Real, everyday American English — Time, Days and Numbers. You hear 40 phrases Americans actually use, each spoken clearly with a natural-speed repeat, the stressed syllable marked, and a short note on when to use it. Then take the matching quiz on word stress. Phrases in this episode (CAPITALS = the beat): I want it. [eye WAHNT it.] I’ve been! [eyev BIN!] If it rains. [if it RAYNZ.] The new one. [thuh NOO wuhn.] The old one. [thee OHLD wuhn.] The big one. [thuh BIG wuhn.] I have time. [eye hav TYM.] He’d gone. [heed GAHN.] What time is it? [WUHT TYM IZ it?] What's today's date? [WUHTS tuh-DAYZ DAYT?] If someone asks. [if SUM-wuhn ASKS.] I need time. [eye need TYM.] In the rain. [in thuh RAYN.] What's that? [WUH-tsat?] Just a minute. [JUHS-tuh MIH-nit.] She’d gone. [sheed GAHN.] The good one! [thuh GUUD wuhn!] It's a quarter to nine. [its uh KWOR-dur tuh NYN.] Not this week. [NAHT THIS WEEK.] We need time. [wee need TYM.] I go every day. [eye GOH EV-ree DAY.] I need twelve. [eye NEED TWELV.] A little more. [uh LIH-dl MOR.] In those days. [in THOHZ DAYZ.] The small one. [thuh SMAWL wuhn.] It’s raining. [its RAY-ning.] Oh, it’s time! [OH, its TYM!] What day is it today? [WUHT DAY iz it tuh-DAY?] Date of birth. [DAYT uhv BURTH.] It's half past six. [its HAF past SIKS.] I’d done it. [eyed DUHN it.] See you next week. [SEE yuh NEKST WEEK.] If I’d gone. [if eyed GAWN.] It takes time. [it TAYKS TYM.] I'll be there at five. [eyel bee THAIR at FYV.] Monday works for me. [MUHN-day WURKS fur mee.] In the morning. [in thuh MOR-ning.] In the evening. [in thee EEV-ning.] Rain is coming. [RAYN iz KUH-ming.] Each one of us. [EECH WUHN uhv uhs.]