Lesson 7: You Already Speak Fluent Laziness

Yes, you. You—the one who says “すいません” instead of “すみません.” You’re already halfway to native-level English rhythm. Welcome to the club.

Lazy is Beautiful

In every language, fluent speech gets shorter, smoother, and softer. That’s not bad pronunciation—it’s natural evolution.

In English:

• “going to” → gonna
• “want to” → wanna
• “did you” → didja
• “give me” → gimme
• “What do you want?” → Whaddaya want?

In Japanese:

• “すみません” → すいません
• “私” → あたし or うち
• “〜ている” → 〜てる
• “〜してしまった” → 〜しちゃった

Languages want to flow. You don’t need to fight that. You need to follow it.

You Already Speak Fluent Laziness If You…

• Say “s’pose” instead of “suppose”
• Say “uh-oh” instead of “oops, a problem has occurred”
• Use ん without even thinking
• Order a Hoっdoっ at Costco
• Can say “Fictoui” and feel the win

Congratulations. You’re one of us.

Final Tip:

Don’t try to sound perfect. Try to sound like you mean it. That’s what native speakers do.

Lazy? Maybe. Fluent? Definitely.

—Symeon