Why is "thank you" pronounced as /θaŋ kjuː/ ("thang-Q")?

I would like to know how native speakers say “thank you”. Do they pronounce it /θaŋk juː/ or /θaŋ kjuː/?

I am Asian and I was taught in school to say /θaŋ kjuː/ but teachers didn't explain the reason. Why is "thank you" pronounced as /θaŋ kjuː/ (if it is)?

Solution 1:

Not sure exactly what you mean, but I suppose you're getting confused because of how the phrase is pronounced when spoken fast.

For a native speaker, "Thank Q" and "Thank you" are pronounced the same way. This is because the "k" sound and the "you" (i.e 'u' ) sound make a "kyuu" sound, which is also how Q is pronounced. The only way you can possibly make a distinction is if you pause in the middle.

I can't think of any good examples, but some obvious ones would be phrases like "track you." Don't know where you'd use it, but still.