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

Native speakers reduce "what do you think" to "whaddya think" (/wɑɾəjə θɪŋk/) in natural speech. What is your opinion or perspective?

what do you think → whaddya think | Compression

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

"what do you think" becomes "whaddya think" — a compression pattern. This common phrase combines several words into a shorter, faster pronunciation. The 't' in 'what' often becomes a quick 'd' sound, and 'do you' merges into 'd'ya' or 'ja'.

what do you think → whaddya think /wɑɾəjə θɪŋk/ Compression

What is your opinion or perspective?

This common phrase combines several words into a shorter, faster pronunciation. The 't' in 'what' often becomes a quick 'd' sound, and 'do you' merges into 'd'ya' or 'ja'.

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what do you think → whaddya think

/wɑɾəjə θɪŋk/

What is your opinion or perspective?

This common phrase combines several words into a shorter, faster pronunciation. The 't' in 'what' often becomes a quick 'd' sound, and 'do you' merges into 'd'ya' or 'ja'.

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Example 1

I'm thinking of getting a new car, whaddya think?

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Example 2

That movie was really good, whaddya think?

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Example 3

We could try the new restaurant tonight, whaddya think?

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Example 4

They're saying we might get an extra day off, whaddya think?

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Example 5

So then he just walked out, whaddya think about that?

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what do you think → whaddya think