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I’m from the Caribbean. I grew up going to the beach every weekend.
These are some features that might have tripped you up:
The rate of speech - This speaker definitely speaks a bit fast
The connections + reduced sounds in the first sentence, which makes it sound like Ahmfrumda Caribbean
The connection in grew up, which makes it sounds like one word: grewup
The reduced sounds in to the, which makes this phrase sound like goin’ ta da beach
As for me, I heard, “I’m Afro-Peruvian” at the beginning, which just shows you how much your own brain can interfere with your listening ability. 😕
Which one affected your understanding? Let me know in the comments. 👇