How do native English speakers say "have to"?

Native speakers reduce "have to" to "hafta" (/ˈhæftə/) in natural speech. To be obligated or required to do something.

have to → hafta | Assimilation

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

"have to" becomes "hafta" — a assimilation pattern. When 'have to' is spoken quickly, the 'v' sound often changes to an 'f' sound to match the following 't' sound. The vowel in 'to' also reduces to a short 'uh' sound.

have to → hafta /ˈhæftə/ Assimilation

To be obligated or required to do something.

When 'have to' is spoken quickly, the 'v' sound often changes to an 'f' sound to match the following 't' sound. The vowel in 'to' also reduces to a short 'uh' sound.

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have to → hafta

/ˈhæftə/

To be obligated or required to do something.

When 'have to' is spoken quickly, the 'v' sound often changes to an 'f' sound to match the following 't' sound. The vowel in 'to' also reduces to a short 'uh' sound.

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Example 1

I hafta go, my mom's waiting.

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Example 2

Do you hafta work tomorrow?

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Example 3

I hafta pick up the kids soon.

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Example 4

You don't hafta worry about that.

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Example 5

We hafta talk about this later.

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have to → hafta