Eva Easton

Authentic American Pronunciation

whaddaya: do (or) are

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?

In another lesson, we learned the phrase “What do you do?”
when we ask someone about their occupation.  To review, click here.

 

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 see in there?
/ˈwʌ–də-yə-ˈsi-yɪn-ˈðɛ-ɚ/

 

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/

 

What are you going to wear today?
/ˈwʌ-də-yə-gə-nə-ˈwɛ-ɚ-tə-ˈdey/

going to
= /ˈgə-nə/
= ‘gonna‘

 

And now it’s your turn.
Listen to the audio.
Fill in each blank with do or are.

 

1.




What _____________ you so angry about all the time?!

2.



What _____________ you usually do on the weekend?

3.



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

4.




What _____________ you looking at?

5.



What _____________ you thinking about?

6.




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

7.



Hey!  What _____________ you doing?  Get your hand out of that guy's pocket!

8.



What _____________ you reading?

9.



What _____________ you like to read?

10.



What _____________ you suggest we do?

11.



What _____________ you want to be when you grow up?

12.




What _____________ you going to do to change the situation?

13.




What _____________ you taking for that cough?

14.




What _____________ you see in the tree, papa?

15.



What _____________ you like about your job?

16.





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

17.





Hi.  What _____________ you do?


I'm a carpenter.

18.



What _____________ you see there?

19.



Hey, listen.  What _____________ you expecting me to do about your problem?

20.




What _____________ you looking for?


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