Aussie English

Today we'll learn a little about the way the pronunciation of the following words change as Australians speak more rapidly. Need to --> Needa Have to --> Havta/Havda Got to --> Gotta/Godda Note: these changes in pronunciation only take place when these present tense verbs are followed by an infinitive verb, e.g. "I have to go" --> "I havda go". If these words are followed by the number two, e.g. I have two dogs, even though "have to" and "have two" sound exactly the same the pronunciation does not change in the case of "have two" and you would always say "I have two dogs". Examples in this lesson: I need to go to the shops to buy food. I needa go to the shops to buy food. I have to get up early tomorrow. I havta get up early tomorrow I havda get up early tomorrow I’ve got to go to work at 8pm. I’ve gotta go to work at 8pm. I’ve godda go to work at 8pm. He needs to get ready to leave. He needsda get ready to leave. She has to work late tonight. She hasda work late tonight. He’s got to kick a lot of g