How do native English speakers say "he is"?

Native speakers reduce "he is" to "he's" (/hiːz/) in natural speech. He is (he + present tense of 'to be' verb)

he is → he's | Compression

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

"he is" becomes "he's" — a compression pattern. This is a common contraction where the verb 'is' combines with 'he' to form 'he's'. The 's' sound often merges with the beginning of the next word, which can sometimes make it tricky to distinguish.

he is → he's /hiːz/ Compression

He is (he + present tense of 'to be' verb)

This is a common contraction where the verb 'is' combines with 'he' to form 'he's'. The 's' sound often merges with the beginning of the next word, which can sometimes make it tricky to distinguish.

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he is → he's

/hiːz/

He is (he + present tense of 'to be' verb)

This is a common contraction where the verb 'is' combines with 'he' to form 'he's'. The 's' sound often merges with the beginning of the next word, which can sometimes make it tricky to distinguish.

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Example 1

He's running late for the meeting.

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Example 2

Do you know if he's coming with us?

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Example 3

He's a very talented musician.

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Example 4

He's probably still asleep right now.

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Example 5

Oh, he's just really excited about the game.

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