Contractions List! Do you want to speak faster? In this lesson, you will learn common informal contractions in English to speak English faster.
Informal Contractions List
- Want to = Wanna
- Want a = Wanna
- What have you = Whatcha
- Kind of = Kinda
- Sort of = Sorta
- Out of = Outta
- Give me – gimme
- Let me – lemme
- Tell them – tellem
- Don’t know – dunno
- Got a – gotta
- Come on – c’mon
- Some more – s’more
- Should have – shoulda
- Could have – coulda
- Would have – woulda
- Might have – mighta
- Must have – musta
- Couldn’t have – couldna
- Shouldn’t have – shouldna
- Wouldn’t have – wouldna
- Don’t you – dontcha
- Didn’t you – didntcha
- Won’t you – wontcha
- What are you – whatcha or watcha
- Got you – gotcha
- Bet you – betcha
- Kind of – kinda
- Out of – outta
- Cup of – cuppa
- Sort of – sorta
- A lot of – a lotta
- Got to – gotta
- Going to – gonna
- Need to – needa
- Want to – wanna
- Have to – hafta
- Has to – hasta
- Ought to – oughta
Informal Contractions List | Examples
| What do you think? | Whaddyu think? |
| What did you do with it? | Whajoo do with it? |
| How did you like it? | Howja like it? |
| When did you get it? | When ju geddit? |
| Why did you take it? | Whyju tay kit? |
| How is it going? | Howzit going? |
| Don’t you get it? | Doancha geddit? |
| Let me do. | Lemme do. |
| Let’s give me your heart. | Gimme your heart. |
| I should have told you. | I shoulda told you. |
| I have got to go. | I’ve gotta go. |
| I have got a book. | I’ve gotta book. |
| Do you want to dance? | Wanna dance? |
| Do you want a banana? | Wanna banana? |
| Let me in. | Lemme in. |
| Let me go. | Lemme go. |
| I’II let you know. | I’II letcha know. |
| Did you do it? | Dija do it? |
| Not yet. | Na chet. |
| I’II meet you later. | I’II meechu layder. |
Informal Contractions| Infographic
Edkw
Sunday 30th of June 2019
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