Language/English/Vocabulary/Slang-contractions

Slang contractions are very common in American English.

Here are the main ones:

SHOULDA

Shoulda is a slang contraction of "should have"

• I should have washed my car today = I shoulda washed my car today.

gonna

Gonna = Going to

• I'm gonna go to the store to pick up some groceries = I'm going to go to the store to pick up some groceries.

wanna

Wanna = want to

• I wanna go out to eat tonight = I want to go out to eat tonight

gotta

Gotta = have got to

• I gotta go to bed soon, I'm tired. = I've got to go to bed soon, I'm tired.

AIN'T

See: Language/English/Vocabulary/Meaning-of-ain't