How do native English speakers say "what did you"?

Native speakers reduce "what did you" to "whadidja" (ˈwʌ.dɪ.dʒə) in natural speech. A common way to start a question asking about someone's past actions or experiences.

what did you → whadidja | Compression

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

"what did you" becomes "whadidja" — a compression pattern. This is a common reduction of 'what did you', where sounds are dropped and merged. The 't' in 'what' often disappears or becomes a /d/, and the 'd' in 'did' combines with the 'y' in 'you' to form a /dʒ/ sound.

what did you → whadidja ˈwʌ.dɪ.dʒə Compression

A common way to start a question asking about someone's past actions or experiences.

This is a common reduction of 'what did you', where sounds are dropped and merged. The 't' in 'what' often disappears or becomes a /d/, and the 'd' in 'did' combines with the 'y' in 'you' to form a /dʒ/ sound.

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what did you → whadidja

ˈwʌ.dɪ.dʒə

A common way to start a question asking about someone's past actions or experiences.

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Example 1

Whadidja think of the movie?

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Example 2

Whadidja do last night?

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Example 3

Whadidja say just now?

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Example 4

Whadidja decide about the trip?

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Example 5

Whadidja hear about the new boss?

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what did you → whadidja