How do native English speakers say "could you tell me"?

Native speakers reduce "could you tell me" to "coojoo tell me" (/kʊdʒuː tɛl miː/) in natural speech. A polite way to ask for information or to make a request.

could you tell me → coojoo tell me | Assimilation

Q: What is the connected speech form of "could you tell me"?

"could you tell me" becomes "coojoo tell me" — a assimilation pattern. When the /d/ sound at the end of 'could' meets the /j/ sound at the beginning of 'you', they often blend into a /dʒ/ sound, similar to the 'j' in 'juice'. This makes the phrase quicker to say.

could you tell me → coojoo tell me /kʊdʒuː tɛl miː/ Assimilation

A polite way to ask for information or to make a request.

When the /d/ sound at the end of 'could' meets the /j/ sound at the beginning of 'you', they often blend into a /dʒ/ sound, similar to the 'j' in 'juice'. This makes the phrase quicker to say.

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could you tell me → coojoo tell me

/kʊdʒuː tɛl miː/

A polite way to ask for information or to make a request.

When the /d/ sound at the end of 'could' meets the /j/ sound at the beginning of 'you', they often blend into a /dʒ/ sound, similar to the 'j' in 'juice'. This makes the phrase quicker to say.

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Example 1

Could you tell me what time it is?

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Example 2

Could you tell me how to get to the station?

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Example 3

Could you tell me your name again?

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Example 4

Coojoo tell me if the boss is in today?

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Example 5

Coojoo tell me what happened next in the story?

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could you tell me → coojoo tell me