How to pronounce "ten boys" in English — Connected Speech Guide (IPA /ˈtɛmˈbɔɪz/)
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CEFR A2
Assimilation
ten boys
/ˈtɛmˈbɔɪz/
RP: /ˈtemˈbɔɪz/
Meaning: ten boys
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What happens in this phrase
n→/m/ before b (place assimilation)
Example sentences
There were
ten boys
.
I saw
ten boys
.
ten boys
were playing.
We counted
ten boys
.
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did you
/ˈdɪdʒu/
would you
/ˈwʊdʒu/
could you
/ˈkʊdʒu/
don't you
/ˈdoʊntʃu/
won't you
/ˈwoʊntʃu/
got you
/ˈɡɑtʃu/