How do native English speakers say "you are"?

Native speakers reduce "you are" to "you're" (/jər/) in natural speech. The verb 'to be' conjugated for the second person singular or plural pronoun 'you'.

you are → you're | Compression

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

"you are" becomes "you're" — a compression pattern. This is a very common contraction where two words combine. In fast speech, the vowel in 'are' often reduces to a schwa, making it sound shorter and different from its full form.

you are → you're /jər/ Compression

The verb 'to be' conjugated for the second person singular or plural pronoun 'you'.

This is a very common contraction where two words combine. In fast speech, the vowel in 'are' often reduces to a schwa, making it sound shorter and different from its full form.

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you are → you're

/jər/

The verb 'to be' conjugated for the second person singular or plural pronoun 'you'.

This is a very common contraction where two words combine. In fast speech, the vowel in 'are' often reduces to a schwa, making it sound shorter and different from its full form.

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Example 1

You're late again.

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Example 2

I think you're right about that.

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Example 3

When you're ready, let me know.

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Example 4

You're kidding me, right?

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Example 5

So, you're saying I should just go for it?

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you are → you're