How do native English speakers say "where is"?

Native speakers reduce "where is" to "where's" (wɛərz) in natural speech. A question asking about the location of someone or something.

where is → where's | Compression

Q: What is the connected speech form of "where is"?

"where is" becomes "where's" — a compression pattern. When 'is' follows question words like 'where', it's very common to contract them into one word, 'where's'. This makes speech sound more natural and fluent.

where is → where's wɛərz Compression

A question asking about the location of someone or something.

When 'is' follows question words like 'where', it's very common to contract them into one word, 'where's'. This makes speech sound more natural and fluent.

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where is → where's

wɛərz

A question asking about the location of someone or something.

When 'is' follows question words like 'where', it's very common to contract them into one word, 'where's'. This makes speech sound more natural and fluent.

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Example 1

Where's the remote control?

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Example 2

Where's your sister living now?

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Example 3

Where's the food truck today?

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Example 4

Where's my coffee mug?

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Example 5

Where's he supposed to be meeting us?

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where is → where's