How do native English speakers say "all of them"?

Native speakers reduce "all of them" to "all a'm" ([ˈɔl əm]) in natural speech. Every single one of a group of people or things.

all of them → all a'm | Reduction

Q: What is the connected speech form of "all of them"?

"all of them" becomes "all a'm" — a reduction pattern. In fast speech, 'of' often reduces to a schwa sound (like 'uh'), and the 'th' sound in 'them' can be dropped, making it sound like 'em'. This results in 'all of them' becoming 'all a'm'.

all of them → all a'm [ˈɔl əm] Reduction

Every single one of a group of people or things.

In fast speech, 'of' often reduces to a schwa sound (like 'uh'), and the 'th' sound in 'them' can be dropped, making it sound like 'em'. This results in 'all of them' becoming 'all a'm'.

Back

Step 1 · Listen

Listen first, feel the rhythm

Listened 0×

Don't look — just listen to the rhythm

Step 2 · Reveal

Flip the card, see the reduction

STANDARD FORM → REDUCED FORM

all of them → all a'm

[ˈɔl əm]

Every single one of a group of people or things.

In fast speech, 'of' often reduces to a schwa sound (like 'uh'), and the 'th' sound in 'them' can be dropped, making it sound like 'em'. This results in 'all of them' becoming 'all a'm'.

Step 3 · Context

Listen to examples, tap to reveal

Example 1

I picked up all of them from the floor.

Tap to reveal

Example 2

She invited all of them to the party.

Tap to reveal

Example 3

Did you count all of them already?

Tap to reveal

Example 4

The kids ate all a'm before I even got a bite.

Tap to reveal

Example 5

Just throw all a'm in the box, we'll sort later.

Tap to reveal

Step 4 · Record

Imitate and record yourself

Shadow this sentence

Tap to record

Step 5 · AI Analysis

AI analyzes your pronunciation

Step 6 · Result

How did it sound?

Just practiced

all of them → all a'm