to → ta

如果 to 需要被强调或者 to 后面没有其他单词,则 to 不发成 ta 的音。例如:
Who do I give it to?

Listen to each part of the conversation: first spoken with careful (slow) pronunciation; then spoken with relaxed (fast) pronunciation.

Careful (Slow) Pronunciation

KATHY: Excuse me. I'm going to the mall. What bus do I take?

MAN: Take Bus 4 to Second Street. Then you need to transfer to another bus.

KATHY: What bus do I need to transfer to?

MAN: You want to take Bus 89. It goes straight to the mall.

KATHY: Do I need to have exact change?

MAN: Yes. You need to pay the exact change in the fare box on Bus 4.

KATHY: Yes. You need to pay again on Bus 89?

MAN: No. Ask the driver of Bus 4 to give you a transfer to Bus 89.

KATHY: What do you do with the transfer? Do you put it in the fare box?

MAN: No. You give it to the driver of Bus 89.

Relaxed (Fast) Pronunciation

KATHY: Excuse me. I'm ﹡goin' ﹡ta the mall. What bus do I take?

MAN: Take Bus 4 ﹡ta Second Street. Then ﹡ya need ﹡ta transfer ﹡ta another bus.

KATHY: What bus do I need ﹡ta transfer to?

MAN: ﹡Ya ﹡wanna take Bus 89. It goes straight ﹡ta the mall.

KATHY: Do I need ﹡ta have exact change?

MAN: Yes. ﹡Ya need ﹡ta put the exact change in the fare box on Bus 4.

KATHY: Do I need ﹡ta pay again on Bus 89?

MAN: No. Ask the driver ﹡a Bus 4 ﹡ta give ﹡ya a transfer ﹡ta Bus 89.

KATHY: ﹡Whaddaya do with the transfer? Do ﹡ya put it in the fare box?

MAN: No. ﹡Ya give it ﹡ta the driver ﹡a Bus 89.

Listen to the entire conversation again, spoken with relaxed (fast) pronunciation.