How do native English speakers say "going to be"?

Native speakers reduce "going to be" to "gonna be" (/ˈɡʌnəbi/) in natural speech. will be; planning to be; about to be

going to be → gonna be | Compression

Q: What is the connected speech form of "going to be"?

"going to be" becomes "gonna be" — a compression pattern. This reduction happens when 'going to' is pronounced quickly as 'gonna', often followed by 'be' without a pause. It's a very common feature of fast, natural speech, indicating a future event or state.

going to be → gonna be /ˈɡʌnəbi/ Compression

will be; planning to be; about to be

This reduction happens when 'going to' is pronounced quickly as 'gonna', often followed by 'be' without a pause. It's a very common feature of fast, natural speech, indicating a future event or state.

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going to be → gonna be

/ˈɡʌnəbi/

will be; planning to be; about to be

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Example 1

It's gonna be a beautiful day tomorrow.

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Example 2

They're gonna be late if they don't hurry up.

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Example 3

This project's gonna be tough to finish on time.

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Example 4

Are you gonna be at the party tonight?

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Example 5

I think it's gonna be fine, don't worry.

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going to be → gonna be