How to pronounce "last year" in English — Connected Speech Guide (IPA /ˈlæsˈtʃɪr/)
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CEFR B1
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last year
/ˈlæsˈtʃɪr/
RP: /ˈlɑːsˈtʃɪə/
Meaning: last year
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What happens in this phrase
t+year→/tʃ/; (t retained, palatalised)
Example sentences
I visited
last year
.
last year
was hard.
We met
last year
.
It rained a lot
last year
.
Related phrases
did you
/ˈdɪdʒu/
would you
/ˈwʊdʒu/
could you
/ˈkʊdʒu/
don't you
/ˈdoʊntʃu/
won't you
/ˈwoʊntʃu/
got you
/ˈɡɑtʃu/