Pronunciation Practice

Pronunciation Practice

Gonna - Going to

She’s gonna meet you at the airport.

I’m gonna be late for the meeting.

I’m gonna have to call you back later.

We’re gonna finish the report before lunch.

The film’s gonna start in 15 minutes.

He’s gonna call you back in a little while.

We’re gonna get you set up in a bigger office.

What are ya gonna have for lunch?

What’s gonna happen to Mark?

Wanna - Want to

They wanna meet with us before the end of the week.

Wanna grab a cup of coffee?

Does he wanna meet us at the airport?

Does Peter wanna ride with us to the airport?

I wanna try to beat the traffic so I’m gonna leave earlier.

We wanna make sure they’re happy with our work.

Do the managers wanna work longer hours?

They wanna buy a new house?

What do you wanna do tonight?

Wanna catch a movie?

Wanna grab a bite to eat?

Do they wanna meet us there?

Hafta - Have to

I hafta get going soon.

We hafta start getting to work on time.

They hafta stop talking so much.

We hafta take better care of ourselves.

You hafta stop smoking in the building.

We hafta leave soon.

They have to get a better handle on their employees.

I hafta work late tonight.

I hafta charge my phone soon.

You hafta work seven days a week for the foreseeable future.

We hafta finish our meeting before 2:00.

Hasta - Has to

She hasta start doing better work.

He hasta outline the new proposal in five minutes.

My car hasta get warmed up before I can drive it.

She hasta get back to me before the end of the day.

It hasta get warmer before I start walking to work.

The new logo hasta fit in with our overall branding.

He hasta start taking his job more seriously.

Our app hasta work all the time, not just once in awhile.

Mary hasta find a babysitter otherwise she won’t be able to come tonight.

Their boss hasta make some tough decisions in the near future.

Gotta - Got to

Ya gotta keep trying.

She’s gotta try harder next time.

We gotta do a better job next time.

I gotta take this call.

We gotta wrap this up soon.

He’s gotta wake up early tomorrow.

Andrey’s gotta make an important call in five minutes.

You gotta try harder next time.

We’ve gotta start showing him more respect.

Ya gotta wanna.

He’s gotta catch a plane in three hours.

The new salesman hasta start making some money for the company.

Ya gotta face the facts.

We’ve got get our act together.

Usta - Used to

She usta smoke but that was years ago.

I usta ride my bike everyday when I was a child.

They usta go the theater every weekend.

We usta have a lot more fun when we were kids.

You usta be late everyday when you first started here.

He usta walk to work almost every day.

Katy usta to call me all the time before she moved.

They usta call me by my last name in the military.

I usta drink a lot more coffee.

We usta take the subway into the city on the weekends.

Where did you usta work before you came here?

She usta be such a good employee.

We usta be best friends.

Lisa usta talk about me behind my back all the time.