In this lesson, you will learn how to get what you want in English from a conversation between two people who are acquaintances. There's still a lot to know so be sure to check out the lesson notes on EnglishClass101.com: http://www.englishclass101.com/2011/01/17/survival-phrases-3-getting-what-you-want-using-english/

Survival Phrases Season 1 #3 - Getting What You Want Using English

Gonna and Gotta

In informal English conversation, we often use shorter, versions of common word combinations.

One of the most common is ‘gonna’ - short for ‘going to’.

When we say the words ‘going to’ very quickly, they run together and sound like ‘gonna’.

So ‘Are you going to wash the car today?’ becomes:
B: ‘Are you gonna wash the car today?’

And ‘We are going to go home for dinner.’ becomes:
‘We’re gonna go home for dinner.’

We also shorten ‘got to’ so it sounds more like ‘gotta.’
Here, ‘got to’ means ‘have to’ or ‘must’:

So ‘I have got to wash the car today,’ becomes:
‘I’ve gotta wash the car today.’

And ‘I have got to go home for dinner,’ becomes:
‘I’ve gotta go home for dinner.’

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