How do native English speakers say "going to be a"?

Native speakers reduce "going to be a" to "gonnabea" (/ˌɡʌnəˈbiːə/) in natural speech. Will be a / Is going to be a

going to be a → gonnabea | Compression

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

"going to be a" becomes "gonnabea" — a compression pattern. This is a very common and highly compressed form where 'going to' reduces to 'gonna' and links smoothly with 'be a'. The final 'a' often becomes a schwa sound.

going to be a → gonnabea /ˌɡʌnəˈbiːə/ Compression

Will be a / Is going to be a

This is a very common and highly compressed form where 'going to' reduces to 'gonna' and links smoothly with 'be a'. The final 'a' often becomes a schwa sound.

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going to be a → gonnabea

/ˌɡʌnəˈbiːə/

Will be a / Is going to be a

This is a very common and highly compressed form where 'going to' reduces to 'gonna' and links smoothly with 'be a'. The final 'a' often becomes a schwa sound.

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Example 1

It's gonnabea long day, so get some rest.

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Example 2

I think that's gonnabea problem for us.

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Example 3

This is gonnabea fantastic opportunity!

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Example 4

That's gonnabea tough call to make.

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Example 5

It's gonnabea minute before I'm ready.

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going to be a → gonnabea