how to speak “and a”
i don't understand how to speak “and a” in quickly.
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i am sorry my English is bad.
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For a quick answer, José's is pretty good. As a teacher, I know this offhand, but I’ll refer you to the Oxford Dictionary (online), where we have a few different pronunciations for “and”, depending on how reduced it is:
Pronunciation /ənd//(ə)n//and/
Note that the stressed form, /and/, is modern RP (“Standard British”) — in American, it would be /ænd/ or /eənd/.
The same dictionary gives us various pronunciations for “a”:
Pronunciation /eɪ//ə/
Note that /eɪ/ is only used when the indefinite article is stressed, and only by some people. Personally, I say /ʌ/ for the stressed pronunciation.
Anyhow, the reduced pronunciation of “and a” would be /(ə)n(d)ə/.
Let me know if you need further clarification or if you’ve understood.
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/and
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As an American speaker I tend to say something like "and uh" or "end uh" or "enduh".
Gee, that makes me sound ignorant; maybe I shouldn't post this.
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From my American background, I analyzed how I say "and a" when I say it quickly.
For example, when I say "one and a half", it sounds like "one-in-a-half".
So, you might try saying "in a" quickly in order to say "and a".
You can also think of it as "en a" instead of "in a".
I think either way works.
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