Don’t know = dunno Kind of = kinda Let me = lemme Want to = wanna Got to = gotta Going to = gonna Give me = gimme Bet you = betcha I would have = I’d have = I would’ve = I’d’ve Who would have = who’da You would have = yoda He would have = hida She would have = sheda We would have = wida They would have = theyda N.B: it doesn’t work negative contraction negative: I wouldn’t have done that.
1. I’da preferred tea. 2. I’m sorry I’m late I’da been here sooner I hadn’t missed the train. 3. I’da called but I didn’t have your number. 4. You’da loved the banana pancakes. 5. She’da given him whisky but she only had tea. 6. We’da been here earlier but we got lost. 7. They’da given him the job but he didn’t have enough experience. 8. Who’da thought that banana pancakes could be so tasty? 9. Who’da believed that this video could be so useful.
Didja know about this? When a word ends in T and the next word starts with Y or ya sound, a lot of times you will hear the change to y=ch, {y} = {tʃ}, ( you = ya, your = yir, not = n’t, do not = don’t) 1. Get you = getcha 2. Get your = getcher 3. Got you = gotcha 4. Got your = gotcher 5. Want you = wantcha 6. Want your = wantcher 7. Thought you = thoughtcha 8. Let you = letcha 9. Bet you = betcha 10. Bet your = betcher 11. Don’t you = don’tcha 12. Con’t you = cantcha 13. Haven’t you = haventcha 14. Wouldn’t you = wouldntcha
d+y = y=j {y} = {dz} 1. Tried your = triedjer 2. Had your = hadjer 3. Told you = toldja 4. Made you = madeja 5. Could you = couldja 6. Would you = wouldja 7. Did you = didja = ja 8. Who did you = who’dja (who did = who’d) 9. What did you = whadja 10. When did you = whenja 11. Where did you = where’dja 12. Why did you = why’dja 13. How did you = how’dja 14. How did your = how’djer
1. A lot of = a lotta - We have a lotta work to do. 2. Out of = outta - Let’s get outta town. 3. Have to = hafta - I hafta do my work. 4. Need to = needta - I needta call the doctor. 5. Want to = wanna - I wanna take a holiday in Europe. 6. Got to = gotta - I’ve gotta call my mother. 7. Going to (do something) = gonna - We’re gonna get married. 8. Hope to = hopta - I hopta see you next week! 9. Like to = liketa - I don’t liketa wait at the bus stop for too long. 10. Love to = loveta - We loveta have picnics at school. 11. Kind of = kinda - I’m kinda upset. 12. Sort of = sorta - I’m sorta thinking about it. 13. Go for = gofa - Let’s gofera walk.
14. Will you = willya - What willya do if it rains tonight? 15. Must have = musta - She musta missed the bus. 16. Should have = shooda - You shooda gone to the doctor. 17. Could have = coda - We coda won the competition. 18. Might have = mighta - He mighta got lost. 19. It’s a = itsa - Itsa shame she can’t come. 20. That’s a = thatsa - Thatsa beautiful painting. 21. What are you = wadaya - Wadaya gonna do? 22. Where are you = whereaya - Whereaya gonna go? 23. How are you = howarya - Howarya feeling. 24. What do you = wadaya - Wadaya do for a living? 25. Where do you = wheredaya - Wheredaya live? 26. When do you = whendaya - Whendaya get up in the morning?
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