Reduction：點解 "Going To" 變成 "Gonna"

Reduction：點解 "Going To" 變成 "Gonna"

你識 going to 呢啲字。你已經見過佢哋幾千次。

但係有一日，一個 native speaker 講：

"I'm gonna call you later."

如果你逐個字噉聽，你可能完全聽唔到 going to。

呢個係自然英文感覺咁快嘅最大原因之一。Native speaker 唔係成日將每個字用佢完整嘅字典形式講晒出嚟。佢哋會弱化常見嘅字組，因為嗰啲字組可以預測。啲字喺意思上仲喺度，但佢哋嘅音會變得更短、更弱、更順暢。

好消息係，reduction 唔係求其嘅。一旦你學識最常見嘅 reduction，你就會由聽到一大團模糊嘅聲音，變成認得出熟悉嘅模式。

究竟發生緊咩事？

喺 connected speech 入面，常見嘅文法字好多時會變得更短、更弱。呢個叫做 reduction（弱化）。

Reduction 通常發生喺承載文法多過意思嘅字身上：to、of、for、are、have、going to、want to、got to。呢啲字好重要，但佢哋好多時唔係句子嘅主要訊息。

喺 going to 呢個短語入面，主要意思通常係未來嘅意圖：

"I'm going to study tonight."

喺快嘅自然講話入面，呢句好多時變成：

"I'm gonna study tonight."

講者唔係懶。英文嘅節奏自然噉將重要嘅字推向前，令可預測嘅字變得更輕。

個模式

關鍵模式係：

going to + 原形動詞 → gonna + 原形動詞

例子：

  • going to call → gonna call
  • going to eat → gonna eat
  • going to try → gonna try
  • going to leave → gonna leave

但係要小心：gonna 通常淨係喺 going to 解作未來意圖嗰陣先會取代佢。

比較：

"I'm going to call you." 自然講話："I'm gonna call you."

"I'm going to the store." 自然講話：通常唔會係 "I'm gonna the store."

點解？因為喺第二句句子入面，going to 意思係朝住一個地方嘅實際移動。你仲需要 going 呢個字做一個真正嘅動詞。

當一個短語常見、可預測、又冇被重讀嗰陣，reduction 就最強。

例子

  • 書面形式 → 口語形式 → 意思
  • I am going to call you later. → I'm gonna call you later. → 我打算遲啲打畀你
  • She is going to take the test again. → She's gonna take the test again. → 佢打算再考一次
  • We are going to be late. → We're gonna be late. → 我哋大概會遲到
  • They are going to ask for help. → They're gonna ask for help. → 佢哋打算求助
  • Are you going to join us? → Are you gonna join us? → 你打唔打算加入我哋？
  • What are you going to do? → Whaddaya gonna do? → 你會做咩？
  • I was going to tell you. → I was gonna tell you. → 我本來打算話你知
  • He is not going to like this. → He's not gonna like this. → 佢大概唔會鍾意呢樣嘢

其他常見嘅 reduction 跟同樣嘅邏輯：

  • I want to leave. → I wanna leave. → 我想走
  • You have to listen carefully. → You hafta listen carefully. → 你一定要留心聽
  • I have got to go. → I've gotta go. → 我要走喇
  • It is kind of strange. → It's kinda strange. → 有啲怪
  • Give me a second. → Gimme a second. → 畀我少少時間

聆聽貼士

當你聽到一個好似 gonna 噉嘅快音嗰陣，唔好即刻嘗試將佢分做 going 同 to。首先，聽吓佢後面個字。

如果你聽到：

"gonna call" "gonna study" "gonna leave" "gonna be"

你就可以將意思理解為未來意圖。

訓練你嘅耳仔，將 gonna + 動詞 當成一個單位嚟聽。咁樣比逐個音分開分析快好多。

一個有用嘅聆聽問題係：

"gonna 後面係咩動作？"

如果你捉到嗰個動作，你通常就捉到句句子。

講嘢貼士

你唔需要喺每句句子都硬塞 reduction。喺小心嘅講話入面，going to 完全冇問題。

但係如果你想喺隨意嘅英文入面聽落更自然，就練習弱化可預測嘅短語，同時保持重要嘅動詞清楚。

講：

"I'm gonna CALL you." "We're gonna LEAVE soon." "She's gonna TAKE it again."

留意 gonna 弱，但主要動詞清楚。呢個就係目標。Reduction 唔應該令你成句句子變得唔清楚。佢應該令句子更順暢，同時訊息保持容易明白。

小練習

第一步：慢慢讀出完整形式。

  1. I am going to check the schedule.
  2. They are going to meet us there.
  3. She is going to explain it later.
  4. We are going to start at nine.
  5. Are you going to watch the video?

第二步：講出自然嘅口語形式。

  1. I'm gonna check the schedule.
  2. They're gonna meet us there.
  3. She's gonna explain it later.
  4. We're gonna start at nine.
  5. Are you gonna watch the video?

第三步：聽出動作詞。

  • gonna check
  • gonna meet
  • gonna explain
  • gonna start
  • gonna watch

第四步：自己造句子。

用 going to 寫五個聽日嘅計劃。然後用 gonna 自然噉講出嚟。保持最後嘅動詞清楚。

常犯嘅錯誤

一個常犯嘅錯誤，係以為 reduction 係「差嘅英文」或者淨係俚語。

事實上，reduction 係英文口語正常嘅一部分。佢哋出現喺隨意嘅對話、面試、podcast、電影、會議同日常講話入面。

真正嘅錯誤，係喺錯嘅語境用弱化形式。喺正式書寫入面，要寫 going to，唔係 gonna。喺正式演講入面，你可以揀完整形式。但聽自然講話嗰陣，你一定要認得出弱化形式。

另一個錯誤，係喺名詞或者地方前面用 gonna：

錯誤："I'm gonna the office." 正確："I'm going to the office."

當 going to 後面跟住動詞嗰陣先用 gonna。

總結

Reduction 係英文口語聽落比書面英文睇落更快嘅主要原因之一。喺 connected speech 入面，常見嘅短語會變短，因為佢哋可預測。

going to 呢個短語喺解作未來意圖嗰陣，好多時變成 gonna：

"I'm going to call you" 變成 "I'm gonna call you."

要聽明佢，就訓練你嘅耳仔將 gonna + 動詞 認得做一個單一嘅口語模式。要練習佢，就弱化文法字，但保持重要嘅動作詞清楚。

你唔需要成日都用弱化形式講嘢，但你確實需要聽得出佢哋。一旦你做到，自然英文就會冇咁神秘。

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