What do you
Whaddaya
/ˈwʌɾəjə/ReductionT soundsLinking
What happens to the sounds
do and you weaken to /ə/, the t before a vowel is a flap T, and it all merges into one word: “WHAD-da-ya”.
When to use it
Whaddaya want? Whaddaya think? Can also mean what are you. Quite familiar.
Casual → formal
Slang
whaddaya
Neutral
what do you
Sound notes
Reduction: unstressed words get squeezed, and their vowels turn into the neutral sound /ə/.