 Pronunciation Changes in English Questions Has this ever happened to you? Someone asks you a question in English and you don't understand it at all? It can be frustrating and embarrassing when you don't understand a question, but this video will help. One reason for the difficulty is the pronunciation changes that often occur at the beginning of questions in English. Let me show you some examples. Do you often sounds like do ya? So when we ask do you like spaghetti, it sounds like this. Do you like spaghetti? Are you sounds like are ya? Are you at work right now? Are you at work right now? Can you sounds like can ya? Can you give me a ride? Can you give me a ride? In this question the words give me also sound like gimme. These pronunciation changes also happen when the question starts with a question word. For example, what do you think? What do you think? How are you feeling today? How are you feeling today? When can you call me? When can you call me? There is a different pronunciation change after the words did, would and could. Did you sounds like did ya? Did you finish the book? Did you finish the book? Would you sounds like would ya? Would you like anything to drink? Would you like anything to drink? Could you sounds like could ya? Could you close the window? Could you close the window? Knowing about these pronunciation changes can help you understand questions in English better because you won't be surprised by the difference in the sounds of the words. Thanks for watching English Tips from espressoenglish.net. If you liked this video, please share it.