I'm going to tell you something → I'm gonna tell ya somethin' [aɪm ˈɡʌnə ˈtɛl jə ˈsʌmθɪn] Reduction
I will inform you of something / I have something to share with you.
This phrase shows several common reductions: 'going to' becomes 'gonna', 'you' reduces to 'ya', and the 'g' sound at the end of 'something' is dropped, leaving 'somethin''. These changes make speech flow more smoothly and quickly.
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I'm going to tell you something → I'm gonna tell ya somethin'
[aɪm ˈɡʌnə ˈtɛl jə ˈsʌmθɪn]
I will inform you of something / I have something to share with you.
This phrase shows several common reductions: 'going to' becomes 'gonna', 'you' reduces to 'ya', and the 'g' sound at the end of 'something' is dropped, leaving 'somethin''. These changes make speech flow more smoothly and quickly.
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Example 1
I'm gonna tell ya somethin' important after the meeting.
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Example 2
Just between us, I'm gonna tell ya somethin' I heard today.
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Example 3
Don't worry, I'm gonna tell ya somethin' good.
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Example 4
Hey, I'm gonna tell ya somethin' wild that happened.
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Example 5
Listen up, I'm gonna tell ya somethin' real quick.
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I'm going to tell you something → I'm gonna tell ya somethin'