Standard
Commoncontraction
Example
Note
and
’n
Do you know Nancy ‘n David.
are
’r
My classmates ‘r on vacation.
Are you
Ya
Ya going to school?
Where ya going?
because
’cause(*)/coz
I don’t like her ‘cause she is too proud.
can
C’n
I c’n be there in an hour.
come
c’m
C’m over to our house around 10：00.
could
have
could not
have
could’a
couldn’a
You could’a hurt yourself!
He couldn’a done it.
does she
dushi
Dushi speak English?
don’t know
dunno(*)
I dunno where you live.
for
fer
He works fer his father.
give me
gimme(*)
Gimme that.
going to
gonna(*)
Gonnu
I’m gonna give him a present.
I’m gonnu invite her to the party.
goodbye
G’bye
I’ll talk to you tomorrow. G’bye!
got to
gotta(*)
gottu(*)
I gotta give him a present.
I gottu invite her to my birthday party.
had better
better
You better start off right now.
have to
hafta
I hafta go home immediately.
he
’e
Who is ’e?
he/she has
he/she’as
He’as a house at the beach.
her
’er
This is’er book.
him
’im
I like ‘im very much.
his
’is
What is ‘is name?
This does not apply if his begins a sentence.
how did you
how ’dya/How ‘dja
How ‘dya/How ‘dja make that?
how do you
how’ dy ’a
How ‘dy ‘a(chǎn) do it?
how does
how’s
How’s she feel today?
in front of
in fronna
He parked in fronna the garden.
-ing
-in(*)
I’m goin’ to the store.
is that
izat
Izat your new car?
of
a or o’(*)
He’s sorta strange.
It’s made o’gold.
old
ol(*)
There’s the ol’ house.
or
’r
Do you like ice cream’r candy?
out of
outta(*)
(pronounced: oudda)
Get outta the class at once!
probably
prob’ly(*)
He’ll prob’ly come for dinner.
should not have
shouldn’a
You shouldn’a leave so soon.
some
S’m
I want s’m apples.
sure
sher
Sher, I like chocolate!
A
them
’m/’em(*)
I like’m/I like’em.
to
ta
I don’t know what ta do now.
want to
wanna(*)
wannu
I wanna go outside.
I wanna eat something.
I wannu avoid the subject.
what are you
Wachya or wacha
Wachya/Wacha doin?
what does
what’s(*)
What’s her do for a living?
what is the
what’s a
What’s a matter?
ALSO：Wassa matta?(*)
would not have
wudn’a
I wudn’a done that if I were you.
why did you
Whyd’ya or whydja
Why’dya/ why’dja tell him to leave?
why do you
why’dy’a
Why’dy’a work so hard?
Commoncontraction
Example
Note
and
’n
Do you know Nancy ‘n David.
are
’r
My classmates ‘r on vacation.
Are you
Ya
Ya going to school?
Where ya going?
because
’cause(*)/coz
I don’t like her ‘cause she is too proud.
can
C’n
I c’n be there in an hour.
come
c’m
C’m over to our house around 10：00.
could
have
could not
have
could’a
couldn’a
You could’a hurt yourself!
He couldn’a done it.
does she
dushi
Dushi speak English?
don’t know
dunno(*)
I dunno where you live.
for
fer
He works fer his father.
give me
gimme(*)
Gimme that.
going to
gonna(*)
Gonnu
I’m gonna give him a present.
I’m gonnu invite her to the party.
goodbye
G’bye
I’ll talk to you tomorrow. G’bye!
got to
gotta(*)
gottu(*)
I gotta give him a present.
I gottu invite her to my birthday party.
had better
better
You better start off right now.
have to
hafta
I hafta go home immediately.
he
’e
Who is ’e?
he/she has
he/she’as
He’as a house at the beach.
her
’er
This is’er book.
him
’im
I like ‘im very much.
his
’is
What is ‘is name?
This does not apply if his begins a sentence.
how did you
how ’dya/How ‘dja
How ‘dya/How ‘dja make that?
how do you
how’ dy ’a
How ‘dy ‘a(chǎn) do it?
how does
how’s
How’s she feel today?
in front of
in fronna
He parked in fronna the garden.
-ing
-in(*)
I’m goin’ to the store.
is that
izat
Izat your new car?
of
a or o’(*)
He’s sorta strange.
It’s made o’gold.
old
ol(*)
There’s the ol’ house.
or
’r
Do you like ice cream’r candy?
out of
outta(*)
(pronounced: oudda)
Get outta the class at once!
probably
prob’ly(*)
He’ll prob’ly come for dinner.
should not have
shouldn’a
You shouldn’a leave so soon.
some
S’m
I want s’m apples.
sure
sher
Sher, I like chocolate!
A
them
’m/’em(*)
I like’m/I like’em.
to
ta
I don’t know what ta do now.
want to
wanna(*)
wannu
I wanna go outside.
I wanna eat something.
I wannu avoid the subject.
what are you
Wachya or wacha
Wachya/Wacha doin?
what does
what’s(*)
What’s her do for a living?
what is the
what’s a
What’s a matter?
ALSO：Wassa matta?(*)
would not have
wudn’a
I wudn’a done that if I were you.
why did you
Whyd’ya or whydja
Why’dya/ why’dja tell him to leave?
why do you
why’dy’a
Why’dy’a work so hard?