How do native English speakers say "what are"?

Native speakers reduce "what are" to "whader" (ˈwɑɾɚ) in natural speech. The literal meaning of 'what are', used in questions.

what are → whader | Compression

Q: What is the connected speech form of "what are"?

"what are" becomes "whader" — a compression pattern. When 'what' is followed by 'are', the 't' sound often changes to a quick 'd' sound (a flap), and the vowels blend together. This makes the two words sound like one, 'whader'.

what are → whader ˈwɑɾɚ Compression

The literal meaning of 'what are', used in questions.

When 'what' is followed by 'are', the 't' sound often changes to a quick 'd' sound (a flap), and the vowels blend together. This makes the two words sound like one, 'whader'.

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what are → whader

ˈwɑɾɚ

The literal meaning of 'what are', used in questions.

When 'what' is followed by 'are', the 't' sound often changes to a quick 'd' sound (a flap), and the vowels blend together. This makes the two words sound like one, 'whader'.

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Whader you doing later?

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Whader your plans for the weekend?

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Example 3

Whader those strange noises?

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Whader the chances of that happening?

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Whader we gonna do about it?

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what are → whader