How to pronounce“bleshyou”in English
IPA/blʃɪæʊ/
Syllablesble·shyou
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In fluent speech, when a /s/ sound is followed by a /j then the /j/ changes to a /ʃ/ sound,
and this change also happens when the next word begins with the /ʃ/ sound itself. So 'bless you' becomes 'bleshyou' and 'this shirt' becomes 'thishirt'. This is an example of assimilation.
And don't forget this can also happen if the /s/ is followed by a /t/, because as you might remember from a previous video, the /t/ sound disappears between two consonants.
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