How do native English speakers say "what are you gonna do"?

Native speakers reduce "what are you gonna do" to "whaddaya gonna do" (/wʌɾəjə gənə du/) in natural speech. What are your plans? What action will you take?

what are you gonna do → whaddaya gonna do

Q: What is the connected speech form of "what are you gonna do"?

"what are you gonna do" becomes "whaddaya gonna do" — a compression pattern. This is a common compression where 'what are you' reduces to 'whaddaya' and 'going to' reduces to 'gonna'. It makes speech faster and more fluid.

what are you gonna do → whaddaya gonna do /wʌɾəjə gənə du/ Compression

What are your plans? What action will you take?

This is a common compression where 'what are you' reduces to 'whaddaya' and 'going to' reduces to 'gonna'. It makes speech faster and more fluid.

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what are you gonna do → whaddaya gonna do

/wʌɾəjə gənə du/

What are your plans? What action will you take?

This is a common compression where 'what are you' reduces to 'whaddaya' and 'going to' reduces to 'gonna'. It makes speech faster and more fluid.

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Example 1

Hey, we're out of milk! Whaddaya gonna do?

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Example 2

That sounds like a tough situation. Whaddaya gonna do about it?

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Example 3

The game starts in five minutes. Whaddaya gonna do for dinner?

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Example 4

The kids are always making a mess. Whaddaya gonna do?

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Looks like rain all weekend. Whaddaya gonna do?

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what are you gonna do → whaddaya gonna do