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.<ul><li>I went to bed, sounds like I went tuh bed</li><li>I need to study, sounds like  I need tuh study.</li><li>I walk to the station sounds like, I walk tuh the station</li></ul>The 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:<ul><li>I went to work</li><li>They go to school</li><li>I have tuh study</li></ul>Now, 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 Workshop<a href="https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/vocabulary-workshop-signup" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/vocabulary-workshop-signup</a>🎥 Watch video versions of the Happy English Podcast on YouTube<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@HappyEnglishNY/podcasts" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.youtube.com/@HappyEnglishNY/podcasts</a>🌐 Learn more about my English lessons and courses<a href="https://www.myhappyenglish.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.myhappyenglish.com</a>

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