How do native English speakers say "did you"?

Native speakers reduce "did you" to "dija" (/dɪdʒə/) in natural speech. The past tense auxiliary verb 'do' followed by the second-person pronoun 'you'.

did you → dija | Assimilation

Q: What is the connected speech form of "did you"?

"did you" becomes "dija" — a assimilation pattern. When 'did' is followed by 'you', the /d/ sound and the /j/ sound often blend together. This creates a new 'j' sound, making 'did you' sound like 'dija' or 'dijoo' in fast speech.

did you → dija /dɪdʒə/ Assimilation

The past tense auxiliary verb 'do' followed by the second-person pronoun 'you'.

When 'did' is followed by 'you', the /d/ sound and the /j/ sound often blend together. This creates a new 'j' sound, making 'did you' sound like 'dija' or 'dijoo' in fast speech.

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did you → dija

/dɪdʒə/

The past tense auxiliary verb 'do' followed by the second-person pronoun 'you'.

When 'did' is followed by 'you', the /d/ sound and the /j/ sound often blend together. This creates a new 'j' sound, making 'did you' sound like 'dija' or 'dijoo' in fast speech.

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Did you hear that noise?

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What did you do yesterday?

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Did you finish your homework?

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Dija get that email I sent?

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Dija have fun at the game last night?

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did you → dija