Standard

Common contraction

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 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?