How do native English speakers say "want to be"?

Native speakers reduce "want to be" to "wanna be" (/ˈwɑːnə biː/) in natural speech. To desire or wish to become or achieve a certain state, role, or identity.

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Q: What is the connected speech form of "want to be"?

"want to be" becomes "wanna be" — a reduction pattern. This is a common reduction where 'want to be' becomes 'wanna be' in casual, everyday speech. The 't' sound in 'want' is often dropped, and 'to' reduces to a schwa sound, merging with 'want'.

want to be → wanna be /ˈwɑːnə biː/ Reduction

To desire or wish to become or achieve a certain state, role, or identity.

This is a common reduction where 'want to be' becomes 'wanna be' in casual, everyday speech. The 't' sound in 'want' is often dropped, and 'to' reduces to a schwa sound, merging with 'want'.

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want to be → wanna be

/ˈwɑːnə biː/

To desire or wish to become or achieve a certain state, role, or identity.

This is a common reduction where 'want to be' becomes 'wanna be' in casual, everyday speech. The 't' sound in 'want' is often dropped, and 'to' reduces to a schwa sound, merging with 'want'.

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Example 1

I wanna be a doctor someday.

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Example 2

She doesn't wanna be late for the meeting.

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Example 3

Do you wanna be part of the team?

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Example 4

He doesn't wanna be bossed around like that.

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Example 5

I just wanna be home already.

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