How do native English speakers say "going to"?

Native speakers reduce "going to" to "gonna" (ˈɡʌnə) in natural speech. Used to express a future action or intention, or something that is about to happen.

going to → gonna | Reduction

Q: What is the connected speech form of "going to"?

"going to" becomes "gonna" — a reduction pattern. When 'going to' is used to express a future action or intention, it frequently reduces to 'gonna' in informal spoken English. This makes the phrase quicker and more natural to pronounce.

going to → gonna ˈɡʌnə Reduction

Used to express a future action or intention, or something that is about to happen.

When 'going to' is used to express a future action or intention, it frequently reduces to 'gonna' in informal spoken English. This makes the phrase quicker and more natural to pronounce.

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going to → gonna

ˈɡʌnə

Used to express a future action or intention, or something that is about to happen.

When 'going to' is used to express a future action or intention, it frequently reduces to 'gonna' in informal spoken English. This makes the phrase quicker and more natural to pronounce.

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Example 1

What are you gonna do later?

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Example 2

I'm not gonna tell you my secret.

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Example 3

I think it's gonna rain this afternoon.

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Example 4

We're gonna have to reschedule the meeting.

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Example 5

You're gonna love this new coffee shop.

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going to → gonna