How do native English speakers say "he is going to"?

Native speakers reduce "he is going to" to "he's gonna" (/hiz ˈɡʌnə/) in natural speech. He plans to or is about to do something in the future; it indicates a future intention or prediction.

he is going to → he's gonna | Compression

Q: What is the connected speech form of "he is going to"?

"he is going to" becomes "he's gonna" — a compression pattern. This reduction combines 'he is' into 'he's' and changes 'going to' into 'gonna', making the phrase faster and more fluid in everyday speech.

he is going to → he's gonna /hiz ˈɡʌnə/ Compression

He plans to or is about to do something in the future; it indicates a future intention or prediction.

This reduction combines 'he is' into 'he's' and changes 'going to' into 'gonna', making the phrase faster and more fluid in everyday speech.

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he is going to → he's gonna

/hiz ˈɡʌnə/

He plans to or is about to do something in the future; it indicates a future intention or prediction.

This reduction combines 'he is' into 'he's' and changes 'going to' into 'gonna', making the phrase faster and more fluid in everyday speech.

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Example 1

He's gonna be really busy next week.

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Example 2

I think he's gonna call you back soon.

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Example 3

He's gonna start learning a new language.

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Example 4

He's gonna regret saying that later.

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Example 5

My boss said he's gonna approve my time off.

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he is going to → he's gonna