They’re (very) common “shortcuts” of everyday verbs in American conversations. Keep learning, Keep practicing English Bye.You’ve probably heard these words from your American coworkers and friends. I will see you soon with another English lesson, until then. Use these contractions to speak English naturally. That’s all for today, I hope you liked today’s lesson. Or you could simply say Layder, instead of saying Good bye.Ĭmon C’mon, Instead of saying Come on as two separate words you can say C’mon Here’s the next one Dija, dija, which means Did you You mighta left your phone at the airport. Similarly Woulda mean Would have, woulda. Here’s the next one – She’da which means, She would have Similarly, Wouldna Which stands for Wouldn’t have Here’s the next contraction –, shoulda – Stands for – Should have Similarly, Instead of ‘Has to’ you can say – Hasta, Hasta You needa learn this computer application. I’mma, it’s commonly used instead of – I’m going to, I’mmaĪnother common contraction is Gonna, which means Going to Innit? Innit? It’s the contracted form of Isn’t it? It’s a question tag used to confirm something. Gimme, (laughs) sounds like someone’s name, isn’t it? Gimme.Ĭos, some people even say Cuz, it’s the shortened form of Because

Here’s another one Gimme, gimme means Give me. Lemme, lemme- it’s the contracted form of Let me. I don’t know, can be contracted to dunno, dunno In fact you find this word in the modern dictionary, It’s an informal British way to say ‘a cup of tea’. Mucha, Mucha is the contracted form ‘Much of’Ĭuppa, cuppa, It means a cup of tea. Which mean you have lots of guts to say that. Next contraction is quite similar to the previous one Lotsa, Lotsa stands for Lots of Up next is Alotta, Alotta which means – A lot of Here’s the next one Outta, Outta means Out of I didn’t know you liked that sorta thing. What have you got there changes to – Whatcha got there? Whatcha got there? Whatcha, Whatcha, is the contracted form of ‘What have you’ Here’s the first one Ain’t, Ain’t is the contacted form of Am not, are not and is notĪin’t could also be used instead of Has not and have not If you are new to the channel, like, share, subscribe and click the bell to get notified for my new English lessons. In this English lesson we will look at 40 commonly used informal contractions to sound more natural in English conversations. They are normally used when speaking fast and casually, for example with friends, family and colleagues. Now, informal contractions are not exactly slang words, but they are a little like slang. We don’t speak English, the way it’s written in books. They make conversations sound more natural and fluent.

Informal contractions, Informal contractions are short forms that people use when speaking casually. These courses are designed specifically keeping in mind the struggle faced by non-native English speakers. This English lesson will cover commonly use informal English contractions with their correct English pronunciation and example sentence to help you speak English fluently with a natural flow.Īlso take a look at our beautifully designed English courses, ranging from the Elementary level to the Advanced English level. As a beginner in English, it sometimes becomes difficult to understand these contractions in English. Most native English speakers make use of contractions in their spoken English. Daily English conversation requires you to speak naturally. Daily English speaking is different from the English you read in books.

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