Hey there! It’s Michael here — and welcome back to Speak Naturally in a Minute from Happy English. I’m here every Sunday with a quick one-point lesson to help you improve your pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation.Today, let’s talk about another tiny word that changes in natural American English: TO.In everyday English conversation, to usually reduces to a quick “tuh” sound.I went to bed, sounds like I went tuh bedI need to study, sounds like I need tuh study.I walk to the station sounds like, I walk tuh the stationThe OO vowel sound of to becomes the unstressed schwa sound əLike, Nice tuh meet you. I hafta leave. I went to workLet’s practice: Repeat after me:I went to workThey go to schoolI have tuh studyNow, you’re speaking like a native! Hey, thanks for listening! And remember to follow and subscribe so you won’t miss the next Happy English Podcast and next week’s Speak Naturally in a Minute. Until next time, keep learning and keep it cool.The Happy English PodcastHelping people speak English better since 2014Over 1,000 episodes • 8 million downloads📘 Build your vocabulary with my free Vocabulary Workshophttps://learn.myhappyenglish.com/vocabulary-workshop-signup🎥 Watch video versions of the Happy English Podcast on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@HappyEnglishNY/podcasts🌐 Learn more about my English lessons and courseshttps://www.myhappyenglish.com

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