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

Native speakers reduce "what do you do" to "whaddaya do" (wɑɾəjə du) in natural speech. This common question asks about someone's occupation or what they typically do in a situation.

what do you do → whaddaya do | Compression

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

"what do you do" becomes "whaddaya do" — a compression pattern. This reduction happens when 'what', 'do', and 'you' are spoken quickly together. The 't' sound in 'what' changes to a 'd' sound, and 'do you' blends into a 'yuh' sound.

what do you do → whaddaya do wɑɾəjə du Compression

This common question asks about someone's occupation or what they typically do in a situation.

This reduction happens when 'what', 'do', and 'you' are spoken quickly together. The 't' sound in 'what' changes to a 'd' sound, and 'do you' blends into a 'yuh' sound.

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what do you do → whaddaya do

wɑɾəjə du

This common question asks about someone's occupation or what they typically do in a situation.

This reduction happens when 'what', 'do', and 'you' are spoken quickly together. The 't' sound in 'what' changes to a 'd' sound, and 'do you' blends into a 'yuh' sound.

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Example 1

So, whaddaya do for a living?

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Example 2

Okay, whaddaya do when that happens?

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Example 3

When you get home, whaddaya do first?

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Example 4

He just crashed the network, whaddaya do?

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Example 5

Man, whaddaya do when you're stuck in traffic like this?

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what do you do → whaddaya do