Speak like a NATIVE! 🗣️ COMMON abbreviations! -- Slow English Podcast for A2 Beginners!

Hello and welcome back to my slow English [Music] podcast. Today we are reviewing abbreviations and how to pronounce them in English. Abbreviations are short forms of words or phrases in English. And sometimes we change the way we say them when speaking. For example, instead of saying I will, we would say I'll if we're speaking quickly or casually with friends or family. For example, I'll see you tomorrow instead of I will see you tomorrow. For example, how would you say this sentence? I will go to the store later. I'll go to the store later. Another one like I am. I'm I'm going to the park. How would you say this sentence? I am studying right now. I'm studying right now. Another abbreviation, you are would be you're very good at dancing. You're you are my friend. Instead, you're my friend. Also, with she is or he is, you can just say she's or he's. She's going to the party tonight. She is working hard. She's working hard. He is going to school. He's going to school. They are there. They they're having lunch right now. They're They are my friends. They're my friends. We are We're We're going to the park. We We are all going to the movies. We're all going to the movies. It's easier. Another one like would you would you like to watch a movie? Would you is commonly said quickly, would you? Instead of would you like some coffee? Would you like some coffee? How would you say would you help me with this? Would you help me with this? Would you? Then got to we pronounce as gota. It's common in casual conversation instead of saying I've got to go work now. I've got to go work now. I've got to finish this project. I've got to finish this project. Want to is another very common abbreviation. I want to go home. I w to go home. I want to see a movie. I w to see a movie. Have to is another very common abbreviation. Instead of saying have to, people say have to. I have to leave soon. I have to leave soon. I have to call my friend. I have to call my friend. Also, when we say going to, I'm going to buy an ice cream. I'm gonna buy an ice cream. I'm going to call you later. I'm gonna call you later. How would you say I am going to go to the store? A fast way of saying that I'm going to go to the store. Could have. We say could. I could have gone to the party if it was earlier. I could have gone to the party if it was earlier. How would you say I could have helped you? I could have helped you. Also, when we use should have, we abbreviate it should have. She should have come to my house. She should have come to my house. I should have called you. I should have called you. How would you say I should have studied for the test? I should have studied for the test. Another abbreviation. Let us Let's Let us go to the party together. Let's go to the party together. Let us go to the beach this weekend. Let's go to the beach this weekend. How would you say let us go to the party? Let's go to the party. Because we normally abbreviate as cuz I didn't go cuz I didn't know. I didn't go to the party because I was tired. I didn't go to the party cuz I was tired. How would you say I stayed home because I had to work? I stayed home cuz I had to work. I don't know. Usually we say quickly as I don't know. I don't know where she went. I don't know where she went. I don't know the answer. I don't know the answer. How would you say I don't know how much it costs? I don't know how much it costs. When we say probably, we normally pronounce it probably. I'll probably go to the gym later today. I will probably visit tomorrow. I will probably visit tomorrow. How would you say I will probably go to school? I will probably go to school. Then could you is pronounced could you could you go to the store for me? Could you go to the store for me? Could you pass me the salt, please? Could you pass me the salt, please? And also some important abbreviations through text like btw means by the way. By the way, don't forget the eggs. By the way, I won't be able to go to school tomorrow. Btw by the way. adding something on. And when we say as soon as possible, you text as a P. You need to call me as soon as possible. You need to call me ASAP through text and when speaking. Listen to a story of my trip while using different abbreviations in example sentences. Practice hearing them in a normal conversation. I'll say it once slowly and once fast. It's important to practice listening to slow and fast English. Check out my page for more of both slow and fast English listening practice. I'm gonna tell you about my trip to Brazil. I probably arrived around 100 a.m. to the international airport in Rio, Brazil. I realized later that I should have booked a ticket earlier because arriving in a new city at 1:00 a.m. is not a good idea. Mostly cuz you don't know what the taxi situation is like. And it's always better to figure that out during the daytime. When you're in a new country, you have to be precautious. No matter where you travel to or where you're coming from, you have to be careful. Since I arrived so late, I talked to a couple of people at the airport and I said, "I don't know where I should wait for my Uber. Could you possibly point me in the right direction?" I could have asked a few different people that were sitting, but I decided to ask an older lady for directions. She looked very sweet. She told me, "You got to walk to the end of the airport and follow the yellow lines. That's where you'll find all the taxis lined up. I told her, "I don't want to take a taxi. I'd prefer to take an Uber." So, she pointed me in the right direction for the Ubers instead. So, I made my way over to the Uber pickup and 30 minutes later, I arrived at my hostel at the beach. Now, once quickly, I'm going to tell you about my trip to Brazil. I probably arrived around 100 a.m. to the international airport of Rio, Brazil. I realize I should have booked an earlier ticket because arriving in a new city at 1 a.m. is never a good idea cuz you never know what the taxi situation is like. And it's always better to figure that out during the daytime. When you're in a new country, you have to be precautious. No matter where you are or where you're coming from, you have to be very careful. Since I arrived so late, I talked to a couple of people at the airport and I said, "I don't know where I should wait for my Uber. Could you possibly point me in the right direction?" I could have asked a few people sitting, but I decided to ask an older lady. She seemed very sweet. She told me, "You got to walk to the end of the airport and follow the yellow lines. That's where you'll find all the taxis lined up." I told her, "I don't want to take a taxi. I'd prefer to take an Uber." So, she pointed me in the right direction for the Ubers. So, I made my way over to the Ubers. And 30 minutes later, I was at my hostel on the beach. These are just a few examples of some common abbreviations we use in English. They can help your speech sound more natural and fluent. I encourage you to listen for these abbreviations and phrases in every movie, show, or conversation that you hear. The more you practice, the easier it will be to use them in your speech. Don't forget to answer the practice questions out loud and try and use these abbreviations when you talk with others. Thank you for listening. See you next time. If you like this video, like and subscribe. And you'll probably like these two videos as well. See you next time. Bye. [Music]