there.
"I" ends wide. Because when we do "i," it's like we're ending on a smile. And this is the same for
"a" and "e." So, when you've got this wide vowel, smiley vowel, let's call them smiley vowels,
then to get to the next word, if it starts with a vowel, you have to put a "yuh" because it's easy
to. Because our mouth is already wide, and when we do "yuh," it's a wide sound as well. "I" smile
"yuh." "Actually." "Yuh." And you just release it. "I actually." "I actually," Like that. Okay,
moving on to the next linking sound in this sentence. "I actually saw a dog." Hold on a
second. I definitely just did an "r" sound. "I actually saw a dog." I can't see an "r" there.
Can you? Am I? I can't see an "r." But I said an "r," and that is because we have the feature
called an intrusive "r." Now, if you are only concerned with understanding American speakers,
don't worry about the intrusive "r." But if you want to understand a lot of people from Britain,
you need to understand what the intrusive "r" is. So, the intrusive "r" is when we insert an "r"
to link to the next word, even though there's not an "r" that is written there. We just put one in,
and this can be extremely confusing when you're listening to fast English because you've
definitely heard an "r." Hold on, there was an "r" there. What's going on? But there isn't. We've
just put one in to help with linking. So, let's look at the example. "I actually saw a." So, the
reason why we're doing an "r" here is because we have the "or" sound of "saw" and then an "a." We
have another open vowel sound. "Saw a." So, if we didn't have the linking "r," the intrusive "r," it
would sound odd. It would sound like "I actually saw. A." We would have to put a gap in there,
but we don't like putting gaps in when we speak. It's annoying. So, actually, "saw" feels like it
should rhyme with "door," right? It's the same sound. "Saw," "door." Look at the word "door."
There's an "r" on the end. Okay, so actually, this sound feels like it ends in an "r." The word "saw"
kind of sounds like it ends in an "r," and that is why we are using the "r" sound. In a lot of
UK dialects if you have a word that could end in an "r," it sounds the same as a word that ends in
an "r" followed by a vowel, we're probably going to put an intrusive "r" in there. For example,
my name is Laura. Laura. It ends on a schwa, but what other words end in a schwa in English?
We have mother, father, water, better. Oh, look, R, R, R, R, R. So, that schwa sound sometimes is
spelled like "er." So, if I have to link my name to something else that's a vowel, I have to put
an "r" in there. So, I say, "Laura is." "Laura is great." So, push yourself. Try to do the intrusive
"r." Try to make that sound. Get familiar with it. Get comfortable with it. Learn how it works.
Imagine you are an actor learning an accent for a role or something, and if you can do it, you will
definitely understand it when you hear it. So, now we have this. Okay, "I actually saw a dog."
"In." Now, the next link is a little bit easier because we have a hard consonant, "dog," and
then a vowel. When you've got that hard consonant followed by a vowel, just push the two together
like it's one word. So, instead of saying, "dog. in," you're going to say, "dog in." So,
it's like the second part of that sound is "gin." You've put the "g" in front of the next word. It's
one sound. "I actually saw a dog in." Now, the next linking sound is kind of UK-specific as well,
because a lot of the time in the UK, we will drop our "h's." You will hear this in parts of London,
places like Liverpool, Birmingham. Sometimes, we just don't like the "h." So, for example, here,
instead of saying, "in his," we're probably going to say, "in is." "In is." "In is." We've taken
away that "h" completely, and we've made it into one word. "I actually saw a dog in his." We just
smush everything together. Everything's just connected. "I actually saw a dog in his window
on Tuesday." Didn't stop once. So, how can you practice this? How can you learn how to do this?
I have one very simple technique for you. I want you to say a sentence like a song. When you listen
to singers, everything is connected. Everything goes like this. It doesn't stop. It just goes
like this. There are no gaps in there. So, if we sang this sentence, "I actually saw a dog in his
window on Tuesday," it doesn't have to be a tune, or anything. It can be straight. "I actually saw
a dog in his window on Tuesday." Make it one continuous sound. Don't stop the sound. So,
practice speaking in songs. So, read a book, but sing it. That's my best advice for you.
Sing. Connect things together. You've got to become best friends with linking sounds if you
want to understand fast English. Okay, moving on to my next tip. If you want to understand fast
spoken English, especially with speakers from the UK, you have to be prepared for the schwa. Okay,
the schwa is everywhere. It's the most common vowel sound in British English. It happens all
the time, and if you're listening to someone speaking, it might just sound like you're
hearing the same sound over and over again, and it can be very hard to differentiate. Okay,
so that was a schwa, but it's an "o." That was a schwa, but it's an "a." That's all over the
place. Okay, so if you are not familiar, a schwa sounds like this: uh, uh, uh, uh.
It's not a very cheery sound. It's not very happy. It's pretty miserable. Uh,
Uh, Uh, Uh, Staying alive, staying alive. It's just neutral. Nothing happens with the mouth,
nothing happens with the tongue. "Uh." In a standard English dialect, this sentence
would sound a little something like this. "I was a doctor for two years, a teacher for four years,
and then an administrator because I love change." Did you hear that 'uh' all the way through? And
a schwa doesn't have to be one letter. A schwa isn't always an "a" or an "e." It's very hard to
spot because they just happen all the time. So, for example, on a word like "doctor," "teacher,"
these "er" or "or" ending words, that will be a schwa. So, "doctor," "teacher," "administrator,"
that will be a schwa. Also, the word "for," a lot of the time, we don't complete that sound. We just
go "fuh" A doctor for two years, a teacher for seven years. We're not even completing the word.
We're just saying "fuh." Also, the word "was" can become "was." "Was." "Was." "W-u-z." "I was
a doctor." "I was a doctor for two years." "I was a doctor for two years, a teacher for seven years,
and an administrator." "An administrator." The schwa just takes over. So, you have to
be prepared to hear it, and you have to know when to do it and how to do it. So, do some research,
practice. Become, like I said, like an actor who's learning an accent. Become fascinated by the
sounds. If you are not interested in the sounds that English speakers are making, you'll never
understand them when they speak quickly because you're not curious about the sounds. Okay, moving
on to my next tip. So, my next piece of advice for you is stop listening for sentences. Stop
waiting for the sentence to have a nice end. Stop waiting for the thought to be completed. We don't
speak in sentences. Listen to your own native language or listen to how you speak with people.
It's very rare that we have clean sentences that have a lovely beginning, middle, and an end. It's
not the same as writing. We get distracted. We say the start of a sentence, and then we forget,
and then we say something else. So, if you have a target dialect that you are trying to understand,
let's say you really want to understand, um, Irish English. You're moving to Dublin, and you want to
understand the Irish dialect, and you want to know how to understand fast Irish speakers,
then learn what their hesitation sound is. Because some people go, "Uh." Some people go,
"Eh." Some people go, "Mm." Some people go mmm. Figure out what that sound is." Because you don't
want the hesitation sound to confuse you, and try to follow physical cues. If you can pay attention
to the person's face and their gestures, try to follow their thoughts. Don't just listen
to the words they are saying, because most of our communication comes from non-verbal communication.
So, if I'm talking to you, but I stop, and maybe I move on to this thought, you can tell
that I stopped this thought and I moved on to this thought just by paying attention to my features.
So, if you watch podcasts, that's really great. You know, a lot of podcasts, they have videos now,
so you can watch the person who is speaking and try to follow their train of thought,
because we never talk in sentences. It's very rare. So, this is another reason why I don't
want you to watch anything scripted, because when it's scripted, ah, beginning, middle,
end, beginning, middle, end. But that's not how we speak in everyday life. Okay,
moving on. Sometimes it's not that your English listening is really bad. It's that the person you
are listening to is using new words that you've not heard before, or they are taking words that
you think you know, but they've changed it. So let's talk about contractions, because we
love contractions. English native speakers do it all the time, and I think these might be some of
the things that confuse you. So, for example, the one that everyone knows: "gonna." Okay, instead of
"going to," we say "gonna." "I'm gonna love this film tonight. I really think I'm gonna love it."
What about "wanna?" Instead of "want to," we say "wanna." "I don't wanna go." "I don't wanna go."
This one you might not know, "Tryna," instead of "trying to." "I'm tryna to find my keys."
What about "gimme?" "Gimme," "give me that." "Hey, give me that." "Dunno" instead of "don't
know." "I don't know." "I don't know." "Is not" becomes "ain't." "Ain't." "I ain't going." This
one you might not know, "Lemme" instead of "let me." "Lemme." "Lemme see." "Hey, lemme see."
"Init," instead of "isn't it." It's like a clarification that we use a
lot in the UK. So "it's Tuesday, init?" "Kinda," instead of "kind of." Again,
we're turning that "of" into a schwa. So it's not "kind of," it's "kinda." "I'm kinda hungry."
And "dya," instead of "do you." People say, "Dya want that?" "Dya want to go to the cinema?" "Dya
want to go to the cinema?" "Dya want to go to the cinema?" You've got to learn these contractions.
You've got to be familiar with them because they happen a lot, and I don't want that to confuse
you when people are talking in fast English. So in conclusion, if you want to understand fast
English from native speakers, you need to learn the sounds that they are making. If possible,
you should be able to do their accent. You should be able to mimic their linking
sounds. You should know what a schwa is. You should be able to recognise what a schwa is.
You should know the difference between "dad" and "dead." You should know the difference
in those vowel sounds. So you've got to become fascinated by sounds, consonants,
and vowels. Get involved. Do your research, and you will notice a huge difference, I promise you.
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