Reductions - Part 2

YouTube has a ton of resources for English learners. These videos increase in value when a native English speaker is nowhere to be found. The clip below demonstrates the use of a reduction. The production value is low, but it illustrates my point nicely. Pronunciation tips, intonation information and accent reduction clues are also available, to name a few.





Find the first set of reductions and a more detailed description of their use at: Native English Teacher.




Reductions formed with word (s) + you


betcha = bet + you
Betcha can't eat just one.
Bet you can't eat just one.


doncha = don't + you
Doncha think that exam was hard.
Don't you think that exam was hard.


getcha = get + you
I'm planning to getcha some new clothes.
I'm planning to get you some new clothes.


gotcha = got + you
I already gotcha some new clothes.
I already got you some new clothes.


howarya = how + are + you
Howarya doing today?
How are you doing today?


howdya = how + do + you
Howdya make delicious sushi?
How do you make delicious sushi?


howjya = how + did + you
Howjya get the money for school?
How did you get the money for school?


howujya = how + would + you
Howujya get the answer to this problem.
How would you get the answer to this problem.


jya = did + you
Jya go to class today?
Did you go to class today?


waddaya = what + are + you
Waddaya doing tonight?
What are you doing tonight?


waddaya = what + do + you
Waddaya think of this restaurant?
What do you think of this restaurant?


wancha = want + you
I wancha to do your homework.
I want you to do your homework.


whajya = what + did + you
Whajya do today?
What did you do today?


whenjya = when + did + you
Whenjya decide to study English?
When did you decide to study English?


wherjya = where + did + you
Wherjya go today?
Where did you go today?


whojya = who + did + you
Whojya go to the park with today?
Who did you go to the park with today?


woujya = would + you
Woujya like to go to the movies tonight?
Would you like to go to the movies tonight?



Reductions formed with word + have


coulda = could + have
I coulda eaten one more donut.
I could have eaten one more donut.


mighta = might + have
I mighta gone to the party if she wasn't going.
I might have gone to the party if she wasn't going.


musta = must + have
She musta been really tired after working so many hours.
She must have been really tired after working so many hours.


shoulda = should + have
You really shoulda come with us.
You really should have come with us.


woulda = would + have
I woulda come if I wasn't working.
I would have come if I wasn't working.