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In everyday speech, language takes on simplifications and the tendency for words to run together. This natural process often manifests
itself as combination and contraction of words, causing a phrase such as "Would you like to go and get something to eat?" to sound a lot
more like "'Don't'cha wanna get somthin' tweet?". This tendency is often a major frustration for English language learners, as many of
these apparent words (for example, wanna, gotta, or squeat) are often not listed in dictionaries and are almost never used in formal written
form, but are nonetheless essential for native comprehension. In addition, differences in dialects' pronunciation, not to mention vocabulary,
often magnify this problem significantly. This page is designed to be a reference database of relaxed pronunciations and contractions, from
the mundane and common to the esoteric (or just for fun). Please enjoy!
Notes:
To indicate alternative meanings or pronunciations, a slash is used, for example: "wanna = want to / want a" means that "wanna"
could mean either "want to" or "want a".
[Brackets] surround words in the definitions that do not contribute to the final word's sound.
Ellipsis (...) are used to indicate that a contraction can work as an interchangeable suffix or prefix with a variety of other words (some
of the more common combinations may be listed as well).
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...'da ... would have She'da come tonight if she wasn't so busy.
da the They have da best of da best in hot dogs here.
dat that Dat is fine.
d'eck ...the heck What d'eck?
dem them Dem dragonflies are huge!
dent did not I dent crash the car.
did'ja / didja did you Did'ja catch anythin'?
didn't did not It didn't hurt.
diff'rn't different That's diff'rn't than the other one.
dis this Is dis all ya got?
d'jeat did you eat D'jeat yet?
d'jyava / jyhava did you have a D'jyava burger or a sandwich?
'drother I'd rather 'Drother be watchin' a movie.
'drothers / druthers [What] I'd rather If I had my 'drothers, I wouldn't be doin' chores.
dodad do, dad What will you dodad?
doin' doing How are ya doin'?
don't'cha / don'tcha do you not Pretty cool, don't'cha think?
dunnit [has] done it / done it That shoulda dunnit.
dunno do not know I dunno.
...'d've ... would have n/a
d'yava do you have a D'yava good time?
E 'er her Let 'er drift.
'em them Get 'em!
F fi if I Fi was gonna choose, I'd go for the apple pie.
figrout figure out I'll figrout this puzzle soon.
fulla full of You're fulla beans!
fo' for Is dis fo' me?
for'em for them I was just lookin' for'em.
f'yno if you know / if I know F'yno how to do that problem, then just do it.
G g'bye / g'by good bye G'bye!
g'day good day G'day!
gimme give me Gimme five!
getcha / gitchu get you I'm gunna gitchu fo' dat!
g'night good night G'night everybody!
gotcha / gotchu /
got you / got your I gotcha now!
gotcher
gotta [have] got to Gotta go!
gunna / gonna going to I'm gonna head over to the store, ya want anything?
H had'n'edn'edn'yet had not even eaten yet You had'n'edn'edn'yet?
hafta have to I hafta go soon.
has'n'edn'edn'yet has not even eaten yet He has'n'edn'edn'yet?
hava have a We hava few snacks inna trunk.
havit have it D'ya havit here yet?
hav'n'edn'edn'yet have not even eaten yet You hav'n'edn'edn'yet?
hecka heck of a That's one hecka good painting!
heckalota heck of a lot of That's a heckalota pizza!
he'd he would He'd like that.
he'd'a / he'd've he would have He'd've gone if they didn't sell outta tickets.
here's here is Here's something that might work.
he's he is He's fine.
he'sn't he is not He'sn't in this class?
hold'em hold them Hold'em for a bit while I unload the rest.
how'ya / howaya how are you Howaya doin'?
how're how are How're they all gonna fit in that truck?
howzat how is that Howzat gonna work?
I I'd I would I'd order a parfait if it wasn't so expensive.
I'd've I would have I'd've gone if it was closer.
I'laftabe I will have to be I'laftabe quicker'an you!
I'll I will I'll do better'an you!
'im him Ain't gunna do any good for 'im.
I'm I am I'm fine.
Ima / Imana I am [going to] Ima see the dentist tomorrow.
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Have you heard another contraction that isn't listed here? Have you seen one used? Did you or your friends just make one up?
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