Reduction: whaddaya

What do you…? … What are you...?
 /ˈwʌ-də-yə/ … /ˈwʌ-də-yə/

First, let’s look at examples of
one meaning of “whaddaya.”

What do you + verb?
/ˈwʌ-də-yə/ + verb?

 

What do you like to read?
/ˈwʌ-də-yə-layk-tə-ˈriyd/

 

What do you want to do this weekend?
/ˈwʌ–də-yə-wɑ-nə-ˈduw-ðɪs-ˈwiy-kɛnd/

 

What do you have in the bag?
/ˈwʌ–də-yə-hæ-vɪn-ðə-ˈbæg/

 

What do you like about your job?
/ˈwʌ-də-yə-ˈlay-kə-bawt-yɚ-ˈd͡ʒab/

 

And now, let’s look at the
other use of “whaddaya.”

What are you + verb + ing?
/ˈwʌ-də-yə/ + verb + ing?

 

What are you reading?
/ˈwʌ-də-yə-ˈriy-dɪŋ/

 

What are you thinking?
/ˈwʌ-də-yə-ˈθɪn-kɪŋ/

 

What is that?   What are you having for lunch?
/wə-ˈdɪz-ðæt/ … /ˈwʌ-də-yə-ˈhæ-vɪŋ-fɚ-ˈlʌnt͡ʃ/

 

What are you looking at?
/ˈwʌ-də-yə-ˈlʊ-kɪŋ-næt/

 

Now it’s your turn.
Quiz 1
Listen to the answer.
What is the question?

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Quiz 2
do or are

1.

What ________ you so angry about all the time?

are

do

2.

What _________ you going to do now that you've finished your degree?

do

are

3.

What _________ you looking at?

do

are

4.

What _____________ you have in the basket, Little Red Riding Hood?

do

are

5.

What _____________ you reading?

are

do

6.

What _____________ you like to read?

do

are

7.

What _____________ you suggest we do?

do

are

8.

What _____________ you want to be when you grow up?

do

are

9.

What _____________ you taking for that cough?

do

are

10.

What _____________ you see in the tree, papa?

do

are

11.

What _____________ you do for a living?  I'm a farmer...grow corn and soybeans in Northern Indiana.

do

are

12.

What _____________ you see there?

do

are

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