How do native English speakers say "tell me"?

Native speakers reduce "tell me" to "temme" (/ˈtɛmːi/) in natural speech. An instruction or request for someone to provide information.

tell me → temme | Assimilation

Q: What is the connected speech form of "tell me"?

"tell me" becomes "temme" — a assimilation pattern. When 'tell' is followed by 'me', the /l/ sound often changes to an /m/ sound, merging with the following /m/. This makes it sound like a single, slightly longer /m/.

tell me → temme /ˈtɛmːi/ Assimilation

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When 'tell' is followed by 'me', the /l/ sound often changes to an /m/ sound, merging with the following /m/. This makes it sound like a single, slightly longer /m/.

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tell me → temme

/ˈtɛmːi/

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When 'tell' is followed by 'me', the /l/ sound often changes to an /m/ sound, merging with the following /m/. This makes it sound like a single, slightly longer /m/.

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Example 1

Tell me your name again, please.

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Example 2

Just tell me what happened.

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Example 3

Can you tell me how to get there?

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tell me → temme