BECAUSE Soundboard Flashcards
Why don’t you come?»_space; Because I’m tired.
[kəz]
Study the ‘because’ reduction. Sometimes it is pronounced as 1 syllable, [kəz], and sometimes as two [bɪ kəz]. Even though the second reduction is a two-syllable word, both syllables will feel unstressed when this word is unstressed. There are no rules about when to pronounce it one way and when to use the other – both are okay at all times.
Because I’m
[kəz]
I thought the class would be easy because the other one was.
[bɪ kəz]
Because he
[bɪ kəz]
Why are they moving?
Because he got a job in DC.
[bɪ kəz]
Because he
[bɪ kəz]
I dropped out of the class because I didn’t have enough time to study.
[bɪ kəz]
because I
[bɪ kəz]
He’s not here because he’s sick.
[kəz]
because he’s
[kəz]
The party was cancelled because of the weather.
[bɪ kəz]
because of the
[bɪ kəz]
I lost my job because of cutbacks.
[kəz]
because of
[kəz]
I went because it was a free event.
[bɪ kəz]
because it was
[bɪ kəz]
I stopped by the house because I remembered I hadn’t locked up.
[bɪ kəz]
because I
[bɪ kəz]
I’m coming down with something because I haven’t been sleeping enough.
[bɪ kəz]
Je commence à attraper quelque chose parce que je ne dors pas assez.
because I
[bɪ kəz]
I don’t have health insurance because I’m too cheap.
[kəz]
Je n’ai pas d’assurance maladie parce que je suis trop radin.
because I’m
[kəz]
Why don’t you clean up your apartment?
Because I don’t feel like it.
[bɪ kəz]
Because I don’t
[bɪ kəz]
Why aren’t you coming to dinner? Because I have too much to do.
[kəz]
Because I
[kəz]
She’s just saying that because she’s jealous.
[bɪ kəz]
because she’s
[bɪ kəz]
They’re coming over to watch the game because they don’t have cable.
[bɪ kəz]
because they
[bɪ kəz]
