Pronounce “Get You” Like a Native Speaker with “Rebirth of Slick”

Learn how to talk like a native English speaker with Digable Planets’s Grammy-winning song “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like That)”.

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• Many Americans pronounce “get you” like getcha. This is called a reduction.
• If you know IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) then getcha looks like /gɪtʃ/
  • Getcha for the present time
  • Gotcha for the past time
• ’cause is short for because. Many people also say this.
• It is OK to pronounce these words as reductions, but avoid writing getcha and ’cause for work and school.

Now it’s your turn to practice getcha and gotcha. Find a video camera and practice pronouncing these sentences. When you are ready, upload your video here or on the Facebook page!