American English reductions are reduced forms of
English words.
This American English
reduction is formed when you combine and reduce
the following words.
hafta = have + to
This American English reduction is used in the following
way.
I
hafta work overtime
tonight.
This American English reduction has the following
meaning.
I
have to work overtime
tonight.
Examples:
"hafta"
Do you
hafta be
so crazy all the time?
(Meaning:
Why can't you act normally?)
What do you
hafta do
today?
(Meaning:
What are you required to do today?)
Why do you
hafta go
there?
(Meaning:
Why are you required to go there?)
You
hafta pay
for your food.
(Meaning:
You must pay for your food.)
They
hafta
travel to Buffalo, New York today.
(Meaning:
They are required to travel to Buffalo, New York
today.)
Note:
Hafta can be used
with singular or plural pronouns like I, you, we, and
they. Hafta cannot be used with the singular pronouns he
and she. Hafta can be used for interrogative (question)
sentences.
From
YOUR Teacher:Hafta
This American English reduction is used often in
everyday conversation.
Reductions:
"hasta"
American English reductions are reduced forms of
English words.
This American English
reduction is formed when you combine and reduce
the following words.
hasta = has + to
This American English reduction is used in the following
way.
She
hasta work this weekend.
This American English reduction has the following
meaning.
She
has to work this weekend.
Examples:
"hasta"
He
hasta
quit drinking so much.
(Meaning:
He should drink less alcoholic (implied) beverages.)
She
hasta
begin working at night.
(Meaning:
She must begin a night work schedule.)
She
hasta get
her hair cut today.
(Meaning:
She must get her hair cut today.)
He
hasta
apply for college today.
(Meaning:
He must apply for college today.)
She
hasta
make breakfast now?
(Meaning:
She must make breakfast now?)
Note: Hasta
can be used with the singular pronouns he and she.
Hasta cannot be used with singular or
plural pronouns like I, you, we, and they.
Hasta cannot be used for interrogative (question) sentences.
From
YOUR Teacher:Hasta
Pronunciation of hasta
closely follows has to and is not to be confused with
the Spanish word hasta which means until.
Note: Reductions
Remember the following:
Reductions are reduced forms of
English words.
Reductions, such ashafta
and hastaare
not real words in English.
You need to use reductions in
order to sound more natural.
You need to know reductions in
order to understand conversations between native
English speakers.
Reductions are used extensively
in American TV, movies, music, literature, and in
conversations among native English speakers.
Reductions In Music and TV
Fun Easy English - Reductions
This is the Fun Easy English reductions introduction video.
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Hey Friends,
I really tried to find a good video for this REDUCTION.
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with this reduction, please let me know.
THANKS.
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Conversation Lesson
11 - The Big Snow
(Intermediate -
Conversation, Listening, Reading)
In this lesson a big snow is coming. Anna and Pete work
all weekend to report on it. Have they both prepared for
the blizzard? Let's find out!
Lesson Video
Watch the video and then read the video script.
Video Script
Kelly: Hi, Anna. Why do you have all this weather stuff?
Anna: I love weather.
Kelly: Me too! Weather is so important.
Anna: It is. It affects people’s lives!
Kelly: Have you ever reported on a big weather event?
Anna: I have. I’ve reported on a blizzard.
Kelly: Do mean the one last weekend?
Anna: Yes! I had been waiting for that blizzard for years. When it came, I was
ready.
Prof. Bot: Welcome to our most perfect lesson! Why is it perfect? Today we are
reviewing the present perfect and past perfect verb tenses. These show that an
action is completed.
Kelly uses the present perfect when she says,
Kelly: Have you ever reported on a big weather event?
Anna uses the past perfect when she says,
Anna: I had been waiting for that blizzard for years.
Listen for "have" or "had" and the past participle to find more sentences with
the perfect tense. I'll color those words to help you.
Anna: I have wanted to report on a big weather event my whole life.
Kelly: Who hasn’t? Did you report all weekend ... by yourself?
Anna: No, no. I volunteered Pete to help me.
Pete: Why am I here on a Saturday? Why are you carrying things? Why? Why?
Anna: Pete, these are my supplies – food, a blanket; warm clothing. Where are
your supplies?
Anna: Pete, Pete, Pete. This could be the “blizzard of the century.”
Pete: It’ll be fine.
Kelly: How else had you prepared?
Anna: Well, I had just bought the latest weather forecasting software. So, I
brought it!
Kelly: Do you mean The Weather Genie Pro?
Anna: You know it. Pete thought it was pretty great too.
Pete: Do you have any games on that thing?
Anna: Yes! I have the best weather survival game. Boom!
Pete: Sounds fun.
Anna: It is. But right now, Pete, this computer is a work tool. It will give us
the temperature, wind speed, wind direction and amount of snowfall … in real
time! Boom, boom!
Pete: I can’t wait.
Anna: Pete, we need a name for this blizzard.
Pete: No, we don’t.
Anna: All the great storms have names.
Pete: No, they don’t.
Anna: I know -- “The Big Snow!”
Pete: I am not saying “The Big Snow.”
Pete: Welcome to “The Big Snow.”
Kelly: The Big Snow broke all kinds of records, didn’t it?
Anna: Yes it did. And every time a record was broken, we celebrated!
Anna: So far, in Washington, D.C. 29 inches of snow has fallen. That, my dear
listeners, is a record! (Honks horn)
Anna: We just broke the wind speed record! (Honks horn)
Anna: Snow has been falling for 30 hours straight! That’s another record! (Honks
horn. Pete comes into room and breaks the horn.)
Kelly: By Saturday night, stores and restaurants had closed. Did you bring
enough food?
Anna: I thought I had brought enough food. But I ran out.
Anna: Hey, Pete, where is my bag of popcorn?
Pete: Maybe you ate it already.
Anna: No, I didn’t.
Pete: I haven't seen it. (Pete has popcorn in his beard. Anna tries to hit him.)
Anna: We had reported together for 48 hours straight!
Kelly: Wow. That must have been a great team-building exercise for you and Pete.
Anna: Yeah. You - you could say that.
Prof. Bot: I hope you found all the sentences with perfect tenses. Learn more on
our website!
Listening
Now practice listening to only the audio portion of the conversation.
New Words
affect -
v. to act on (someone or something) and cause a
change
amount -
n. a quantity of something
blizzard -
n. a severe snowstorm that goes on for a long
time
century -
n. a period of 100 years
event -
n. something (especially something important or
notable) that happens
forecast -
v. to predict (something, such as weather)
after looking at the information that is available
record -
n. a performance or achievement that is the
best of its kind or at an extreme when measuring data
software -
n. the programs that run on a computer and
perform certain functions
straight -
adv. without interruption
survival -
n. the state or fact of continuing to live or
exist especially in spite of difficult conditions
volunteer -
v. to say that someone will do something
without asking if he or she wants to do it
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