How do native English speakers say "supposed to"?

Native speakers reduce "supposed to" to "sposta" (/ˈspoʊstə/) in natural speech. expected to, obligated to, or believed to be

supposed to → sposta | Elision

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

"supposed to" becomes "sposta" — a elision pattern. This occurs when 'supposed' loses its second 'p' sound and 'd' sound, and 'to' reduces to 'tə', merging into a smoother, shorter sound.

supposed to → sposta /ˈspoʊstə/ Elision

expected to, obligated to, or believed to be

This occurs when 'supposed' loses its second 'p' sound and 'd' sound, and 'to' reduces to 'tə', merging into a smoother, shorter sound.

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supposed to → sposta

/ˈspoʊstə/

expected to, obligated to, or believed to be

This occurs when 'supposed' loses its second 'p' sound and 'd' sound, and 'to' reduces to 'tə', merging into a smoother, shorter sound.

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Example 1

I'm supposed to be there by 5.

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Example 2

What are we supposed to do now?

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Example 3

She was supposed to call me yesterday.

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Example 4

We sposta be there by 7, right?

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Example 5

I thought he was sposta pick up the kids.

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supposed to → sposta