Relaxed Pronunciation ( list)
10/24
| acoupla | a couple of | I have acoupla shoes. | |||
| ah’icy | I see | Ah’icy that’s how it works. | |||
| ain’tcha | are you not | Ain’tcha hungry? | |||
| algo | I will go | Algo next. | |||
| alotta | a lot of | I have alotta fish. | |||
| an’ | and | Get me some bread an’ milk. | |||
| aorta | I ought to | Aorta get some milk. | |||
| appear | up here | There are alotta farms appear. | |||
| atom | at him/at them | Up and atom! | |||
| awayzaway | a ways away | The last day of school is quite awayzaway, sadly. | |||
| awreddy | already | We have to leave awreddy? | |||
| backwards | back woods | I like it in the backwards. | |||
| bayou | by you | The crayons are bayou. | |||
| beatcha | beat you | I betcha I can beatcha! | |||
| betcha | bet you | I betcha I can beatcha! | |||
| better’an | better than | Chocolate is better’an vanilla. | |||
| bleev | believe | I bleev that’ll happen! | |||
| ’bout | about | ‘Tis ’bout 3 o’clock. | |||
| brudda | brother | He’s m’ brudda. | |||
| ‘bye | good bye | ‘Bye! | |||
| can’tcha | can you not | Can’tcha get me a glass of coffee | |||
| canna | can not | I canna take that class. | |||
| canu’com | can you come | Canu’com to the party? | |||
| cara | care of | I take cara yo’ car. | |||
| certainly’d | certainly had | He certainly’d done that yesterday. | |||
| cha | you | Cha can’t do that! | |||
| ‘char | which are | ‘Char yours? | |||
| chillun | children | I take cara the chillun. | |||
| ‘chiz | which is | ‘Chiz the right car? | |||
| ch’lookinat | [are] you looking at | Ch’lookinat me? | |||
| chore | your | Is that chore ball? | |||
| ‘chother | each other | Y’all should help ‘chother out. | |||
| ‘chout | Watch out! | ‘Chout! I’m hittin’ the ball! | |||
| chu | [are] you | What chu doin’? | |||
| c’mere | come here | C’mere! | |||
| c’mon | come on | C’mon over here! | |||
| cnicome | can I come | Cnicome wit’chu? | |||
| coulda | could have | I coulda done it. | |||
| couldna /
couldn’t've |
could not have. | I couldna noticed that. | |||
| couldn’ever | could not ever | I couldn’ever make it. | |||
| couldn’it | could it not? | Couldn’it be a good idea? | |||
| could’ve | could have | I could’ve eaten it. | |||
| could’ja | could you | Could’ja ’splain it for me? | |||
| coupla | couple of | I have a coupla shoes. | |||
| crect | correct | I’ve gotta crect some papers. | |||
| ‘cuz | because | ‘Cuz I want to. | |||
| d’ | the | I’m in d’ house | |||
| da | the | It’s da best hotel here. | |||
| dair | the air | Can you feel dair? | |||
| dat | that | Dat is fine. | |||
| d’eck | …the heck | What d’eck??? | |||
| dem | them | Dem flies are huge! | |||
| dent | did not | I dent do it. | |||
| did’ja /
didja |
did you | Did’ja catch anythin’? | |||
| diff’rn’t | different | That’s diff’rn’t than the other one. | |||
| dis | this | Is dis fo’ me? | |||
| d’jeat | did you eat | D’jeat yet? | |||
| d’jyava | did you have a | D’jyava car last year? | |||
| ‘drother | I’d rather | ‘Drother be watchin’ a movie. | |||
| ‘drothers/
druthers |
[What] I’d rather | If I had my ‘drothers, I wouldn’t be doin’ chores. | |||
| dodad | do, dad | What will you dodad? | |||
| doin’ | doing | How are ya doin’? | |||
| don’t'cha /
don’tcha |
do you not | Pretty cool, don’t'cha think? | |||
| dunnit | [has] done it / done it | That shoulda dunnit. | |||
| dunno | do not know | I dunno. | |||
| d’yava | do you have a | D’yava car? | |||
| ‘er | her | Let ‘er drift. | |||
| ‘em | them | Get ‘em! | |||
| figrout | figure out | I’ll figrout this puzzle soon. | |||
| fulla | full of | You’re fulla chores. | |||
| fo’ | for | Is dis fo’ me? | |||
| forum | for them | I was just lookin’ forum. | |||
| forwards | four words | That sentence is only forwards. | |||
| f’yno | if you know (if I know) | F’yno how to do that, then do it. | |||
| g’bye / g’by | good bye | G’bye! | |||
| g’day | good day | G’day! | |||
| gimme | give me | Gimme it! | |||
| getcha / gitchu | get you | I’m gunna gitchu fo’ dat! | |||
| g’night | good night | G’night everybody! | |||
| g’off | get off | G’off that! | |||
| gon | go on | Can I gon the ride? | |||
| gotcha / gotchu | got you | I gotcha now! | |||
| gotcher | got your | Vue gotcher new car yet? | |||
| gotta | [have] got to | Gotta go! | |||
| g’toff | get off | G’toff that! | |||
| gunna / gonna | going to | Are you gunna eat that? | |||
| had’n'edn’edn’yet | had not even eaten yet | You had’n'edn’edn’yet? | |||
| hafta | have to | I hafta go soon. | |||
| has’n'edn’edn’yet | has not even eaten yet | He has’n'edn’edn’yet? | |||
| hava | have a | I hava car. | |||
| havit | have it | D’ya havit here yet? | |||
| hav’n'edn’edn’yet | have not even eaten yet | You hav’n'edn’edn’yet? | |||
| hecka | heck of a | That’s one hecka good car! | |||
| heckalota | heck of a lot of | That’s a heckalota pizza! | |||
| he’d've | he would have | He’d've done better if he had the chance. | |||
| heresy | here, see | The car’s heresy. | |||
| he’sn’t | he is not | He’sn’t very good, Izzy? | |||
| hold’em | hold them | Hold’em here for a while. | |||
| howaya | how are you | Howaya doin’? | |||
| how’re | how are | How’re they all gonna fit in that truck? | |||
| howzat | how is that | Howzat gonna work? | |||
| Ican | I can | Ican do better’an that! | |||
| icy | I see | Icy, that’s how it works. | |||
| I’d've | I would have | I’d've done better. | |||
| I’laftabe | I will have to be | I’laftabe quicker’an you! | |||
| ‘im | him | Ain’t gunna do any good for ‘im. | |||
| I’mn’t | I am not | I’mn’t here! | |||
| Ima | I am [going to] | Ima see the dentist tomorrow. | |||
| Imana | I am going to | Imana go mow the lawn now. | |||
| inna | in a (also: in the) | Look inna shop for it. | |||
| initiate | and then she ate | First, she ate the corn, initiate the peas. | |||
| izzy | is he | Izzy good? | |||
| jask | did you ask | Why jask? | |||
| jin | [are] you in | Jin the bathroom? | |||
| jlike | [did] you like | Jlike the movie? | |||
| ju | did you | What ju want? | |||
| ‘k | o.k. | ‘k | |||
| kinda | kind of | I’m feelin’ kinda hungry. | |||
| lemme | et me | Lemme use that! | |||
| letcha | let you | Why should I letcha borrow my car? | |||
| let’er | let her | Let’er drift. | |||
| lotta | lot of | I have a lotta fish. | |||
| m’ | my | Yeah, this is m’ car. | |||
| ma | mom | I’m home ma! | |||
| mayonnaise | man, there is | Mayonnaise alotta people here! | |||
| m’boy | my boy | C’mere, m’boy. | |||
| melpu | may I help you | Melpu with this? | |||
| mighta | might have | I mighta been able to do that. | |||
| ‘mup | I am up | ‘Mup now. | |||
| ‘n’ | and | We need eggs ‘n’ milk. | |||
| narmean | do you know what I mean? | Narmean ’bout not touching that wire? | |||
| ‘net | internet | This is some cheap ‘net access. | |||
| ‘never | whenever | ‘Never. | |||
| ‘neverything | and everything | We’ll do, y’know, stuff ‘neverything. | |||
| ‘night | good night | ‘Night. | |||
| n’ku | thank you | N’ku for the gift. | |||
| ‘nother | Another | There’s ‘nother rock. | |||
| ’nuff | enough | That’s ’nuff. | |||
| o’ | of | That’s a big bag o’ chips. | |||
| offa | off of | Get offa me! | |||
| o’icy | Oh, I see | O’icy, that’s how it works. | |||
| omina | I’m going to | Omina tell you somethin’. | |||
| or’d | or did | He went right, or’d he go left? | |||
| oughta | ought to | I oughta leave. | |||
| outta / outa | out of | Get ‘im outta here! | |||
| pa | pop (dad) | I’m home pa. | |||
| phi | if I | Phi were to help you, what would I get? | |||
| pickinese | picking these | So, you’ll be pickinese. | |||
| pleasoy | please enjoy | Pleasoy the show. | |||
| polaron | pull her on | Just polaron the ride, will ya? | |||
| ‘post | supposed | What am I ‘post to do? | |||
| praps | perhaps | Praps that might work. | |||
| prolly | probably | It’ll prolly happen. | |||
| quicker’an | quicker than | You’laftabe quicker’an that! | |||
| reading | we are eating | C’mon – reading now. | |||
| robin | robbing | Are ya robin me? | |||
| ’safternoon | this afternoon | Let’s go sometime ’safternoon. | |||
| ’salmost | is almost | That ’salmost enough. | |||
| ’scuse | excuse | ‘Scuse me. | |||
| ’seat | Let us eat | ‘Seat now! | |||
| she’d've | she would have | She’d've done better if she had the chance. | |||
| she’sn’t | she is not | She’sn’t very good, is she? | |||
| shoulda | should have | I shoulda bought it. | |||
| shouldna /
shouldn’t've |
should not have | I shouldna bought it. | |||
| shouldn’ever | should not ever | You shouldn’ever play with matches. | |||
| shouldn’it | should it not | Shouldn’it be fun? | |||
| should’ja | should you | Should’ja go now? | |||
| ’sko | let us go | ‘Sko to the store! | |||
| smail | some mail | Just sending off smail here. | |||
| s’mlunch | some lunch | Let’s have s’mlunch. | |||
| ’smornin’ | this morning | Let’s go sometime ’smornin’. | |||
| snot | it is not | Snot too bad. | |||
| ’snothin’ | it is nothing | ‘Snothin’. | |||
| snow | is no | [There] snow way! | |||
| s’nuff | is enough | That s’nuff. | |||
| soda | sort of | It’s soda good. | |||
| soican | so you can | Soican watch anythin’ ya want. | |||
| so.k. | so, o.k. | So.k., is that a good idea? | |||
| sorta | sort of | It’s sorta good. | |||
| ’splain | explain | Could’ja ’splain it for me? | |||
| ’spossible | it is possible | ‘Spossible that I could make it. | |||
| squeat | let us go eat | Squeat right now! | |||
| sready | it is ready | Sready. | |||
| sready | is it ready? | Sready yet? | |||
| stuff’s | stuff has | This stuff’s been great. | |||
| sumgrufics | some graphics | I make sumgrufics. | |||
| summer | some of | Can I have summer that? | |||
| ’sup | what is up? | ‘Sup! | |||
| swear | so, where… | Swear we goin’? | |||
| swegoin | so, [are] we going… | Swegoin now? | |||
| sweguna | so, [are] we going to.. | Sweguna go? | |||
| swen | so, when… | Swen is it? | |||
| swhy | so, why… | Swhy did it happen? | |||
| switch | so, which… | Switch place do ya wanna eat at? | |||
| t’ | to | I’m goin’ t’ the mall. | |||
| taka | take a | I wanna taka shower. | |||
| talka | talk to | I’m trying to talka you. | |||
| ‘tar | what are | ‘Tar you doin’? | |||
| tater | potato | I’ll have a tater. | |||
| taters | potatoes | I’ll have some baked taters. | |||
| t’day | today | I’m goin’ there t’day. | |||
| telpu | to help you | That won’t do much telpu. | |||
| temp | temperature | What’s the temp like? | |||
| ‘tever | whatever | ‘Tever. | |||
| thistle | this will | Thistle do it. | |||
| ’tis | it is | ‘Tis good. | |||
| ’tisn’t | it is not | ‘Tisn’t good. | |||
| told’ja /
toleja / toldja |
told you | I told’ja already! | |||
| to’ve | to have | I like to’ve coffee. | |||
| tryna | [are] trying to | You tryna rip me off? | |||
| tseasy | it is easy | Tseasy to find food here. | |||
| tsnot | it is not | Tsnot very fun. | |||
| ’twas | it was | ‘Twas the night before chtristmas. | |||
| ’twasn’t | it was not | ‘Twasn’t the right thing to do. | |||
| t’yer | to your | The bathroom is t’yer left. | |||
| uh | of – or – a | I’ll have uh bag uh chips. | |||
| vue | have you | I’ve seen it, vue? | |||
| wait’ll | wait, I will /
wait, will / wait until |
Wait’ll do something. /
Wait’ll that do it? / Wail’ll it’s done. |
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| w’all | we all | W’all better go and help ‘im. | |||
| wanna /
wannu |
want to | I wanna work it out. | |||
| wassamatta /
whazzamatta |
what is the matter? | Wassamatta wit’chu? | |||
| wasson | what is on? | Wasson the TV? | |||
| wassup | what is up? | Whassup, man? | |||
| wat’chout | Watch out! | Wat’chout for that piano! | |||
| we’ns | we ones | We’ns are goin’ for a walk . | |||
| whaddya /
wuddaya |
what do you | Whaddya think? | |||
| whatchamacallit /
wuddayacallit |
what you may call it
what do you call it |
Use the whatchamacallit. | |||
| whataya | what are you | Whataya doin’? | |||
| what’cha | what do you | What’cha think? | |||
| whatcha | what are you | Whatcha doin’? | |||
| whatchu | what do you/
what are you |
Whatchu think? | |||
| what’d | what did | What’d that do? | |||
| what’ll | what will | What’ll that do? | |||
| what’re | what are | What’re those? | |||
| what’s | what is | What’s that? | |||
| what’sa | what is the / what is a | What’sa problem here? | |||
| whatta | what do | Whatta ya think? | |||
| whenaya | when are you | Whenaya gettin’ home? | |||
| whenja | when [are] you | Whenja gettin’ home? | |||
| where’d | where did | Where’d ya go? | |||
| whiz | who is | Whiz the winner? | |||
| whodathunkit | who would have thought it | Whodathunkit? | |||
| whodunit /
whodunnit |
who has done it/
/ who did it |
Whodunit? | |||
| whomi | who, me? | Whomi? | |||
| whosure | who is your | Whosure friend? | |||
| Widjadidja/
wijyadidja / wijyadidja? |
with you, did you | You didn’t bring your truck wijyadidja? | |||
| willya | will you | Willya let me borrow yo’ car? | |||
| winter | went to | I winter get some food. | |||
| wit’chu / witchu | with you | I’m wit’chu. | |||
| wanna / wonna | want to | I wanna gon the ride. | |||
| woulda | would have | I woulda done it. | |||
| wouldna /
wouldn’t've |
would not have | I wouldna noticed that! | |||
| wouldn’ever | would not ever | I wouldn’ever think about it! | |||
| wouldn’it | would it not? | Wouldn’it be a good idea? | |||
| would’ve | would have | I would’ve eaten it. | |||
| wud’ja / wudja | what did you | Wud’ja do this weekend? | |||
| wuzat | what is that? | Wuzat for? | |||
| wuzis | what is this? | Wuzis for? | |||
| wuwuzat | what was that? | Wuwuzat??? | |||
| wuwuzis | what was this? | Wuwuzis about? | |||
| ya | you | Ya doin’ good? | |||
| y’ald’ve | you all would have | Y’ald’ve done better if y’all practiced more. | |||
| y’all | you all | Y’all coming? | |||
| y’almost | you almost | Y’almost hit that car! | |||
| y’also | you also | Y’also think you can do that? | |||
| yar | you are | You think y’ar done, but y’arn’t. | |||
| Y’arn’t | you are not | You think y’ar done, but y’arn’t. | |||
| y’awake | [are] you awake | Y’awake yet? | |||
| y’end | you end | Y’end this now. | |||
| yer | your | Is dat yer truck? | |||
| yino / yieno | yeah, I know | Yieno. | |||
| yin | you in | Yin there? | |||
| yit | you it | I’ll give yit. | |||
| y’know | you know | It’s like, basically, y’know. | |||
| yo’ | your | Is dat yo’ car? | |||
| y’off | you off | Y’off the phone yet? | |||
| y’ont | you want | Y’ont some juice? | |||
| y’onto | [do] you want to | Y’onto go to the movies? | |||
| yotta | you ought to | Yotta call your friend. | |||
| you’laftabe | you will have to be | You’laftabe quicker’an that! | |||
| young’ns | young ones | Get those young’ns over there. | |||
| you’ns | you [all] | You’ns better get over here! | |||
| yousta | used to | I yousta be good at golf. | |||
| yout | you out | That will help yout. | |||
| y’see | you see | Y’see anythin’? | |||
| yucamin | [are] you coming? | Yucamin? | |||
| yugo | you go | Yugo over there. | |||
| y’understand | you understand | Y’understand? | |||
| y’up | you up | Y’up there? | |||
| zit | is it | Zit good? | |||