00:00Hi, I'm Tim and this is my pronunciation workshop. Here I'm going to show you how English is really spoken. Come on, let's go inside.
00:20Hey, look at this! A present, all wrapped up in paper. Now, do you know what this is? Well, if you could smell it, it might give you a clue.
00:39Is it your old socks?
00:43Very funny. No. No, it's not my old socks. It's something much, much nicer. Something delicious, in fact. Let's ask the people of London if they can tell what it is without seeing it.
01:00Fish and chips.
01:05Yes, that's right. It's good old fish and chips. I'm going to save that for later.
01:20Now, the word and has got three sounds, hasn't it? A-N-D. But listen again. How is it pronounced in everyday speech?
01:32Fish and chips. Fish and chips. Fish and chips. Fish and chips. Fish and chips. Fish and chips.
01:38And is not usually an important word. It's a basic conjunction, and it's frequently unstressed.
01:46When this happens, the d at the end of the word disappears before both vowels and consonants,
01:53and the vowel sound at the beginning of the word changes to schwa.
01:59So, AND becomes N or even N as the sounds are almost identical.
02:08Here are some more examples.
02:10I'm going to go and get the shopping.
02:12Apples and oranges are my favourite fruits.
02:14I've been thinking and thinking but I can't decide.
02:16We went for a coffee and something to eat.
02:19Right, so you've heard the examples and now it's your turn.
02:24You know the drill. Listen and repeat.
02:28I'm going to go and get the shopping.
02:30Apples and oranges are my favourite fruits.
02:34I've been thinking and thinking but I can't decide.
02:41We went for a coffee and something to eat.
02:46Great work. Remember, if you want to learn more about pronunciation then please visit our website, bbclearningenglish.com.
02:55And that is about it from the pronunciation workshop for now.
03:00I'll see you next week. Bye!
03:03Now there's only one thing to eat with fish and chips.
03:07And that's...
03:09Salt and vinegar.
03:11This reminds me of one of my favourite jokes.
03:14What do angry sharks eat?
03:17Fish and ships.
03:20Get it?
03:22Fish and ships.
03:24I don't know why I bother.
03:29Okay, now time to eat.
03:36What?
03:37What is this?
03:39What is going on?
03:41Where's the...
03:42It really is fish...
03:45And ships.
03:47Well that is the last time I'm telling that joke.