How do native English speakers say "what is he"?

Native speakers reduce "what is he" to "whaddizzy" (wʌɾɪzi) in natural speech. Asking for information about a male person or his current state/identity.

what is he → whaddizzy | Assimilation

Q: What is the connected speech form of "what is he"?

"what is he" becomes "whaddizzy" — a assimilation pattern. The 't' in 'what' changes to a soft 'd' sound (a flap), and the 'h' in 'he' often disappears completely, linking the sounds together smoothly.

what is he → whaddizzy wʌɾɪzi Assimilation

Asking for information about a male person or his current state/identity.

The 't' in 'what' changes to a soft 'd' sound (a flap), and the 'h' in 'he' often disappears completely, linking the sounds together smoothly.

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what is he → whaddizzy

wʌɾɪzi

Asking for information about a male person or his current state/identity.

The 't' in 'what' changes to a soft 'd' sound (a flap), and the 'h' in 'he' often disappears completely, linking the sounds together smoothly.

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Whaddizzy doing now?

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Example 2

Whaddizzy like as a boss?

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Example 3

Whaddizzy going to say?

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Example 4

Whaddizzy even doing here?

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Whaddizzy keep looking at?

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what is he → whaddizzy