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? |