what were you thinking? → wha' were ya thinkin'? /wə wər jə ˈθɪŋkɪn/ Sentence Reduction
What ideas or thoughts were in your mind at that particular moment or situation?
This common reduction involves dropping the 't' from 'what', changing 'you' to 'ya', and omitting the 'g' sound in 'thinking'. Recognizing these changes is key for understanding fast, natural English.
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what were you thinking? → wha' were ya thinkin'?
/wə wər jə ˈθɪŋkɪn/
What ideas or thoughts were in your mind at that particular moment or situation?
This common reduction involves dropping the 't' from 'what', changing 'you' to 'ya', and omitting the 'g' sound in 'thinking'. Recognizing these changes is key for understanding fast, natural English.
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Example 1
I can't believe you did that, wha' were ya thinkin'?
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Example 2
Seriously, after all that, wha' were ya thinkin'?
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Example 3
When you said yes to that, wha' were ya thinkin'?
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Example 4
You put sugar in the chili? Wha' were ya thinkin'?
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Example 5
Leaving your keys in the car, wha' were ya thinkin'?
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what were you thinking? → wha' were ya thinkin'?