Here are some common American English informal contractions with example sentences.
Contractions with "you"
original words | informal contraction | sentence |
don't you | dontcha | Dontcha like the movie? |
didn't you | didntcha | Didntcha like the movie? |
won't you | wontcha | Wontcha drive the car? |
what are you | whatcha or watcha | Whatcha doing? |
got you | gotcha | I gotcha! |
bet you | betcha | Betcha can't guess the answer! |
Contractions with "have"
original words | informal contraction | sentence |
should have | shoulda | I shoulda called yesterday. |
could have | coulda | She coulda been here by 1:00. |
would have | woulda | He woulda arrived earlier, but the train was late. |
might have | mighta | You mighta left the bag at the airport. |
must have | musta | You musta been in a hurry. |
couldn't have | couldna | I couldna called because my phone was broken. |
shouldn't have | shouldna | She shouldna told you that. |
wouldn't have | wouldna | Nick wouldna known about the meeting. |
she would have | she'da | She'da liked to be at the meeting today. |
he would have | he'da | He'da liked to be there too. |
I would have | I'da | I'da written to you, but I didn't have your address. |
They would have | they'da | I wish they'da given me more time! |
You would have | you'da | You'da enjoyed the concert last night. |
Contractions with "of"
original words | informal contraction | sentence |
kind of | kinda | I kinda like her. |
out of | outta | The printer is outta paper. |
cup of | cuppa | I need a cuppa coffee. |
sort of | sorta | I sorta need that book. |
a lot of | a lotta | I have a lotta homework tonight. |
Contractions with "to"
original words | informal contraction | sentence |
got to | gotta | I gotta buy a new car. |
going to | gonna | She is gonna be there today. |
need to | needa | I needa go shopping soon. |
want to | wanna | I wanna blue car. |
have to | hafta | I hafta save some money. |
has to | hasta | Tim hasta work today. |
ought to | oughta | She oughta work two jobs. |
supposed to | supposeta | I'm supposeta start the job Monday. |
used to | useta | She useta work there too. |
Other informal contractions
original words | informal contraction | sentence |
give me | gimme | Gimme five minutes. |
let me | lemme | Lemme see it! |
tell them | tellem | Tellem I'll be there soon. |
don't know | dunno | I dunno what time it is. |
am not are not is not | ain't (This is very informal and considered bad English) | I ain't going to be there. |
got a | gotta | I gotta new job. |
come on | c'mon | C'mon! We don't want to be late! |
some more | s'more | Can I have s'more water? |
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