INFORMAL CONTRACTIONS IN ENGLISH | How to sound more like a native English speaker
Hello friends welcome back! Are you using informal contractions when speaking in English?
... if not you should start learning and using them to sound more like a
native English speaker... natives use them all the time and why wouldn't you use
them as well? In this video lesson we'll go through informal contractions, we'll
go through the pronunciation and we'll practice pronunciation together, so that you can
sound more natural... you can sound more like a native English speaker when
Friends, these informal contractions we'll be going through are contractions I quite
often use speaking in English, and many English speakers do as well... now I have
only chosen a handful, but I know that many of you have probably heard strange
words English speakers use... I would love to hear contractions you quite often
hear English speakers using... share with us in the comments below this video
what contractions do you hear English speakers using all the time... now before
we begin with the lesson I would like to explain what a contraction is...
A contraction is when two words come together, they join together and they
become one... you may be familiar with classical, with standard contractions such
as I am = I'm , it is = It's and do not = don't...but what about those ones that native
English speakers use all the time... such as gonna, wanna, lemme.... this is exactly
what would be learning about in this lesson...
Contractions such as gonna, wanna gotta are used by native English speakers
all the time and why wouldn't you use them as well so that you sound like a
native English speaker as well? Please note friends these
contractions will be going through are not often used in formal settings, but
you will hear English speakers using this a lot in their everyday speech, in
informal settings, and it is really important for you to know and
also use them so that you can sound more like a native English speaker
...now friends in this lesson I do suggest that you use and apply the shadowing
technique... the shadow the technique is when you say you repeat you copy exactly
what I say out loud... so that you are practicing your
speaking skills while watching this video lesson
if you don't know what the shadowing technique is, or if you need more details
about that, click the link in the description below this video
to watch my video exactly explaining what the shadowing technique is...
now let's begin with the first contraction and that contraction is gonna, gonna.
Gonna is an informal contraction you'll hear many English speakers using and it is a
contraction of the words going to listen carefully gonna, gonna. The correct form
is always subject of auxiliary verb and verb. For example I'm gonna cook, I'm
gonna clean, I'm gonna eat, I'm gonna speak,
I'm gonna run, gonna, gonna, gonna I'm gonna run, she's gonna run, he's gonna
run, they're gonna run, we're gonna run they're gonna run, gonna, gonna.
The next contraction is wanna. Wanna is a contraction of the words want plus a verb or a noun
An example sentence of want + verb could be I want to eat... here we could use a
contraction I wanna to eat I wanna to eat ...or I want to run, instead of using the
long form, we could use a contraction: I wanna run, I wanna run... but we can also
use a noun: for example I want a new bike.. here we could use a contraction:
I wanna new bike, I wanna a new bike... OR another example: I want a new phone... here we could
use a contraction I wanna a new phone, I wanna a new phone...
sometimes you may also notice that English speakers completely drop the subject
in questions.... for example in this question here: Do you want to run? You
may also hear English speakers simply using this form: Wanna a run? OR You wanna run?
Instead of using the long form... this is natural and many English speakers do do this.
The next attraction is gotta, gotta. Gotta is short for: I've got to OR
got to... for example the sentence: I've got to go now...
English speakers tend to contract this and say: I gotta go now, I gotta go now....
gotta, gotta..... I gotta go now... OR have they got to go? have they gotta go?
have they gotta go?....you can also use this contraction with a noun... for example
I got a new bike.... I gotta a new bike I gotta a new bike
OR I got a new phone I gotta a new phone, I gotta a new phone .... the next
contraction dontcha is a short form of the words don't you... for example Don't you
want to go to the beach with me? Dontcha want to go to the beach with me?
again dontcha want to go to the beach with me? dontcha, dontcha....
The contraction gimme gimme is a short form of the words GIVE ME. For example: give me
a ride to the shops.... gimme a ride to the shops ...gimme, gimme a ride to the shops.
The next contraction kinda, kinda is a short form of the words: kind of
Listen carefully kinda kinda kinda For example I kinda liked the book, I
kinda like the book OR what kinda music do you like? What kinda music do
you like? The next contraction lemme lemme is a short form of the words: let
me.... for example lemme see that, lemme see that...
or lemme have a look, lemme have a look. The next contraction dunno is a very
common contraction many English speakers use and I tend to use it quite
often... this contraction is a short form of the words don't know... for example I
don't know what to do.... I dunno what to do.... dunno... it sounds strange when I
say it by itself... try using these contractions in a sentence again... I dunno
I dunno, I dunno.. OR I dunno maybe she's lying I dunno maybe she's lying.
I don't know maybe she's lying
The next contraction watcha is also often used to replace the words: what are
you/ what you OR what do you? again pronunciation whatcha, whatcha... for
example whatcha gonna do.... whatcha gonna do.... whatcha gonna do
Notice here there's 2 contractions: watcha and gonna.... whatcha gonna do or do
whatcha gotta do.... do whatcha gotta to do.... again two informal contractions: do
whatcha gotta do.... do whatcha gotta do ....the last and final contraction is 'coz
'coz is a shortened form of the word because again 'coz: for example... our flight was
canceled 'coz of the weather our flight was canceled 'coz of the weather
OR I'm sad 'coz it's cold.... I'm sad 'coz it's cold... remember friends
practice makes perfect, watch this video lesson a few times,
apply the shadowing technique, say these sentences out loud, so that you can
practice... practice using these informal contractions in spoken form so that you
can use them when you have to speak in English and to help you simply sound more
natural, sound more like a native English speaker... remember friends to check the
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