The English weak form of "us" — Weak /əs/, Strong /ʌs/
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us
Weak form
/əs/
RP: /əs/
Strong form
/ʌs/
RP: /ʌs/
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When to use the weak form
weak 'us' → /əs/
Example sentences
Call
us
later.
Help
us
please.
Show
us
the way.
Join
us
now.
Related weak forms
can
/kən/
are
/ɚ/
was
/wəz/
were
/wɚ/
have
/həv/
has
/həz/