Learn an extensive list of 50 Common Informal Contractions with examples to sound more fluent in English.
Common Informal Contractions
Ain’t = Am not/are not/is not
- Example: She ain’t hungry.
Ain’t = Has not/have not
- E.g. He ain’t done it yet.
Wanna = Want to
- E.g. I wanna go home.
Wanna = Want a
- E.g. I wanna coffee.
Whatcha = What have you
- E.g. Whatcha got there?
Kinda = Kind of
- E.g. Anna’s kinda cute.
Sorta = Sort of
- E.g. She’s sorta tired.
Outta = Out of
- E.g. I’m outta money.
Alotta = A lot of
- E.g. I eat alotta chocolate.
Lotsa = Lots of
- E.g. He has lotsa money.
Mucha = Much of
- E.g. It’s not mucha a surprise, is it?
Cuppa = Cup of
- E.g. Would you like a cuppa tea?
Dunno = Don’t know
- E.g. I dunno.
Lemme = Let me
- E.g. Lemme see!
Gimme = Give me
- E.g. Gimme the book!
Tell’em = Tell them
- E.g. We should tell’em the truth.
Cos = Because
- E.g. I cry cos I’m in pain.
Innit? = Isn’t it?
- E.g. It’s blue, innit?
I’mma = I’m going to
- E.g. I’mma talk to my mother.
Gonna = Going to
- E.g. I’m gonna tell you the truth.
Needa = Need to
- E.g. You needa know about Jame.
Oughta = Ought to
- E.g. You oughta phone your brother.
Hafta = Have to
- E.g. We hafta go.
Hasta = Has to
- E.g. John hasta work today.
Usta = Used to
- E.g. She usta live in France.
Supposta = Supposed to
- E.g. I’m supposta start a new job on Monday.
Gotta = Got to
- E.g. You’ve gotta go.
Cmon = Come on
- E.g. Cmon, let’s do it together!
Ya = You/ you are
- E.g. I miss ya.
Gotta = (have) got a
- E.g. Have you gotta phone?
Shoulda = Should have
- E.g. She shoulda called yesterday.
Shouldna = Shouldn’t have
- E.g. I’m sorry, I shouldna told you that.
Wouldna = Wouldn’t have
- E.g. I wouldna done that if I were you.
She’da = She would have
- E.g. She’da been prepared for class.
Coulda = Could have
- E.g. He coulda been here by 5:00.
Woulda = Would have
- E.g. He woulda arrived soon.
Mighta = Might have
- E.g. You mighta left the book at the airport.
Mightna = Mightn’t have
- E.g. She mightna caught her train.
Musta = Must have
- E.g. She musta been in a hurry.
Mussna = Must not have
- E.g. You mussna stolen the money.
Dontcha = Don’t you
- E.g. Dontcha see it?
Wontcha = Won’t you
- E.g. Wontcha watch this film?
Whatcha = What are you
- E.g. Whatcha doing?
Betcha = Bet you
- E.g. Betcha can’t guess who she is!
Gotcha = Got you
- E.g. We gotcha!
D’you = Do you
- E.g. D’you like him?
Didntcha = Didn’t you
- E.g. Didntcha like this book?
Dija = Did you
- E.g. Did you do it?
S’more = Some more
- E.g. I will need s’more time.
Layder = Later
- E.g. See ya layder.
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