How do native English speakers say "a lot of"?

Native speakers reduce "a lot of" to "alotta" (əˈlɑɾə) in natural speech. a large amount or number of something

a lot of → alotta | Reduction

Q: What is the connected speech form of "a lot of"?

"a lot of" becomes "alotta" — a reduction pattern. The word 'of' often reduces to a weak 'uh' sound and merges with 'a lot', making the phrase sound like 'alotta'. This is very common in fast, natural speech.

a lot of → alotta əˈlɑɾə Reduction

a large amount or number of something

The word 'of' often reduces to a weak 'uh' sound and merges with 'a lot', making the phrase sound like 'alotta'. This is very common in fast, natural speech.

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a lot of → alotta

əˈlɑɾə

a large amount or number of something

The word 'of' often reduces to a weak 'uh' sound and merges with 'a lot', making the phrase sound like 'alotta'. This is very common in fast, natural speech.

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I have a lot of work to do today.

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She eats a lot of fruit every morning.

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Example 3

There were a lot of people at the concert.

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Example 4

I've got alotta stuff on my plate right now.

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That's alotta money to spend on one thing.

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a lot of → alotta