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Pronunciation/Unit 10: T + Y Fusion (Ch)

Vocabulary

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Fusion

//ˈfjuː.ʒən//

"Merge."

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Don't you

//dəʊntʃu//

"Question."

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Meet you

//miːtʃu//

"See."

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Can't you

//kɑːntʃu//

"Question."

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Nice to meet you

//miːtʃu//

"Greet."

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Get you

//getʃu//

"Understand."

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What you

//wɒtʃu//

"Query."

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Convert

//kənˈvɜːt//

"Change."

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Informal

//ɪnˈfɔː.məl//

"Casual."

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Natural

//ˈnætʃ.ər.əl//

"Real."

Article

The 'Ch' Train 🚂

When a word ends in T and the next starts with Y (usually 'you' or 'your'), they fuse into CH (/tʃ/).

  • Don't you -> Don-chu.
  • Meet you -> Mee-chu.
  • Last year -> Las-chear.
  • Bet you -> Bet-chu.

Practice

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1.

'Can't you go?' sounds like...

2.

'I'll let you know'.

3.

'Nice to meet you' usually uses...

4.

'What you doing?' -> Whatcha doing?

5.

'Last year'.

6.

'Want you'.

7.

Is this slang?

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T + Y becomes...

9.

'Hate you' (Playful).

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"Not yet".

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