The             It'sthe best.                                              [ts th'best] What's the matter?                                                                 [w'ts th' madder]

What'sthe problem?                                [w'tsə präbl'm]

Ihave to go to the bathroom.                  [äi hæf t' go d' th'bæthroom] Who's the boss around here?                                    [hoozə bässsəræond hir] Give it to the dog.                                                         [g'v'(t)təth'däg]

Putit in the drawer.                                 [püdidin th'dror]

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A

LooksLike...

It'sa present.

SoundsLike...

[tsə preznt]

Youneeda break.

[youneedəbreak]

Givehima chance.

[g'v'məchæns]

Let'sgeta newpairofshoes.

[letsgeddənewperəshooz]

CanIhavea Coke,please?

[c'naihævə kouk,pleez]

Isthat a computer?

[izzædək'mpyoodr]

Where'sa publictelephone?

[wherzəpəblic teləfoun]

Of

It'sthetopoftheline.

[tsə täp'vth'line]

It'sa state oftheartprinter.As a matter offact,...

[tsəstaydə thee(y)ärtprinner] [z'mædderəfækt]

Getoutofhere.

[geddæowdə hir]

Practiceallofthetime.

[prækt'säll'vth'time]

Today'sthefirstofMay.

[t'dayzth'frssd'v May]

What'sthenameofthat movie?

[w'tsth' naym'vthætmovie]

That'sthebestofall!

[thætsth'bessd'väll]

someofthem

allofthem

[səməvəm]

[älləvəm]

mostofthem

[mosdəvəm]

noneofthem

[nənəvəm]

anyofthem

[ennyəvəm]

therestofthem

[th'resdəvəm]

Can

CanyouspeakEnglish?

[k'newspeekinglish]

Icanonlydoit onWednesday.A can openercanopencans.Can Ihelpyou?

[äik'nonlydu(w)idänwenzday][əkænopenerk'nopenkænz][k'näi helpiu]

Canyoudoit?

Wecantryit later.

[k'niudo(w)'t]

[wek'ntryitlayder]

Ihopeyoucansell it.                   [äihoupiuk'nsell't]No onecanfixit.                                        [nouw'nk'nficksit]

Letmeknowifyoucanfindit.   [lemmeno(w)'fewk'nfinedit]