How do native English speakers say "i don't know what you're talking about."?

Native speakers reduce "i don't know what you're talking about." to "i dunno whatcher talkin' 'bout." (/aɪ ˈdʌnoʊ ˈwʌtʃər ˈtɔːkɪn ˈbaʊt/) in natural speech. I am unfamiliar with the topic or situation you are discussing.

i don't know what you're talking about. → i dunno whatcher talkin' 'bout.

Q: What is the connected speech form of "i don't know what you're talking about."?

"i don't know what you're talking about." becomes "i dunno whatcher talkin' 'bout." — a sentence reduction pattern. This is a strong reduction of a common phrase, combining 'don't know' to 'dunno', 'what you are' to 'whatcher', and 'about' to 'bout'. It demonstrates how multiple connected speech phenomena can occur within one sentence.

i don't know what you're talking about. → i dunno whatcher talkin' 'bout. /aɪ ˈdʌnoʊ ˈwʌtʃər ˈtɔːkɪn ˈbaʊt/ Sentence Reduction

I am unfamiliar with the topic or situation you are discussing.

This is a strong reduction of a common phrase, combining 'don't know' to 'dunno', 'what you are' to 'whatcher', and 'about' to 'bout'. It demonstrates how multiple connected speech phenomena can occur within one sentence.

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i don't know what you're talking about. → i dunno whatcher talkin' 'bout.

/aɪ ˈdʌnoʊ ˈwʌtʃər ˈtɔːkɪn ˈbaʊt/

I am unfamiliar with the topic or situation you are discussing.

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Example 1

Honestly, I dunno whatcher talkin' 'bout; I wasn't even there.

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Example 2

Could you explain? I genuinely dunno whatcher talkin' 'bout right now.

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Example 3

He just stared at me, like 'I dunno whatcher talkin' 'bout'.

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Example 4

Whoa, I dunno whatcher talkin' 'bout, I just got here!

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Example 5

Seriously, I dunno whatcher talkin' 'bout; that's not what I said.

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i don't know what you're talking about. → i dunno whatcher talkin' 'bout.