Common Words & Phrases
| Original Phrase | Spoken/Reduced Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| I don’t know | arano / dunno |
| What are you doing? | whatcha doin? |
| Going to | gonna |
| Want to | wanna |
| Got to | gotta |
| Let me | lemme |
| Give me | gimme |
| Could have | coulda |
| Would have | woulda |
| Should have | shoulda |
| Don’t you | doncha |
| Didn’t you | didncha |
| Aren’t you | arencha |
| Out of | outta |
| Kind of | kinda |
| Sort of | sorta |
| Because | 'cause / cuz |
| Going to the | gonna go |
| Did you | dija / didja |
| What do you | whaddaya |
| How did you | howdja |
| Give it to me | gimme it |
| Tell me | tellem / tell'm |
Common Expressions
| Original Statement | Spoken Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| I don’t want to do it | I don’ wanna do it |
| What do you want? | Whaddaya want? |
| Are you coming with us? | Ya comin’ with us? |
| I am going to the store | I’m goin’ to the store |
| Did you see that? | Dija see that? |
| How is it going? | Howzit goin’? |
| Do you want to go out? | D’ya wanna go out? |
| I have got to go | I gotta go |
| I should have called | I shoulda called |
| I would have helped | I woulda helped |
| I could have done it | I coulda done it |
| It is out of my hands | It’s outta my hands |
| It is kind of nice | It’s kinda nice |
| What are you talking about? | Whatcha talkin’ ’bout? |
| I am not sure about it | I’m not sure ’bout it |
Everyday Casual Phrases
| Original Phrase | Spoken/Slang Form |
|---|---|
| How are you? | How’re ya? / How ya doin’? |
| What’s up? | Wassup? / Sup? |
| Do you want some? | Ya want some? |
| I don’t think so | I don’ think so |
| You have to go | You gotta go |
| I am out of here | I’m outta here |
| You are going to love it | You’re gonna love it |
| Is it okay with you? | S’okay with ya? |
| Let us do it | Lemme do it |
| Can you give me that? | Can ya gimme that? |
| Are you alright? | Ya alright? |