Informal contractions

Here is a list of informal contractions. These are rarely in written form, but common in daily, informal speech. As an English learner, some of these will help your English sound a bit more natural. But be sure to ask for feedback from native English speakers to make sure how you are using these phrases sound natural and you’re using them in the right settings!

Standard Form	Informal Contraction	Example Sentence
Going to	gonna	I’m gonna grab a coffee.
Want to	wanna	Do you wanna come with us?
Got to	gotta	I gotta go before I’m late.
Give me	gimme	Gimme a hand with these boxes.
Let me	lemme	Lemme know when you’re ready.
Kind of	kinda	It’s kinda cold in here.
Sort of	sorta	I’m sorta tired today.
Don’t know	dunno	I dunno where I left my keys.
Out of	outta	Get outta here!
Have to	hafta	You hafta try this cake.
Has to	hasta	Everyone hasta eat eventually.
Lots of	lotta	That’s a lotta pizza for one person.
Could have	coulda	I coulda been a contender.
Should have	shoulda	We shoulda turned left back there.
Would have	woulda	I woulda called, but my phone died.
Am not / Is not / Are not	ain’t	I ain’t got no time for that.
Don’t you	dontcha	Dontcha want to see the show?
What are you	whatcha	Whatcha doing this weekend?
Got you	gotcha	Oh, I gotcha—that makes sense now.
Tell them	tellem	Go ahead and tellem the news.