/t/ + you -> 讀成 *cha
/t/ + your -> 讀成 *cher
/t/ + you’re -> 讀成 *cher
對話腳本：
HIRO: Can’t you find an apartment?
MARK: No, I can’t. The rent you have to pay is too high.
HIRO: You know , I have a friend who could try to get you an apartment.
MARK: You do?
HIRO: Yeah ,he used to be a real estate sales person.
MARK: Well, I don’t want your friend to spend a lot of time on it.
HIRO: No problem. I’ll tell him that you’re new in town.
MARK: Great, thank him in advance for me, Okay?
HIRO: Sure, tell me what you’re looking for. Do you want a furnished or unfurnished apartment?
MARK: I don’t know. Don’t you think a furnished apartment will be expensive?
Can’t you -> *Kant *cha
Can’t -> *kant
Can’t you find an apartment? ->
*Kan’t *cha find an apartment?
No, I can’t. -> No, I *kan’t.
Have to -> *hafta
You -> *Ya
The rent you have to pay is too high. ->
The rent *cha *hafta pay is too high.
You know -> *Ya know
To -> *da
Get -> *git
You -> *cha
I have a friend who could try to get you an apartment. ->
I have a friend who could try *da *git *ya an apartment.
You do ? -> *Ya do?
Used to be -> *useta be
He used to be a real estate sales person ->
he *useta to be a real estate sales person
… want your -> want *cher
… to -> *ta
A lot of -> a lot *a
I don’t want your friend to spend a lot of time on it. ->
I don’t want *cher friend *ta spend a lot *a time on it.
I’ll tell him -> I’ll tell *im
… that you -> … that *cher
I’ll tell him that you’re new in town. ->
I’ll tell *im that *cher new in town.
Thank him -> Thank *’im
For -> *fer
Great, thank him in advance for me, Okay? ->
Great, thank *im in advance *fer me, Okay? …
what you -> … what *cher …
looking for -> …*lookin’ for
tell me what you’re looking for. ->
tell me what *cher *lookin for. // “for” 介詞， 在句子末尾的時候，不略讀。所以在這裏讀的清晰。
… you -> *ya
… or -> *er
Do you want a furnished or unfurnished apartment? –》
Do *ya want a furnished *er unfurnished apartment?
don’t know -> *donno
I don’t know. -> I *donno.
Don’t you -> Don’t *cha
Don’t you think a furnished apartment will be expensive? ->
Don’t *cha think a furnished apartment will be expensive?
重讀的例子
real estate sales person -> 不要讀成: real estate sales person
連讀的例子：
an apartment -> a-na-partment
I have a friend -> I have-a friend
real estate -> rea-le-state
聲調：每句都有。例如：
Can’t you find an apartment?
這句中最後一個單詞用的是升調： apartment?
No,
在這兒用的是降調。仔細聽，這是個升降調，就是說，聲調是先升，然後再降下來。這樣語氣委婉。如果象中文四聲的降調，直接降下來，就顯得不耐煩，語氣比較硬，比較粗魯。
I can’t.
同上，用的也是升降調，
節奏：每句都有規律可尋。例如第一句，有7個音節，整句的節奏基本是：
重輕 重輕輕 重輕
Can’t you find an apartment?
Daduh Daduhduh Daduh
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