Contractions in English - How to Sound More Natural and effortless

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Contractions are words and phrases that are shortened by dropping sounds (in writing and in speaking). Contractions are all the you'd, she'll, we’re, isn't etc.
These contractions allow us to signal our listeners what is more important and what is less, and that makes our communication in English clearer.
For non-native speakers, these contractions might be a bit confusing.
Have you ever thought to yourself, "these short words are not clear enough when they come out of MY mouth"? Do you find yourself separating them because of that? Many learners of English as a second language feel like that but actually, the truth is you can use these contractions, and sound clearer! In this video, I’ll tell you how to use contractions in speaking and how to pronounce the most common contractions in English.

If you like this video you might want to watch these videos as well:

How to speak English faster (the qualities of GOOD fast vs BAD fast) https://youtu.be/_7opoltiegM
Connected speech in English: https://youtu.be/6xQv_73acso
American Intonation: https://youtu.be/FStyKn4V8cE, https://youtu.be/Y3JOteXB9do

Here're all the contractions I talked about in the video (in case you'd like to focus on some of them):
7:30 I am
8:41 is
10:09 are
12:38 will
15:25 would
17:17 have
18:46 has
19:11 was, were
20:39 not
23:30 will not
24:33 did not
25:05 must not
25:11 can not

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Questions you probably want to ask me:
🗣️Are you a native speaker? NO
🌏Where are you from? Tel-Aviv, Israel (I speak Hebrew)
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🤔 How can I speak like a native speaker?
First, you need to decide what your goals are. Are you looking to lose your accent so people won’t recognize that you’re not a native speaker? Or you simply want to speak with clarity and confidence?
Whatever it is, you need to know that a foreign accent is not a bad thing. It's a part of your identity. Of who you are. Your goal should be to sound clear and get people to do what you want them to do. You want to feel confident in your English voice so that you never let your English hold you back or prevent you from achieving your goals. Aiming to ‘speak like a native' creates an unfair expectation of yourself and can make you feel like you’re never good enough. #CommunicationOverPerfection #speaklikeyourself

At the same time, there’s a lot you can do to sound clearer and understand better the sounds of American English, pronunciation and intonation.
🇺🇸Do native speakers think you are American?
They usually do. But later in the conversation, they may detect a subtle accent. It depends on what I'm talking about and how tired I am. I don't care about it too much though, I'm a proud non-native speaker ✊

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