1025 - Don’t you IS Don-cha Speak Naturally in a Minute | Happy English

Hey there! It’s Michael here - and welcome back to Speak Naturally in a Minute from Happy English. I’m here every week with a quick one-point lesson to help you improve your pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation.

Today, let’s look at another very common sound change in American English:  “don’t you.” In everyday American English, we usually pronounce don'y you as don-cha. 

That’s because when the T sound and the Y sound come together, they blend into a CH sound. And the OO of you becomes UH. So... don’t you becomes don-cha

• Don’t you know that? becomes Don-cha know that?
• Don’t you want to go? becomes Don-cha wanna go?
• Don’t you remember? becomes Don-cha remember?

Let’s practice. Repeat after me: Don-cha know that?         Don-cha wanna go?       Don-cha remember?

Nice and smooth - don-cha. Using this kind of linking makes your English smoother and more natural.

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