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

Native speakers reduce "where did you" to "wheredidja" (/ˌwɛrˈdɪdʒə/) in natural speech. In which place did you perform an action or experience something?

where did you → wheredidja | Assimilation

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

"where did you" becomes "wheredidja" — a assimilation pattern. This occurs when the /d/ sound at the end of 'did' combines with the /j/ sound at the beginning of 'you', creating a new /dʒ/ sound, like in 'judge'. This makes the phrase flow more smoothly.

where did you → wheredidja /ˌwɛrˈdɪdʒə/ Assimilation

In which place did you perform an action or experience something?

This occurs when the /d/ sound at the end of 'did' combines with the /j/ sound at the beginning of 'you', creating a new /dʒ/ sound, like in 'judge'. This makes the phrase flow more smoothly.

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where did you → wheredidja

/ˌwɛrˈdɪdʒə/

In which place did you perform an action or experience something?

This occurs when the /d/ sound at the end of 'did' combines with the /j/ sound at the beginning of 'you', creating a new /dʒ/ sound, like in 'judge'. This makes the phrase flow more smoothly.

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Example 1

Hey, where did you go yesterday?

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Example 2

Where did you put my keys?

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Example 3

So, where did you learn to speak French?

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Example 4

Wheredidja get that awesome tattoo?

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Example 5

Oh, wheredidja go during your break?

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where did you → wheredidja