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1035 - WANNA WANTS-TUH Speak Naturally in a Minute
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- Happy English Podcast
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- Apr 19, 2026
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Summary
Hey there! It’s Michael here - and welcome back to Speak Naturally in a Minute from Happy English. I’m here every week with a quick one-point lesson to help you improve your pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation. Today, let’s look at another very common reduction in American English: “want to.” In everyday conversation, want to becomes wanna. Do you want to go? becomes Do you wanna go? I want to eat. → I wanna eat. They want to leave early. → They wanna leave early. want to becomes wanna BUT wants to becomes wants-tuh: I wanna go, You wanna go, she wants-tuh go Don't use wanna for he, she, or it!!! Let's practice. Repeat after me. I wanna go. They wanna have it He wants-tuh do it. She wants-tuh know why. 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 Podcast Helping people speak English better since 2014 Over 1,000 episodes • 8 million downloads 📘 Build your vocabulary with my free Vocabulary Workshop https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/vocabulary-workshop-signup 🎥 Watch video versions of the Happy English Podcast on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@HappyEnglishNY/podcasts 🌐 Learn more about my English lessons and courses https://www.myhappyenglish.com