English Contractions - Improve Your Pronunciation of Contractions in English
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- English contractions are important for listening, as well as for your fluency in spoken English. Learn about English contractions and how to pronounce them. Classes with a certified teacher will help you further improve your pronunciation. Learn more: bit.ly/ooe-teac....
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Do you use contractions like 'isn’t', 'I’m' or 'he’d'? Many English learners don’t. But, using contractions can really help to improve your English fluency.
First, it will help your English listening, because contractions can be difficult to hear if you don’t use them yourself.
Secondly, your English speaking will sound more fluent and natural if you use contractions. You can learn more about how to pronounce English contractions in this lesson.
Points covered in this English pronunciation lesson:
- How to form contractions in English.
- How to pronounce English contractions correctly.
- How to form positive and negative English contractions.
- When to use (and not to use) contractions.
- Unwritten English contractions: contractions which are used in spoken English but not in written English.
Contents:
1. How to Make Positive Contractions 0:46
2. How to Pronounce Contractions 4:13
3. How to Make Negative Contractions 7:41
4. How to Use Contractions 11:05
5. Unwritten Contractions 13:48
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Brilhant !!!
The best explanation I watched.
So glad you enjoyed it, Ana! Thanks for watching!
They are very good 😊
Brilliant*
@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 😂 contractions is in pregnancy how is it in words lol I’m confused when u having a contraction your baby gets lower and lower in your womb when u into labor
It's very important lesson for me because it will increase my speaking ability n now I got a trick to improve my pronunciation
According to me, after watching about 500 videos of English language; this is *the best you tube channel* to learn real real English language. Yes! You deserve the best channel award.
Contractions are very useful to sound like a native English speaker.... Thanks for the lesson
You're welcome, Zain! Thanks for watching!
Their pronunciation is simply awesome ❤
That was a clear and in-depth lesson. Thank you both.
Thank you so much for this illustrated video. My English challenge is to use more contractions when I'm speaking.
Nice video! This will help me a lot to improve my pronunciation in order to sound more natural. Many thanks!
So glad it will help you, Victor! Thanks for watching!
Thank very much
I am very thankful to these native english teachers from whom I learnt much at my home here in the mountains of shanghla Pakistan
Thanks, Ajab! Seeing comments like this makes the hard work all worthwhile :)
thanks you for lesson!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here because I'm teaching a class on contractions. This is way more complicated then I remember....I'm a native speaker and I'm struggling lol. Freaking English.
Really so nice pronounciation.I have enjoyed very much.Thank u sir for giving the such kind of contraction.I want more video such kind.
Glad you liked the lesson! We have more pronunciation lessons that might help you:www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/free-english-pronunciation-lessons.
Thanks, both of you and I like your vedios😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
You answered all my questions. Thank you!
Thank you very much for this lesson! It's very useful. :)
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Thanks a lot for such a great explaination my all c
This is very good lecture which has given important information about writing and speaking of english language, please add more vedios with different examples, it gives clear idea of speaking and writing English formal and informal.
Thanks!!
it's very important topic for learning the fast speaking skill. Very nice .
Great! I've never heard of such incredible explanation.
very sophisticated clip and attractive accent!
Thanks for the support!
Perfectly explained thank you very much.
Very impressive, fantastic, very helpful!
excellent video!!!! thank you so much
I like this video think you
Very useful channel! Thanks a Lot!
Hey. I'm from Bangladesh. It's help me to deveolop my speaking skill.Thank's a lot
Thank you so much , very helpful to me. 👍！
Oohhh I like pronunciation lesson...so I'm very happy thanks a lot
Full contraction lesson.. Thanks a lot.
You're welcome, Pintu!
Thanks
make more such videos..really helpful
Great video, thank you both Maria and Mikey
Very nice explanation
coulduv/coulda = could've (could have)
woulduv/woulda = would've (would have)
shoulduv/shoulda = should've (should have)
mightuv/mighta = might've (might have)
This was perfect !!
its great job , and you are realy the best
Thank you so much ....maria .I'm from Brazil .....excellent videio guys
Thank you so much
thanks is the best help me read very good! hope you have a great day is It's very useful. :)
Useful 👍👍👍, though difficult to pronounce. Need practicing more
Thank you very much
it is very useful to me
very nice ,thanks
Thank you
This video is top notch !
After this clip, I understood why we as a non-native speaker have difficulties to understand a native speaker because they use too many contractions in spoken English.
Exactly! We, non-natives, must pay attention and practice it.
Thanks 🙏
Thanks 🙏 for you
Thankyou so much
I love 💕 English. I want to know the phonic sounds and how to mark it Thank you Teachers
Glad you enjoy English, Mani! We have a few lessons to help you with phonetics: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/pronounce-difficult-english-words, www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/schwa-sound, www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/pronounce-i-vowel-sounds.
Wow! I've enjoyed the lesson. Keep going on. 😍
Thank you great job
thanks so much to OOE. Best rgds
Thanks for that important lesson i love british accents
You're welcome, Radwa! Thanks for watching!
Me too.
Tkanks a lot..
Thank you very much🙂
Hello and thank you for everything you do for us, our dear teachers!
Could you please translate this sentence for me?
[ I was just catching up on some messages on my phone and I sort of lost track of where I was.]
I've heard it from BBC learning English podcast. When I read the script I didn't catch it again especially second part of sent.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks for watching! To 'catch up with' means to listen to the messages that you had and weren't able to listen to before. When you 'lose track of' something, it means you forget. So, the person 'kind of forgot' where they were because they were so focused on the messages.
Amazing.. video... thks a lot .
Nice thanks
Good job 👍🏻
brilliant
Thank you ❤️
Iq squared
It's so interesting.
1:23 - You're the nicest person I've ever met (Slow + clear)
1:45 - You're the nicest person I've ever met (faster + weaker)
2:05 - They'll think he's gone completely mad
3:43 - I'm sure she'd call if anything'd happened
Thank you so much very important lesson it the best 👍 🌷
Thanks, Rabia! So glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks to both of you. Can we use contractions in ielts speaking exam?
Contractions are part of natural speech, so you can (and should) use them almost anywhere, including your IELTS speaking exam. In fact, it could hurt your score if you don't use contractions naturally.
Nice sir..... When helping acts as a main verb.... Can we contract them.... She has a pen.... She's a pen.... Is it correct????
Hi Ravi, good question. In this situation, we do not contract them. The only time we contract with 'has' is if we're using the present perfect tense. For example: 'She's been to France before,' which means, 'She has been to France before'. In this situation: 'She's a pen' that would mean 'She is a pen' contracted with 'be'.
Hope this helps you!
Does the helping verb "Did" has a contracted form???? Where did you go?.... Where'd you go??? Is it correct????
@@ravikiran1875 Yes!
Contraction make me feel like native speaker
brilliant lovevto you both
The video was awesome
Am not = ain't
Hi Salma, we actually don't use 'ain't' when speaking grammatically correct English. This is more of a slang term.
Such a fullish
@@abdulwahidh6728 bloody fool I'm an ielts 7.5 band student
Ooh thank you so much. I really like this lesson. God bless you!
Thanks for the kind comment, Maurice!
You're most welcome OOE
Cool. I didn't know all of that. Now I learned a little more.
superb
very important
I got a question that has become a pain in my neck lately.. May I use that phrase in informal speech " I SEEN SOMETHING" present perfect without " have". I came across it in films and song lyrics.. And yes I do know that it's an unforgivable mistake grammatically but I dare ask that anyway :) could u tell me pls ?
Hi there. Yes, this is one of the many instances of incorrect grammar usage that is often seen with more informal English situations.
@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 Mostly in American English right ? and in scripts
Can I use contractions in Formal Speaking?
Hi Keven. Yes, contractions can be used in formal speaking. However, it's not recommended to use them in writing. You can learn more in our lesson on formal and informal English: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/formal-informal-english.
@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 I appreciete your help and response. Love you guys!!
Hello. Thank you for the lesson. I'd like to take CAE exam. Pls, could you tell me how can I find a tutor online? Thank you.
Thanks for sharing your comment. Our certified English teachers can help you with online classes. You can book a trial lesson here: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/book-first-class.
@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 hii
Hi ma'am and sir . I just want to ask that what will be the full form of o'clock.
Interesting question! In modern English, there is no full form. The original full phrase was 'of the clock', but that hasn't been used for several hundred years.
@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 thank you .
Uhh, that's hardcore for me, but very helpful.
Good job excellent help me a lot 😍😍😊😊😉😎
Glad it was useful for you, Gilberto!
You broke down my head. 😵 It is a stupid English. 😭 I hate it. 🤕 But I don't give up. ☺️
Haha, don't give up! I know it can be frustrating, but take it one step at a time!
yes .the 'll' is too difficult to pronounce
This is it, I wanted
ain't = am not, is not (isn't/in't), are not (aren't), have not (haven't)
People may think you're uneducated, but you got a point.
GOOD
Mam explain of contraction i
May not-mayn't
Might not- mightn't
Must not - mustn't
Ought not to - oughtn't to
Need not to - needn't to
Dare not to-daren't to
Are these contractions possible sir???
Hi Ravi. 'Mustn't' is correct.
@@Oxfordonlineenglish1
Could have - could've
Would have - would've
Should have - should've
Are these contractions correct, sir???
1.38 Cambridge Dictionary: you're UK strong /jɔːr/. Oxford Dictionary :you’re short form
/jʊə(r)/, /jɔː(r)/ /jʊr/, weak form /jər/ you are
Could I use contractions in IELTS??
Hi there, it depends on the type of exam you are taking. If you're taking the IELTS Academic, I would not recommend using contractions. In IELTS General, it would be more acceptable.
Oxford Online English thanks 😊☺️
Could have=coulda#could've
Wow
Wait! There were still some contraction weren't explain here. For example: "The usage of ' on because which then become, 'cause. And others like going into goin'. I need this!!"
Hi Gerry, these aren't contractions, but shortening of words in a conversational speech. We have some lessons on fast speech and understanding native speakers which might help you with those types of phrases: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/understand-native-speakers, www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/how-to-understand-fast-speech, www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/essential-phrases.
sir and mam I am fails to talk English what I can do plz tell me
😘❤️👍
Are you guys from Britain?
Hi Emdad. Maria is from the US and Mikey is from the UK.
sounds good but i am very much confused which pronunciation i will follow British or America?
The last part is difficult for me.
Keep practising! 😀
@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 I think I'm finally pronouncing it right but I'll keep on practising^^.
Thank you!
May u tell me plz how to contract,,I would have had...and if I had had my breakfast... M waiting for ur reply.. thanks alot..
Hi Sumit, 'I would've had,' and 'If I'd had'.
Oxford Online English thanks alot..
Oxford Online English i would have had my breakfast..I'd've had my breakfast ...👈is it right?
I am from India, I need a British friend to improve my skills 😭😅☺️ ❤️
I watched the the whole video waiting for "I'll" coming up but it did not appear.
😀 True! Sorry if that's what you needed. There are so many pronoun + verb combinations that we had to leave some out.
You did not mention where to use "ain't".
Hi Rukhsar, 'ain't' isn't proper English.
I don’t like english too much rules, but it is necessary for communicating so I have to remember these rules🤣