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Nov 23, 2010 11:14

 1 ɪts wɛnsdey twelf fifɾin nowvmbɛr θɛrth æn ðɪs ɪs mɑy fɪfɾin mɪnʌt vɔys sæmpʌl for yuh meyri
It's Wednesday twelve fifteen November third and this is my fifteen minute voice sample for you, Mary.
2 æs ɑyf ɔrɛdi th owld yuh ɑy wɪl probʌli th ɔk ə bɪth bɑwth mɑy thrɪp wɪθ mʌɾiyʌs
as I've already told you I will probably talk a bit about my trip with Matthias.
ɪts kɑynth ʌf ə fɪfɾin mɪnʌth dɑyri ʌf may thrip
It's kind of a fifteen-minute diary of my trip.
ɛniwey lɛths gɛt sthardɛd
Anyway, let's get started.
wiy sthɑrded ɑf ɑn sɛpthɛmbɛr ɛlɛvɛnθ ɪn bɑstʌn æftɛr ə greyt pɑrɾi
We started off on September eleventh in Boston after a great party.
wiy fluw thuw ʃɪkɑgo æn mɛt ɑwr howst
We flew to Chicago and met our host.
æktʃli now wiy di?n mith ɑwr howst ðə fɛrst th ɑym
Actually, no, we didn't meet our host the first time.
wiy ordɛrt orɪtʃɪnʌl ʃɪkɑgo stɑyl pitza
We ordered original Chicago-style pizza.
ɪt wʌs thuw bɪg bʌt meyt ʌb bɑy plɛnʔi ʌf tʃis
It was too big but made up by plenty of cheese.
æth nɑyth wiy wɛnth ɑwth wɪθ hɛr hæd lɑykh ə fyuw driŋkhsh ɪn sʌm ʌf ðə pʌphs
At night we went out with her had like a few drinks in some of the pubs.
ðə nɛks they wiy dɪskʌvɛrd ðə sɪɾi
The next day, we discovered the city.
now wiy di?nt hæf ðæth mʌtʃ thɑym
No, we didn't, we didn't have that much time.
ay θiŋk wiy wɛnth thuw ðə thsuw
I think we went to the zoo.
ðə linkʌn thsuw I θiŋk ɪths cɑld
The Lincoln Zoo I think it's called.
æn ðɛn wiy wɛn thuw ðə biytʃ for lɑykh θɛrɾi mɪnʌts...
And then we went to the beach for like thirty minutes...
...æktʃli kɑynʔ ʌf swʌm.
...actually kind of swum.
ɪth wʌs prɪɾi kowlt
It was pretty cold.
ðɛn wiy ɔrɛdi hæth tuw khɛtʃ ðə flɑyth thuw sæn frænsɪsko
Then we already had to catch the flight to San Francisco.
ðɛn wiy ʌrɑyvd ɪn sæn frænsɪsko æn thʊk ðə bɑrtʃ wɪtʃ ɪs aktʃli birdʒ ɪn tʃɛrmɛn.
Then we arrived in San Francisco and took the BART which is actually “beard” in German.
wiy peyd ðə roŋ fiy wɪtʃ wʌs onli lɑykh hæf ðə fiy wi ʃʊd hæfh peyd bʌth ɪʔ wʌs okey.
We paid the wrong fee which was only like half the fee we should have paid but it was okay.
mɛth ɑwr hosth shi hæth lɑyk gɛs ovɛr ænd wiy lɑyk wɑtʃ muwvis æn ðey wɛr prɪɾi kuwl.
Met our host she had like guest over and we like watched movies and they were pretty cool.
ðə nɛks dey wiy lɑykh wɛn θruw sæn frænsɪsko ænd wɛnth thuw ðə golʔɛn geyth brɪtʃ
The next day we like went through San Francisco and went to the Golden Gate Bridge.
Mʌthiyʌs drɑp mɑy kæmrə.
Matthias dropped my camera.
we lɑyk hɪtʃhɑykt bæk ɪn æn kʌnvɛrthɪblʌ.
We like hitchhiked back in an convertible.
wiy thʊk ðə keybɛl kɑr ðə fɛrst thɑym...
We took the cable car the first time...
...æn ðɛn wiy wɛnth thuw ðɪs bɑr weyr hæd lɑykh æn hæpi ɑwr æn birs
…and then we went to this bar where had like an happy hour and beers.
wiy thʊk ðə keybɛl kɑr thuw tʃʌpænthɑwn.
We took the cable car to Japantown.
wiy mænʌtʃ thuw fɑynd a dʒæpʌnis rɛsthrɑnt weyr wiy gɑt thowtʌli weystɛd
We managed to find a Japanese restaurant where we got totally wasted.
ðɛn wiy hæd thuw kɛtʃ ðə bʌs bæk howm...
Then we had to catch the bus back home...
…gɑt ɑwr suwtkesɛs ænd wɛnt thuw ðiy yeyrporth ænd fluw thuw ɔstɪn
...got our suitcases and went to the airport and flew to Austin.
æn ðɛn wiy ʌrɑyvd ɪn ɔstɪn tuw leyt for ðə bæth θiŋ....
And then we arrived in Austin too late for the bat thing...
…lɑyk wɛn ðey flɑy ʌndɛr ðɪs brɪtʃ...
…like when they fly under this bridge...
….bʌt dʒʌst ɪn tɑym for ə nɑyt ʌf pɑrʔiyiŋ
but just in thime for a night of partying.
wiy hæd mɛksɪkɛn fuwd fɛrst...
We had Mexican food firsth...
...æn ðɛn wiy wɛn thuw sɪks strit ɑy θiŋk
...and then we went to Sixth Street, I think.
fɑθ strit fifθ strit
Fourth Street? Fifth Street?
wiy wɛr lɑyk dansiŋ
We were like dancing.
ʌnfortyuntli wiy hæ thuw lɑyk gow howm prɪɾi ɛrli...
Unfortunately we had to like go home pretty early...
...bikʌs ɑwr howst lɪf lɑyk ɑwtsɑyt ðə sɪɾi
...because our host lived like outside the city.
nɛks dey wiy hæd layk bɑbʌkyu wɪtʃ wʌs rɪli gʊth
Next day we had like barbecue, which was really good.
ɑwr fɛrst biyf rips
Our first beef ribs.
ɑy down? now wɑy ðey downt prʌdus ðæth ɪn tʃɛrmʌni
I don't know why they don't produce that in Germany.
ɑy rɪli wʌndɛr wʌt ðey du wɪð ðə bif rɪps...
I really wonder what they do with the beef ribs...
lɑyk ðeyrs onli pork rɪps...
like there's only pork ribs...
wiy wɛnt tuw ðə stheyt hɑws ðə kæpitʌl
We went to the State House, the Capital.
ðɛn ɔrɛdi wiy hæt thuw gow tuw ðiy eyrport
Then already we had to go to the airport.
wiy fluw thuw vegɑs vɑyə lɑŋ bitʃ
We flew to Vegas via Long Beach.
wi hæd layk æn ɔsʌm flɑyt ovɛr vegɑs æn ðɛn lɑyk wiy fluw ovɛr ðə sthrɪp
We had like an awesome flighth over Vegas and then like we flew over the strip...
...ðɛn ðə pleyn thɛrns ʌrɑwnd æn kɑynt ʌf lɑyk flɑys ovɛr ɪth bifor ɪth lænths.
...then the plane turns around and kind of like flies over it before it lands.
eniwey vegɑs ɪs blɛri
Anyway Vegas is blurry.

Ðæth wʌs ðiy ivniŋ wiy hæd ðə bɑbekyu

That was the evening we had the barbecue.

ɑwr hos wʌs ɑlso ə prɪɾi nɑys gɛrl

Our host was also a pretty nice girl.

….æn hɛr rum:meyts tʊk ʌs ænt ʃowd ʌs ɑl lɑyk ðis peyntiŋks
…and her roommates took us and showed us all like these paintings

wi wɛnt ɑwt wɪθ hɛr lɑyk ə fyuw driŋks ɪn sʌm ʌf ðə pʌps
...we went out with her like a few drinks in some of the pubs

ðə pleyn tɛrns ʌrɑwnd ænʔ kɑynt əf lɑyk flɑɪs ovɛr ɪt ʌgɛn bifor ɪt lænts
the plane turns around and kind of like flies over it again before it lands

ænʔ ðɛn wi wɛnʔ tuw ðə bitʃ fɛr lɑyk ðɛrɾi mɪnʌts
and then we went to the beach for like thirty minutes

wi stɑrded ɔf æt sɛptɛmbɛr ɛlɛvɛnθ ɪn bostʌn æftɛr ə greyt pɑrɾi
we started off at September eleventh in Boston after a great party

wi wɛnt ɑn ɑwr own ænt ðæ? wʌs prɪɾi kuwl
we went on our own and that was pretty cool

ðɪs ɪs mɑy fɪfɾi mɪnʌt vɔys sæmpəl for yuw
this is my fifteen minute voice sample for you

D/t in place of flap t before -ed ending, after r except before “i” ending

yu wɪl siy tuw wɪtʃ sɪɾi wi wɪl kʌm eniwe lɛts gɛt stardɛd
you will see to which city we will come anyway let's get started

wi lɑyk hɪtʃhɑykd bæk ɪn æn kʌnvɛrtɪbʌl
we like hitchhiked back in an convertible

Glottal stops
wi mɛt ɑwr howst now ɜkʃli wi diʔnt
we met our host no actually we didn't

ɜktʃli kɑɪnʔ ʌf swʌm I downʔ now ɪt wʌs prɪɾi kowlt
actually kind of swum I don't know it was pretty cold

tuw leyt for ðə bæt θɪŋ bʌt tʃʌst ɪn tɑym for ə guʔ nɑyɾ ʌf pɑrtiʔiŋ
too late for the bat thing but just in time for a good night of partying

ænʔ ðə nɛkst dey wi lɑyk θruw sæn frænsisko ænʔ wi wɛnt to ðə golʔɛn geyt
and the next day we like through San Francisco and we went to the Golden Gate

ænʔ ðɛn wi wɛnʔ tuw ðə bitʃ fɛr lɑyk ðɛrɾi mɪnʌts
and then we went to the beach for like thirty minutes

devoicing of voiced affricates

lɑyk wɛn ðey flɑy frʌm ðɪs brɪtʃ
like when they fly from this bridge

wiy tʊk ðə keybʌl kɔr ʌgɛn ɪn ordɛr tuw gɛt tuw tʃʌpæntɑwn
we took the cable car again in order to get to Japantown

wiy mænɛtʃd tuw fɑynd ə dʒæpʌnis rɛstʌrɑnt
we managed to find a Japanese restaurant

incorrect use of an

wiy lɑyk hɪtʃhɑykd bæk ɪn æn kʌnvɛrtɪbʌl
we like hitchhiked back in an convertible

wiy wɛnt tuw ðɪs bɑr weyr hæt layk æn hæpi ɑwr
we went to this bar where had like an happy hour

ɜ instead of æ

ts in place of z in initial consonants

ɑy θiŋk wiy wɛnt tuw ðə tsuw
I think we went to the zoo

ðə liŋkɪn tsuw ɑy θiŋk ɪts kɑlt
the Lincoln Zoo I think it's called

dropping of past tense morpheme -ed following consonants other than stops, fricatives affricates before lax vowels

wiy mænɛtʃd tuw fɑynd ə dʒæpʌnis rɛstʌrɑnt
we managed to find a Japanese restaurant

wiy gɑt lɑyk totʌli weystɛd
wiy got like totally wasted

æn? ðɛn wiy ʌrɑɪvt ɪn ɔstɪn
and then we arrived in Austin

wʌts ðə dɪstrɪkt kɔl
What's the district called

ɑwr howst lɪv lɑyk ɑwtsɑyt ðə sɪɾi
our host lived like outside the city

mʌtiyʌs drɑp mɑy kæmɛrʌ
Matthias dropped my camera

not using ə in certain function words (have, to, of)

ænt ðɛn wiy wɛnt tuw ðə pirs tuw fiʃɛrmɛms worf
and then we went to the piers to Fisherman's Wharf

ænd ðɛn wiy hæt tuw cɛtʃ ðə bʌs bæk howm
and then we had to catch the bus back home

ɑy howp yuw downt mɑynt ɔrɛdi sʌm ʌf ðə storis
I hope you don't mind already some of the stories

aspiration of final consonants

wiy ʌrɑɪft ɪn sæn frænsɪsko ænʔ tʊk ðə bɑrtʃ wɪtʃ ɪs ɜktʃli birdʒ ɪn tʃɛrmʌn
we arrived in San Francisco and took the BART which is actually beard in German
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