How long ga ya worked there?

Hey everyone, I am going to be ambitious this month and aim for at least 6 lessons but preferably 8! Wish me luck!

Today, we will go over a bit of casual English. In some of my previous lessons you might have noticed:

of ------> becomes a (with a rising intonation)

Kind of becomes kinda

a lot of becomes alodda

out of town becomes oudda town

In North American English people talk in a really casual fast and friendly way. So instead of asking someone:

What do you do?

They will ask:

Whaddayado?

This means that whenever you have an of sound in casual conversation many native speakers talking quickly with switch it with a!

polite style

How long have you worked there?

standard style

How long've (sounds like of) you worked there?

casual style

How long ga ya worked there?

Any questions? Here's an example dialogue:

A: How long ga ya lived in the US?

B: Not so long, just a few months.

A: Really? Why'd ya move to Chicago?

B: I got transferred, I work for Mistubishi.

A: How long ga ya worked there?

B: About 10 years.

A: How'd ya like it so far?

B: It's nice but speaking English is tough! Everyone here talks so fast!

Have a nice week,

Phil