Speaking: Pronunciation B2 - Lesson 1: Connected Speech: Assimilation & Elision (e.g., "did you" -> /dɪdʒu/)

B2

Connected Speech

ការនិយាយភ្ជាប់ពាក្យ

🎯 Objective / គោលបំណង:

Stop sounding like a robot. Learn to blend sounds (Assimilation) and skip sounds (Elision) to flow like a native speaker.

💬 Scenario: Planning a Trip

Dara "Did you go to the shop?" /dɪdʒu goʊ/

Vanna "Not yet. I'll go next week." /neks wi:k/ (The 't' disappears)

Dara "Don't you want to come now?" /doʊntʃu wɑnə kʌm/

The Fluency Switch

Toggle to hear the difference between "Robot" and "Natural" speech.

Assimilation (T + Y = CH)

Robot 🤖

Natural 🗣️

"Don't you know?"

/doʊnt ju noʊ/

Elision (Disappearing T/D)

Robot 🤖

Natural 🗣️

"Next day"

/nekst deɪ/

The Rules

1. Assimilation (Blending)

When two sounds mix to make a new sound.

T + Y = CH ("Meet you" -> /mee-chu/)
D + Y = J ("Did you" -> /di-ju/)

2. Elision (Deleting)

When a sound disappears, usually /t/ or /d/ between two consonants.

"Most common" -> /mos common/
"Left back" -> /lef back/

Predict the Sound

How does a native speaker say "Would you?"

A. /wud ju/ (Separate sounds)

B. /wud-ju/ (Like "J" in Judge)

How does a native speaker say "Last month"?

A. /las munth/ (The T disappears)

B. /last munth/ (Pronounce the T clearly)