# 1035 - WANNA WANTS-TUH Speak Naturally in a Minute

An episode of [Happy English Podcast (Natural American English)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/884643408), 19 Apr 2026, 1:56.

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Hey there! It’s Michael here - and welcome back to Speak Naturally in a Minute from Happy English. I’m here every week with a quick one-point lesson to help you improve your pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation. Today, let’s look at another very common reduction in American English: “want to.” In everyday conversation, want to becomes wanna. Do you want to go? becomes Do you wanna go? I want to eat. → I wanna eat. They want to leave early. → They wanna leave early. want to becomes wanna BUT wants to becomes wants-tuh: I wanna go, You wanna go, she wants-tuh go Don't use wanna for he, she, or it!!! Let's practice. Repeat after me. I wanna go. They wanna have it He wants-tuh do it. She wants-tuh know why. Hey, thanks for listening! And remember to follow and subscribe so you won’t miss the next Happy English Podcast and next week’s Speak Naturally in a Minute. Until next time, keep learning and keep it cool. The Happy English Podcast Helping people speak English better since 2014 Over 1,000 episodes • 8 million downloads 📘 Get free weekly English lessons plus instant access to my FREE Vocabulary Workshop.: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/free-english-lessons 🎥 Watch video versions of the Happy English Podcast on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@HappyEnglishNY/podcasts 🌐 Learn more about my English lessons and courses https://www.myhappyenglish.com

## Transcript

[0:00] Speaker 1: Hey there, it's Michael here and welcome back to Speak
[0:04] Speaker 1: Naturally in a Minute from Happy English. I'm here every
[0:08] Speaker 1: week with a quick one point lesson to help you
[0:12] Speaker 1: improve your pronunciation, rhythm and intonation. Today, let's look at
[0:18] Speaker 1: a very common reduction in American English want to in
[0:24] Speaker 1: everyday conversation. Want to becomes wanna? Do you want to go?
[0:31] Speaker 1: Becomes do you wanna go? I want to eat? Becomes
[0:38] Speaker 1: I want to eat. They want to leave early becomes
[0:42] Speaker 1: they want to leave early, want to becomes wanna but
[0:47] Speaker 1: wants to becomes wants to I want to go. You
[0:53] Speaker 1: want to go, but she wants to go. Hear the difference.
[0:59] Speaker 1: Wanna wants to don't use wanna for he she or it.
[1:05] Speaker 1: Let's practice repeat after me. I want to go, They
[1:12] Speaker 1: want to have it. He wants to do it, she
[1:20] Speaker 1: wants to know why. Remember, pronunciation is half listening and
[1:28] Speaker 1: half doing, so be sure to listen to this podcast
[1:32] Speaker 1: a couple of times to get these sounds in your ears. Hey,
[1:36] Speaker 1: thanks for listening, and remember to follow or subscribe so
[1:40] Speaker 1: you won't miss the next Happy English podcast in next
[1:44] Speaker 1: week's Speak Naturally in a Minute. Until next time, keep
[1:48] Speaker 1: learning and keep it cool,

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