How do native English speakers say "get you"?

Native speakers reduce "get you" to "getcha" (/ɡɛtʃə/) in natural speech. To obtain, bring, or cause something to happen to the listener, or to understand the listener.

get you → getcha | Assimilation

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

"get you" becomes "getcha" — a assimilation pattern. Assimilation happens when sounds change to become more like nearby sounds. Here, the 't' sound at the end of 'get' and the 'y' sound at the beginning of 'you' blend together to make a 'ch' sound.

get you → getcha /ɡɛtʃə/ Assimilation

To obtain, bring, or cause something to happen to the listener, or to understand the listener.

Assimilation happens when sounds change to become more like nearby sounds. Here, the 't' sound at the end of 'get' and the 'y' sound at the beginning of 'you' blend together to make a 'ch' sound.

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get you → getcha

/ɡɛtʃə/

To obtain, bring, or cause something to happen to the listener, or to understand the listener.

Assimilation happens when sounds change to become more like nearby sounds. Here, the 't' sound at the end of 'get' and the 'y' sound at the beginning of 'you' blend together to make a 'ch' sound.

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Example 1

I'll get you a glass of water.

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Example 2

Can I get you anything from the store?

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Example 3

Did I get you right about the meeting time?

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get you → getcha