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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

i'm

/a(ɪ)m/

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What does i'm mean?

contraction

  1. Contraction of I + am.

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IPA pronunciation

/a(ɪ)m/

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I’m very glad I happened to be in the way,” Alice said, as she helped her to put on her shawl again.
Lewis CarrollThrough the Looking-GlassProject Gutenberg ebook #12
I’m going home alone, Emil, so you needn’t get your hat,” she said as she wound her scarf quickly about her head.
Willa CatherO Pioneers!Project Gutenberg ebook #24
More book examples (3)
“You’re a queer girl, Anne. I heard before that you were queer. But I believe I’m going to like you real well.”
L. M. (Lucy Maud) MontgomeryAnne of Green GablesProject Gutenberg ebook #45
I’m going to buy a new drum, and a sure’nough sword, and a red necktie and a bull pup, and get married.”
Mark TwainThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer, CompleteProject Gutenberg ebook #74
“I know tha’ thinks I’m a queer lad,” he said, “but I think tha’ art th’ queerest little lass I ever saw.”
Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Secret GardenProject Gutenberg ebook #113