she is → shee'z | Compression

Q: How do native English speakers say "she is"?

Native speakers reduce "she is" to "shee'z" (/ʃiːz/) in natural speech. The third person singular feminine subject 'she' followed by the verb 'to be' in the present simple tense, indicating a state or characteristic.

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

"she is" becomes "shee'z" — a compression pattern. When 'she' and 'is' combine, the 'is' often reduces to a 'z' sound, joining with the 'she' to form 'shee'z'. This makes speech flow more smoothly.

she is → shee'z /ʃiːz/ Compression

The third person singular feminine subject 'she' followed by the verb 'to be' in the present simple tense, indicating a state or characteristic.

When 'she' and 'is' combine, the 'is' often reduces to a 'z' sound, joining with the 'she' to form 'shee'z'. This makes speech flow more smoothly.

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she is → shee'z

/ʃiːz/

The third person singular feminine subject 'she' followed by the verb 'to be' in the present simple tense, indicating a state or characteristic.

When 'she' and 'is' combine, the 'is' often reduces to a 'z' sound, joining with the 'she' to form 'shee'z'. This makes speech flow more smoothly.

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Example 1

She's going to the store later.

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Example 2

I think she's quite talented.

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Example 3

Look, she's over there by the window.

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Example 4

Oh, she's probably just running late.

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Example 5

Honestly, she's impossible to deal with sometimes.

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