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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
Thanks a lot