Hi,
I'd like to know how
have and its forms are pronounced (in American English), I'm not sure when it's pronounced with a schwa. I'll use the phonetic transcription used by the Merriam-Webster dictionary:
a like in cat
& is the schwa, like the a in about
s like in snake
z like in zebra
Ok, I have no problems (I hope so) when the forms are contracted. I'd like to understand how the forms are pronounced when they are not contracted (/hav/ or /h&v/?). I think it's also important to show which words are stressed in the sentences.
1. I have seen your girlfriend.
2. I haven't seen your girlfriend.
3. I had seen your girlfriend.
4. I hadn't seen your girlfriend.
5. I have a black car.
6. I have to buy a new laptop. (This shoud be /haft&/)
7. I don't have to buy a new laptop.
8. He has to buy a new laptop. (/haz t&/ or /has t&/? And is the t a tapped t, like in "way to go"?)
(Ex. of possible answer: #1 - stress on "seen" - have is /h&v/)
Thank you very much in advance