¿Qué significa https://youtu.be/neN6pGhS4x8 0:39 -0:41?

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gertygert · Accepted Answer

@yukari520129 Very natural! Good job! Yes with always it should be that dark l sound .

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She says "That was back when I was chewing nine packs of gum a day" meaning that in the video clip she showed, she was shown chewing a lot of gum so she made a joke saying that back when this clip was taken, she chewed 9 packs of gum which is a lot.

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@yukari520129 I guess it's it funny because 9 packs of gum is a lot of gum and she is making fun of how in the video clip her mouth was full of a lot of gum that might seem excessive. 9 packs of gum is around 108 pieces of gum. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.

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1. , 3. , 4. it is common to pronounce about as 'bout especially in songs. We also do it when we speak fast. As I like to say, we English speakers are very lazy when it comes to talking, do we try to make everything shorter. 
2. Especially since this is a song it is common to omit the "wh" sound when we say "who" when it comes after a consonant sound such as the "n" sound in "one". We di this a lot too when speaking fast because it is easier to say.
Here is my pronunciation for reference.

"Dreaming 'bout the day."

""I'm the one who makes you laugh when you know you're 'bout to cry."

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@yukari520129 Sure! For "with" to make the "th" sound, put your tongue in between your teeth and blow air.

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@yukari520129 As a native speaker, I have never heard someone say "with" like that. To me, it sounds like she is trying to say the word "width". Which is completely different.

Here are some example sentences:

"Do you want to go to the movies with me?"

"What do you want with your sandwich?"

"What is the width of that chair?"

"In math class I have to find the width of the surface."

gertygert · Answer

@yukari520129 Okay I think there may be an explanation. When a word ends in a "th" sound we often do a "stopped" sound. Meaning that we won't exhale as much to make the proper "th" sound so it comes out weaker. While it doesn't make a complete "d" sound, I can see why you may think that . Here are some examples.

"With me"
"With you"

gertygert · Answer

@yukari520129 However when we do this "stopped sound" the tongue is still in between the teeth.

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@yukari520129 Very natural!

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@yukari520129 You're welcome :)

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@yukari520129 Thanks for the nice comments! I just want to be as helpful as I can because I know English is hard to learn.

About the song, yes she does sing it like "an you've got a smile.." We do this especially when a word that starts with a "y" comes after because it takes a little more effort to fully pronounce the "d" sound when it comes before a "y" therefore, we tend to omit the sound. However, it is still completely normal to  say "and you've" rather than "an you've." Both are fine, it is just one is a tiny bit harder to say. 
Here are some examples said in both ways:

"I'm going to the market and you should too."

From the song: " And you've got a smile"

gertygert · Answer

@yukari520129 Yes she does connect the sounds. You will hear this in songs a lot because it sounds more lyrical and we tend to slur words more when we sing. We also do this when we talk fast.

Here is a recording on how I would say it if I were talking normally and if I were talking fast:

"Isn't it easy. And you..."

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@yukari520129 No problem! The "l" sound in s actually quite difficult to master. There are actually two different types of l sounds. I'll try to explain them the best I can.
1. This is the l sound when it either starts a word or in is in the middle of the word like "light" or "elephant". The tongue can be either in between the teeth like with the "th" sound I explained yesterday, or it can be behind the front teeth. It makes the exact same sound.
2. This l sound is made when it is at the end of a word like "smile" or "real". This requires more tongue work. There is a good video on this

https://youtu.be/pejo6YC_BnM

For the ar like in car. The middle of the tongue sort of goes up and into the back of the mouth. For an exercise try saying "ah" and slowly close your mouth while moving your tongue up and back. Just remember, practice makes perfect!

"car"

gertygert · Answer

@yukari520129 Yes I can see how this can be difficult to hear. As you said we usually do omit the g sound. And in this case for "listening" it is kind of said like "lisnen" instead of "listenin" which can be confusing.

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@yukari520129 Yes she is saying, "So why can't you see" So I and so why sound similar.

"So I"
"So why"

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@yukari520129 Perfect!

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@yukari520129 Yes another trick is just to watch the context. "So why can't you see" makes sense grammatically while "So I can't you see"(It would have to be "So I can't see you") so therefore we know it is "why" because that is the only one that makes sense. We English learners have to do it a lot since so many words sound alike yet mean different things.

gertygert · Answer

@yukari520129 Yes all the time. There are many times I have no idea what they are saying and have to look up the lyrics to songs. 
There are so many words in the English language that sound the same but mean different things. Like "to" "too" and "two" or "there" "their" and "they're". Grammar is the only thing that can distinguish them.

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@yukari520129 I always try to tell English learners to not feel discouraged if they can't understand song lyrics because most of the time us native speakers don't know either lol. If you need anymore help, feel free to ask and I'll try to answer as soon as I can :)

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@yukari520129 Thank you! And good luck!

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@yukari520129 Yes she is singing " 'cause"

Here's "backdoor"

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¿Qué significa https://youtu.be/neN6pGhS4x8 0:39 -0:41 ?

@yukari520129 Very natural! Good job! Yes with always it should be that dark l sound .

She says "That was back when I was chewing nine packs of gum a day" meaning that in the video clip she showed, she was shown chewing a lot of gum so she made a joke saying that back when this clip was taken, she chewed 9 packs of gum which is a lot.

@yukari520129 I guess it's it funny because 9 packs of gum is a lot of gum and she is making fun of how in the video clip her mouth was full of a lot of gum that might seem excessive. 9 packs of gum is around 108 pieces of gum. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.

@yukari520129 Sure! For "with" to make the "th" sound, put your tongue in between your teeth and blow air.

@yukari520129 I always try to tell English learners to not feel discouraged if they can't understand song lyrics because most of the time us native speakers don't know either lol. If you need anymore help, feel free to ask and I'll try to answer as soon as I can :)

@yukari520129 Thank you! And good luck!

@yukari520129 Yes she is singing " 'cause"

Here's "backdoor"

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¿Qué significa https://youtu.be/neN6pGhS4x8 0:39 -0:41 ? See a translation

@yukari520129 Very natural! Good job! Yes with always it should be that dark l sound .

She says "That was back when I was chewing nine packs of gum a day" meaning that in the video clip she showed, she was shown chewing a lot of gum so she made a joke saying that back when this clip was taken, she chewed 9 packs of gum which is a lot.

@yukari520129 I guess it's it funny because 9 packs of gum is a lot of gum and she is making fun of how in the video clip her mouth was full of a lot of gum that might seem excessive. 9 packs of gum is around 108 pieces of gum. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.

@yukari520129 Sure! For "with" to make the "th" sound, put your tongue in between your teeth and blow air.

@yukari520129 I always try to tell English learners to not feel discouraged if they can't understand song lyrics because most of the time us native speakers don't know either lol. If you need anymore help, feel free to ask and I'll try to answer as soon as I can :)

@yukari520129 Thank you! And good luck!

@yukari520129 Yes she is singing " 'cause" Here's "backdoor"

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¿Qué significa https://youtu.be/neN6pGhS4x8 0:39 -0:41 ?

@yukari520129 Yes she is singing " 'cause"

Here's "backdoor"