Hi ChatterFoxes do you want to sound like a native speaker when you speak
American English in this video you're going to learn five words that you're
probably not saying like a native before we get started make sure you're
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English pronunciation videos that we have in this series so now on to the
list of the five words that you're probably not pronouncing like in native
word number one is probably most native speakers will reduce the word probably
to prolly prolly which means you don't hear /?/ sound at all
for example someone may ask where's Jose and the answer I don't know probably at
lunch probably at lunch say that with me and make sure you focus on reducing
probably - prolly with just two syllables probably at lunch probably at
lunch probably at lunch great word number two that you're probably not
pronouncing like a native is come here come here usually is reduced to come
here meaning the sound in here is completely eliminated so you don't hear
that sound at all come here come here when you say this phrase though come
here be careful because it can sound a little bit rude like you're talking to a
child so if you're talking to an adult and you want to be respectful you should
say can you come here can you come here so practice saying that with me can you
come here can you come here can you come here great on the other hand if you're
really excited about something and happy and you want to share that with
one that would be an appropriate time to tell an adult come here
so in that case you could say come here you gotta see this
so practice saying that with me now come here you've got to see this
come here you've got to see this come here you got to see this great job
the third thing you're probably not pronouncing like a native is one two one
two is usually reduced to wanna wanna like
in the question what do you want to do today practice saying that with me and
use the reduction wanna what do you want to do today and also keep in mind that
we're reducing the do to death what uh yeah what do you what do you
want to do today what do you want to do today what do you want to do today great
job and the fourth thing that you're probably not pronouncing like a native
is what's that what's that is a very common thing to say when you want
someone to repeat something meaning you didn't understand it or you didn't hear
it so instead of asking what because that sounds a little rude and direct you
can say what's that meaning what's that what's that you just said what was that
that you just said all that is reduced to what's that what sad what's that
what's that so practice saying that with me and the only sounds you need to be
making are what ah what's that what's that what's that great Job and the final
thing that you're probably not pronouncing like a native is the phrase
come on so I'm going to tell you a story about
this brains and see if you can figure out what it
means so I teach teenagers and one time one of my teenagers was taking an exam
on a computer with his eyes closed like this and I said to the student come
on come on meaning are you serious are you serious
come on when you say come on you're making /?/ sound come on come on and come
on can also mean hurry up come on we're gonna be late come on we're gonna be
late great now that you know how to say these
five things even better than a native I have a question for you about the story
that I told in the United States most American public schools require that
students take an average of eight standardized tests per year standardized
tests are tests from the government in addition to any test that the teacher
wants to give for him or herself eight standardized tests from the government
in some people's opinion is too much but other people think that having all of
this data from the tests is important to know if American public schools are
teaching the children what they should know and I want to know what you think
do you think eight government tests per year is too much for a child or do you
think it's great to have all of that data on the child's success in school
tell me your opinion in the comments below
can't wait to hear from you great job now you're already on your way to
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