English Conversation: Are YOU Using Contractions and Reductions Correctly?

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  • Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
  • I made a FREE guide for you on all the sounds in American English!: rachelsenglish.com/cheat-sheet
    English conversation is different from written English, and I can show you how to master it! When we’re speaking English we use contractions and reductions to gain a smooth pattern and fast pace. I’ll show you how these two elements work together to make English conversation sound natural and comfortable. By using reductions and contractions when speaking English the texture of the language shifts. In this video I’ll show you a comparison of natural- and not-natural spoken English so that you can see and hear the differences! If you’re an English student seeking help with English conversation this video will really help you. Speaking English like a native speaker takes some practice and training, but don’t worry!...I’ve got your back. I’ll help you master contractions and reductions and you’ll be sounding more like a native speaker in no time. I’ll teach you how to make your spoken English sound natural and smooth and provide you with lots of opportunities to practice.
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    00:00 Introduction
    00:17 Sounds of American English Cheat Sheet
    00:30 Conversation 1
    04:56 Using contractions
    05:25 Using Reductions
    06:01 T-Pronunciations
    06:14 Shout out and join the community
    06:31 Conversation 2
    12:14 Contractions Recap
    15:07 Conversation 3
    22:37 What do you think / What my students think
    22:57 Conversation 4
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 294

  • @ngar2010
    @ngar2010 11 місяців тому +3

    It's been many many years I learnt English, its not until i come to know Reduction skill in spoken English I hardly understand any movie or serial what's the characters talking about. No teacher ever taught us

  • @michaelsmith1262
    @michaelsmith1262 Рік тому +32

    I love these videos. As a native English speaker, they really make me realize why understanding conversational speaking in other languages is so hard for me to learn. I've studied several languages, and I get to a certain level and then progress slows way down because my ear is not used to the way natives speak. The shortening of words, swallowing letters, combining words, etc. It takes a lot of exposure to this kind of speaking to actually progress to a high level of fluency.
    When I hear certain languages, I find it hard to hear the separation of words. It often sounds like mumbling, and that's because my ears are not accustomed to it. For native speakers, your brain pieces fragments of words that are not pronounced clearly into what they are supposed to be and you just naturally understand. This is a hurdle non-natives just can't easily get past.

    • @markd8369
      @markd8369 Рік тому

      Same here Mr. Smith. I experience the same phenomenon while listening to and studying other languages.

    • @MsTessG
      @MsTessG Рік тому

      This is exactly my problem learning Spanish.

    • @ndjubilant8391
      @ndjubilant8391 Рік тому

      @@MsTessG Try Tandem for speaking practice with natives

  • @splendjet7792
    @splendjet7792 Рік тому +3

    thanks for sharing those tips with us Rachel . thuth to be told i have a lot of time watching your videos on UA-cam , i didn't know the importance of reduction in English , i my country i used to speak accurate English . On JUly i moved to another country , i wanted to work and applied for some companies , i've been rejected so so many times . after 1 month watching your videos on UA-cam laugh laugh good news , i got hired in two companies at the same time cause my English has improve a lot . now i wan to go in depth with you by join your academy . Rachel , you're a gift coming from the heaven . I love you !

  • @antondymkovych6150
    @antondymkovych6150 Рік тому +2

    Wow, how powerful!🔋That’s everything about what I've been struggling to find for a long time! I need to review this again, and each day instead of staring at all the garbage the internet is overflowing with.
    Thanks a lot!

  • @AhmedalHijazi
    @AhmedalHijazi Рік тому +1

    Rachel has long been the master of English pronunciation and accent, we are thankful for your amazing content presented in your lovely personality

    • @rachelsenglish
      @rachelsenglish  Рік тому

      Thanks for this great feedback @Ahmed - it's always great to hear positive things! :)

  • @sivakumarkaliyan8707
    @sivakumarkaliyan8707 Рік тому +2

    I got it for all line-by-line word practice, very useful to me, thank you to both teams

  • @georgemashraqi9511
    @georgemashraqi9511 Рік тому +1

    Thanks, you're the best teacher in the world.

  • @yaseenshamsudeen7223
    @yaseenshamsudeen7223 Рік тому +1

    This kind teching and learning technique are very useful for non native English students. Thanks

  • @inesjosegonzalezsalina9395
    @inesjosegonzalezsalina9395 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for teaching me with every lesson.. I'll be practicing these phrases all week.. you're amazing!!

  • @sayranaubakirov1177
    @sayranaubakirov1177 2 місяці тому

    Thank you so much for useful lesson Rachel.

    • @rachelsenglish
      @rachelsenglish  2 місяці тому

      You're very welcome @sayranaubakirov1177!

  • @FluencyAccentCoach
    @FluencyAccentCoach Рік тому +1

    Knowing the contractions help the conversation sounding more natural. Thanks for teaching.

  • @faisalbusba6598
    @faisalbusba6598 Місяць тому +1

    Thanx teacher it works

  • @richa.panjiyar
    @richa.panjiyar Рік тому +1

    Best way to explain

  • @wangjiazheng9281
    @wangjiazheng9281 Рік тому +2

    As a Chinese learner of English, your videos really really helped me a lot.

  • @mariovelardehere
    @mariovelardehere Рік тому +2

    I lovur clases.
    My english is betering evri dei.
    Thnx Richi.

  • @jfsilvaNet
    @jfsilvaNet Рік тому +1

    Rachel is the best and most wonderful teacher, I love it

  • @sunnylee4960
    @sunnylee4960 Рік тому +9

    Super ! I love your simple and easy comparison explanations! Thanks so much Rachel !🎉😊

  • @friends1984
    @friends1984 8 місяців тому

    Thank you very much My favorite teacher

  • @splendjet7792
    @splendjet7792 Рік тому +4

    those videos are useful could you please bring us more videos like that please? because, i commit myself to spend one hour watching your videos everyday up until i join your academy.

  • @cesarjvargonzalez9219
    @cesarjvargonzalez9219 Рік тому +1

    Thanks Racheis in every lesson you take me higher.

  • @BekmurodSobirov-fx5ng
    @BekmurodSobirov-fx5ng 3 місяці тому +1

    thanks Rachel

    • @rachelsenglish
      @rachelsenglish  3 місяці тому +1

      You're welcome @BekmurodSobirov-fx5ng!

    • @BekmurodSobirov-fx5ng
      @BekmurodSobirov-fx5ng 3 місяці тому

      @@rachelsenglish how can I connect with you?
      Do you have your Facebook or telegram???

  • @kevinvitualla
    @kevinvitualla Рік тому +2

    I have been watching your videos for about half and a year now and all I can say is that my american accent has improved. people thought i was living in the states and get surprised that i do reside in the Philippines. I missed watching your videos where you include your friends and we can all see and observe natural spoken english.

    • @rachelsenglish
      @rachelsenglish  Рік тому

      That's great to hear Kevin! Thanks for your support and keep it up!

  • @andrewfletcher1341
    @andrewfletcher1341 Рік тому +1

    Hello from Paris France I love english language ,you are very interesting Lady Rachel ,personally I learn english with british accent but american english is so nice too ,respect for your Job Dame Rachel !

  • @hannie4006
    @hannie4006 Рік тому

    Good Morning Teacher! Many thanks Teacher...You've made my day 😇! LOVE YOU ❤❤❤

  • @tspum
    @tspum Рік тому

    Rachel, This video it's so helpful. Thanks.

  • @alfredo151000
    @alfredo151000 Рік тому +1

    thank you Rachel, for your time. regards from Lima -Peru.

  • @mounirkhelifi9151
    @mounirkhelifi9151 Рік тому +1

    thanks , you're a great teacher Rachel, with your cours I've been learning english on the right way

  • @Rutero1993
    @Rutero1993 Рік тому

    Amazing explanation of pronunciations. I don't found another material like this in internet. My congratulations and go on for more! Thanks.

  • @billsantospianomore678
    @billsantospianomore678 Рік тому +3

    I was a journalist from 1982-2017. At one of my gigs as an editor for five weekly community newspapers, my boss would not permit any contractions in any of our 24 papers. Of course, the reporters would sometimes forget and use contractions, so I had to change them all in their articles in addition to my regular editing. What's strange is that I wrote and edited for many other much more complex publications where contractions were perfectly fine.

  • @thaopham-ox2vb
    @thaopham-ox2vb Місяць тому

    ❤❤❤ thank you Rachel’English

  • @franciscaverdugo900
    @franciscaverdugo900 Рік тому +1

    Great video , for many years I watching your videos I love your all videos TY

  • @lucid212
    @lucid212 Рік тому

    Thanks Rachel! I found this very helpful. Keep making more of this.

  • @ibrahimabah2628
    @ibrahimabah2628 Рік тому

    thank you so much Rachel❤❤❤

  • @CHUCHE1234NEK
    @CHUCHE1234NEK Рік тому +2

    It's so great! Thank you so much, teacher Rachel.

  • @venkatakrishnaraomopidevi6048

    This video helps me so so so great

  • @hassanramadane9640
    @hassanramadane9640 Рік тому +2

    Hi Rach ,I just followed your conversation with your colleague Tom. It's really interesting and more natural English. God bless you both.you're really doing the American English promotion. The video related with conversation, it makes to hear the sounds and accents very comfortable. Thanks a lot

  • @williamarias444
    @williamarias444 Рік тому +1

    Excelente video, practice, practice, every week I learn something new

  • @clebervicente4018
    @clebervicente4018 Рік тому

    Vídeo sensacional! Está me ajudando bastante a melhorar o meu inglês. I am from Brasil

  • @taherelsayed1865
    @taherelsayed1865 Рік тому +1

    It's so great! Thank you so much, teacher Rachel

  • @Mr.Shaxzod
    @Mr.Shaxzod Рік тому +1

    Hi Rachel my name is Shakhzod. I'm learning english. You are best online-teacher. Your accent is great. I'm from Uzbekistan. Good luck. I'm going to play "green card", when I won I won't to be speak with you.

    • @rachelsenglish
      @rachelsenglish  Рік тому +1

      Hello there Shakhzod and thanks for watching!

  • @angeldaconte7021
    @angeldaconte7021 Рік тому +1

    Sus clases son reveladoras, muchas gracias!

  • @kyledelacruz3267
    @kyledelacruz3267 Рік тому +2

    Hello, Rachel! Thank you so much for all these videos. This one video of yours is reslly helpful. I'm currently having a training in a BPO company and our members/customers are Americans. I've been learning a lot from you, Thanks!!

    • @rachelsenglish
      @rachelsenglish  Рік тому

      That's great to hear Kyle! I hope you're doing well in your training! :)

  • @user-ow9mp5kh1m
    @user-ow9mp5kh1m Рік тому +2

    Lessons like this are very helpful. Thanks a lot ❤

  • @72odair
    @72odair Рік тому +1

    Great! Thanks!!

  • @isigrisa5830
    @isigrisa5830 Рік тому +1

    Excellent, Rachel!!! Thanks a lot!!!👏👏👏🙌

  • @borjaa5612
    @borjaa5612 Рік тому +1

    Richo I love your green dress ❤

  • @nooriyasmin2003
    @nooriyasmin2003 Рік тому +1

    I love your lessons ❤️❤️Thanks 🥰🥰

  • @ahmedAltariqi
    @ahmedAltariqi Рік тому +8

    You’re the BEST teacher on earth. I started watching your videos tho I didn’t understand English that much but it really helped me to speak clearly and think in English. I always get compliments from my friends and native English speakers because my pronunciation is really good, and I always tell them it’s all because of you.

  • @allan4321
    @allan4321 Рік тому +1

    This is the best channel I've ever found on UA-cam. Thanks for creating it! And I will watch all your videos, because I thought your methodology very didactic, just in a few videos.

  • @user-hj7fq2rg5m
    @user-hj7fq2rg5m Рік тому +1

    Rachel, this is awesome! Thank you!

  • @rie6275
    @rie6275 Рік тому +5

    This lesson is hilarious but very helpful for English learners! 🎉

  • @negarbiniaz
    @negarbiniaz Рік тому +1

    the great video makes me cheerful today thanks Rach we love u 🤩😘🤗

  • @marcoaurelioa.4394
    @marcoaurelioa.4394 Рік тому +1

    Masterpiece

  • @veerpalsingh5181
    @veerpalsingh5181 Рік тому +1

    Mam ... You are so amiable and adorable .. teaching skill is remarkable !!!! Love from IN🇮🇳dia

  • @prasangana1694
    @prasangana1694 Рік тому +1

    Great lesson mam

  • @eliassantos1334
    @eliassantos1334 Рік тому

    Awesome content! Thanks!

  • @DharmenderKumar-mv8tr
    @DharmenderKumar-mv8tr Рік тому

    Rachel you're simply great. As you deliver your speech and we listen it looks just I am sitting in front of you.
    Secondly your speech and style looks like indian. 👍

  • @ronaldoferreiraoliveira
    @ronaldoferreiraoliveira Рік тому

    Wow fantastic job very good vídeo teacher Rachel 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍

  • @Brennofs19
    @Brennofs19 7 місяців тому

    Much fun watching this video! I'm in the middle of the two options. The flat t sounding like "d" is so different, as well as the stop t! I really thought it was a short "r". You made it so clear for us! Thanks!

  • @ThuongNguyen-nh6hi
    @ThuongNguyen-nh6hi Рік тому +1

    Tks for your video. I really love your voice. It’s so beautiful and makes me interested in hearing English. “ Cảm ơn bạn rất nhiều” in Vietnamese.

  • @EndySefa
    @EndySefa Рік тому +4

    i think it's important to talk about intonation too. it isn't just about reductions and contractions. intonation plays a BIIIG role.

  • @Salah-ei5hs
    @Salah-ei5hs Рік тому +2

    that's so useful , we need more videos like that.

  • @thaopham-ox2vb
    @thaopham-ox2vb Місяць тому

    Now I learned. ❤

  • @anticcp8524
    @anticcp8524 Рік тому +1

    i have subcribed your channel for almost 10 years.

  • @sabinaraposo2401
    @sabinaraposo2401 Рік тому

    Excellent !! lesson

  • @ericcartier2233
    @ericcartier2233 Рік тому +1

    business as usual....your videos are verging on perfection!!

  • @nahuelmasciotra
    @nahuelmasciotra Рік тому

    thanks a lot Rachie.. I lern a lot thaks to you!!

  • @franciscaverdugo900
    @franciscaverdugo900 Рік тому

    Great, love this video I watching many times ❤

  • @jesustogether
    @jesustogether Рік тому +2

    The videos are amazing! I would really appreciate a video on a difference in pronunciation of "wonder" and "wander".

  • @yoyouyos767
    @yoyouyos767 8 місяців тому

    Thank you it is beautiful vedio , i learn new things this important for me , it's will help me 💖💖

  • @MohamedMohamed-vp6iy
    @MohamedMohamed-vp6iy Рік тому +1

    I liked it , thanks a bunch Rachel 🌷

  • @-mo3alemi919
    @-mo3alemi919 Рік тому +1

    Nice méthode really thanks

  • @cedricpako8268
    @cedricpako8268 Рік тому +1

    Thanks, Rachel. The topic is very nice!

  • @TTHDB
    @TTHDB 9 місяців тому

    Thank you so much

  • @chaimetakeisaito2589
    @chaimetakeisaito2589 Рік тому +3

    Hi Rachel. I love your class!! I would like to ask you to consider to analyze British accent and then maybe Australian accent. Listening strong different accents from American are hard for me. Thank you always. You are best English teacher ever! Have a great rest of week.

    • @michaelsmith1262
      @michaelsmith1262 Рік тому +2

      That's hard for Americans too. Thick Irish and Scottish accents I think are the hardest.

    • @robertovega936
      @robertovega936 Рік тому

      English from other countries because of the different pronunciation it's so difficult for me to understand, that's why I always going to love the American English

  • @rockspring9569
    @rockspring9569 Рік тому +1

    Great video, thanks!

  • @maryyoungblood8550
    @maryyoungblood8550 Рік тому

    Tom in the "formal" is cracking me up. He sounds like an Elizabethan actor in a bad play.

  • @antoniocarlosbelinassi1129
    @antoniocarlosbelinassi1129 Рік тому +1

    Good morning Rachel, it discussion is too useful for many students . Then I follow all your lesson and can I say excellent vídeo!

    • @rachelsenglish
      @rachelsenglish  Рік тому

      Thanks a lot Antonio!

    • @antoniocarlosbelinassi1129
      @antoniocarlosbelinassi1129 Рік тому

      @@rachelsenglishhey Rachel actually I've learned about it use contractions just only speaking, and not in the writing! Let me know if I am correct! By the way, your feedback is too fast take care!

  • @BTTHD
    @BTTHD 10 місяців тому

    thank you

  • @splendjet7792
    @splendjet7792 Рік тому +1

    i'm waiting for a discount to be part of your academy. i wanna go in depth with my English.

  • @arleyadriane488
    @arleyadriane488 Рік тому

    Very good lesson rachel wow great

  • @EnglishLearningcanal124
    @EnglishLearningcanal124 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the pdf document Rachel my name's ruben Asael Bien-Aimè. From Haiti port au prince .

  • @emadabohalawa6540
    @emadabohalawa6540 Рік тому +1

    Thank you
    🌹❤️🌹

  • @nilimakhare2113
    @nilimakhare2113 11 місяців тому

    Amazing 🤩

  • @dharamsingh6363
    @dharamsingh6363 Рік тому +1

    Great learning

  • @osvaldobenignopaezduarte9178
    @osvaldobenignopaezduarte9178 Рік тому +1

    You are great!!

  • @nbejack-os1pj
    @nbejack-os1pj 3 місяці тому

    thanks a lot

  • @JosephSalvatore1998
    @JosephSalvatore1998 10 місяців тому +1

    Love from India 🇮🇳 ❤❤❤

  • @eltube1541
    @eltube1541 Рік тому +1

    Rach, she seems so funny and friendly vs Rachel, oh Gosh, she is so bossy and furious, LOL

  • @moisesrosas7916
    @moisesrosas7916 Рік тому +1

    1. I havent think about it but ill try it. I'll do the towel excersise and the other one.

  • @sayranaubakirov1177
    @sayranaubakirov1177 2 місяці тому

    Hello Rachel I've hard to use this English abbreviations in speech and then I speak English very slowly sometimes I use this abbreviations but I often to use this abbreviations when I write. And I often to use the phrase "I got it"

  • @navodasadapani6557
    @navodasadapani6557 Рік тому +1

    Superb

  • @sbodrillo
    @sbodrillo Рік тому +2

    The 'formal way' of speaking reminds me of my African friends :-)

  • @shivaniverma8768
    @shivaniverma8768 Рік тому

    A lot of love from India 🥰🥰🥰

  • @silvestersze9968
    @silvestersze9968 Рік тому

    You’re so awesome! I always love your videos. meow!

  • @mkalquran4582
    @mkalquran4582 Рік тому +1

    Great

  • @infopendidikan1
    @infopendidikan1 Рік тому

    Hallo kak Rachel, senang sekali melihat channel UA-cam anda, sangat membantu saya yang seorang guru kursus bahasa Inggris.

  • @arleyadriane488
    @arleyadriane488 Рік тому +1

    Hi raquel you teach very well

  • @wernerwerner3151
    @wernerwerner3151 Рік тому +1

    American English More natural English…. Thanks a lot Rachel for each video.

  • @prabhatadvait6171
    @prabhatadvait6171 Рік тому

    This is top notch video, can you please send me the playlist of these types of videos.

    • @rachelsenglish
      @rachelsenglish  Рік тому +1

      Hi Prabhat! Here's a playlist about contractions: ua-cam.com/play/PLrqHrGoMJdTTFTj82QgVbRKxckdd0BrDV.html