How do native English speakers say "tell them"?

Native speakers reduce "tell them" to "tellem" ([ˈtɛləm]) in natural speech. To communicate information or instructions to a group of people or things.

tell them → tellem | Elision

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

"tell them" becomes "tellem" — a elision pattern. The 'th' sound in 'them' is often dropped, and the vowel is reduced to a schwa, making 'them' sound like 'em'. This can make it hard to understand the word.

tell them → tellem [ˈtɛləm] Elision

To communicate information or instructions to a group of people or things.

The 'th' sound in 'them' is often dropped, and the vowel is reduced to a schwa, making 'them' sound like 'em'. This can make it hard to understand the word.

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tell them → tellem

[ˈtɛləm]

To communicate information or instructions to a group of people or things.

The 'th' sound in 'them' is often dropped, and the vowel is reduced to a schwa, making 'them' sound like 'em'. This can make it hard to understand the word.

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Example 1

Could you tell them to meet us at the park?

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Example 2

I need to tell them about the changes.

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Example 3

Did you tell them what happened?

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Example 4

Hey, tellem we're running late.

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Example 5

Just tellem to follow the map.

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tell them → tellem