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Can you please tell me how "and it is" sounds when you say it quickly? Would it be like [andi iz]?

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    It depends on the type of English being spoken. I would say 'n it is, but some people use a 'glottal stop' (a kind of click in the throat) to replace 't' in the middle of a word or phrase - i' is. It's unlikely that anyone would sound the 'd' in casual speech.
    – Kate Bunting
    Commented Jan 3, 2022 at 9:29
  • Thank you Kate. I'm listening to sentences in a book using Audible, and it is difficult to catch that part. But indeed, it somewhat sounds like [an itiz].
    – user130462
    Commented Jan 3, 2022 at 9:43

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The pronunciation kind of goes like this: "an its", the "d" part is silent if you speak a little fast but not silent if you are stressing it or speaking slowly.

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  • Yes, I felt like I heard the sound of d, but it was not likely. Many thanks!
    – user130462
    Commented Jan 3, 2022 at 9:52
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    If it's in the middle of a sentence, it's likely to be "and it's" anyway. If it's at the end of a sentence, as in "I told you that was the answer and it is!" then "is" would be emphasised, and not reduced at all.
    – Colin Fine
    Commented Jan 3, 2022 at 9:52
  • @ColinFine - Yes, of course - I was thinking of it as a separate mini-sentence, but of course in a longer sentence one would say it's.
    – Kate Bunting
    Commented Jan 3, 2022 at 10:05
  • Yes in my case that part is followed by a verb with "ing", making a new sentence from it. Thank you Kate.
    – user130462
    Commented Jan 4, 2022 at 12:26

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