How do native English speakers say "tell you"?

Native speakers reduce "tell you" to "tellya" (/ˈtɛljə/) in natural speech. To communicate information to someone.

tell you → tellya | y-coalescence

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

"tell you" becomes "tellya" — a y-coalescence pattern. When 'l' is followed by the 'y' sound (as in 'you'), they often blend together, creating a 'lya' sound. This is a common form of palatalization in rapid speech.

tell you → tellya /ˈtɛljə/ y-coalescence

To communicate information to someone.

When 'l' is followed by the 'y' sound (as in 'you'), they often blend together, creating a 'lya' sound. This is a common form of palatalization in rapid speech.

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tell you → tellya

/ˈtɛljə/

To communicate information to someone.

When 'l' is followed by the 'y' sound (as in 'you'), they often blend together, creating a 'lya' sound. This is a common form of palatalization in rapid speech.

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Example 1

Let me tell you a secret.

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Example 2

I'll tell you when I get there.

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Example 3

Can you tell your friend I said hi?

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Example 4

I gotta tellya, that new coffee shop is great.

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Example 5

Lemme tellya, I was totally shocked by that ending.

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tell you → tellya