How to speak English fast and understand natives (Part IV)

Learn how connected speech will help you speak English faster, more fluently, and much more like a native speaker.

(1) WEAK FORMS. There are a large number of words in English which can have a "full" form and a "weak" form. This is because English is a stressed timed language, and in trying to make the intervals between stressed syllables equal, to give the phrase rhythm, we tend to swallow non-essential words. Thus, conjunctions, pronouns, prepositions, auxiliaries and articles are often lost.

(2) LINKING. Linking is probably what most people think of first when they think of connected speech. Linking happens when the end of one word blends into another.

(3) ELISION. Elision means the omission of one or more sounds. Generally, one sound is changed by a similar or stronger sound next to it. Sound /n/ followed by /t/ is usually pronounced as double /n/, double /t/ is often pronounced as double /d/ or /l/.

(4) ASSIMILATION. Assimilation is when two sounds combine, creating a new one.

(5) INTRUSION. Intrusion means an additional sound “intrudes” or inserts itself between others. It is often is a /j/ or /w/ or /r/ sound between two other vowel sounds.

(6) GEMINATES. They are like twins. Often when one word ends with the same letter as the beginning of the next word, you should connect the two words in your speech.

Time codes:
0:00 Why you don't understand native speakers
1:13 Avoid non-essential words
3:19 Link words together
4:18 Substitute one sound with another one
6:24 Singers do this all the time
7:40 What is intrusion and how it can help you speak fast
8:17 When two words become one
8:53 About “Learn to Speak English Like an American” intensive course

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Time codes:
0:00 Why you don't understand native speakers
1:13 Avoid non-essential words
3:19 Link words together
4:18 Substitute one sound with another one
6:24 Singers do this all the time
7:40 What is intrusion and how it can help you speak fast
8:17 When two words become one
8:53 About “Learn to Speak English Like an American” intensive course

[bloom]

lets just appreciate her hardwork for findings short clips of every word of the same accent she

[ratnasharma]

Marina be expanding my vocabulary more than my English teacher.

[tayabashaikh]

She is the first teacher of English on YouTube
Whom I can understand clearly without subtitles...

[Ana.Forlin]

As a native English speaker, I totally didn't realise that we did these things, but you really nailed it. We do these things we don't even realise we do!

[avengers]

I understand everything in English 😂 but hesitate to speak it

[Benson_Benjo_official]

I'm happy that my favourite teacher is

[katewolf]

I am an american and we love accents!!! so if you are afraid because you have an accent do not worry, you will have people asking you how to get your accent.

[ashwaniroycharans]

City - Cidy
Centre- Cenner
"T" be like Am I a Joke to you ...
Thanks Marina

[padmagogoi]

When it comes to Marina's videos, I always like before I watch

[itsjustnitya]

It seems like *T* is the most underrated letter😅

[fransmag]

the feeling that you're understanding almost everything is amazing but to speak and write it's a little difficult yet bc idk what words to use. btw you're a great teatcher! hi from Brazil

[monalisadas]

I love the way you learn us English . The easiest version ever.

[geethav]

I'm learning English since 7 years but not much improvement in my vocabulary but seeing Marina ma'ams videos I get encouraged to learn English always..

[AaronRossman]

I love watching your videos even as a native speaker, because it helps me realize what I do in my every day native tongue and helps me better carve out my Spanish skills.

[laureeen_]

I learned so much with yours videos, Marina. This summer I was learning English many times with this form. And I prefer the American accent because It sounds so different, so... It's great.

[superduperenglishidioms]

Great tips, Marina! As an English teacher myself, I feel that "linking words" will come naturally once the learner reaches a certain level and shouldn't be forced. For example, a learner shouldn't learn "gonna, " but should just learn, "going to."

[anismorsalin]

She is a really superb mentor teaching English! Great Thanks for production amazing Tutorials!

[imagineandmanifest]

i've never been to america but i actually talk like americans and i decided to watch this video just so i could test if i actually talk like americans or not😭 trust me, everything she told was what i've been doing for like forever, 😭i learned all of this pronunciation from vloggers, singers, shows .. never knew something like "talk like americans" exists😭 i'm happy, thankkssss teacher❤️✨

[ninamariawolk]

Since I've been watching your videos and lots of movies with English subtitles on my problems with understanding natives become less and less every day. Thank you for all those videos you regularly upload and generally all the great content you produce :) Loads of love from Germany^^ (Besides, I've learned 'loads of love' from one of your videos and use it really often^^)