( Click here to find out several uses of “get” in English verbs and expressions.)įor example, all these sentences mean pretty much the same thing: Yes, “got” is a very useful verb – like “get,” a verb that’s everywhere in English.
“Gotta” is short for “Got to” / “Have to” / “Need to.” Let me help you understand them! You’ll find much more tips like this (and community events) in Understand Real American English. There are a lot of other “shortcuts” and small expressions in real American conversation. “I want to get better at English, like, I really want to put it on my next resume… or just to understand Game of Thrones!”
Or to sound less sure of what they’re saying. So American people use “like” when they’re looking for the right word. (It’s very close to another word / short expression: “kind of” in English.)Ī “filler” word is a word that doesn’t really mean anything, and that isn’t necessary in the sentence: like “uh” or “hmm.” Or it… doesn’t really mean anything! It’s used as a “filler” word.For a comparison (for example: “Michael is American, like Christina”).It means “to enjoy” (for example: “I like ice cream”.).“Like” is used very often in American conversations. Well, you can find the whole conversations, with written transcripts, exercises to better understand any American conversation, AND pronunciation exercises to improve your own pronunciation in my program Understand Real American English. It’s fun learning English with my friends and family! In “correct” written English, I would write instead: “I just want to travel and go places.”
‘Cause I just wanna- I just wanna travel and go places. It’s a contraction of “What I really want to do.” “It’ll allow me to, like, experience other places around the world, which is what I really wanna do.”
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It’s a short clip – you can watch the full video (with explanations, exercises, and community events!) in Understand Real American English.Ĭan you hear when we use the contraction “wanna”? She’s my “sorority sister,” actually: we were part of the same social club in college. You’ll find another example in the video lesson, when I’m talking with good friend Colleen. You’ll find more explanation in this other pronunciation lesson: Pronunciation of “to” in English (You’ll find the answer in the video lesson!)įor example, in “correct” English we would write: “I want to know!”īut in everyday, real spoken English, we would often say: “I wanna know!” Transform this phrase into casual, spoken American English: She means: “I was going to pick them up.” “Originally, I was gonna pick them up, but then I took this other job, so now I work during the day” It’s a short clip, taken from the full video conversation that you can find in Understand Real American English. In the video lesson (at the top of the page), you’ll find an extra recording of my conversation with sister Lisa.
“I’m going to go.” → “I’m gonna go.” (casual English) (I cover something similar in this other lesson: disappearing sounds in English.) That’s how we say that verb in casual, spoken English.Ī whole syllable disappears! It happens, especially when talking fast. This way, next time you hear them in conversations, you’ll understand better! After all, that’s why you’re here, right? To learn real-world English! And after hearing the fast conversation extracts, of course I’ll help you understand them. I want to show you what they sound like, with some extracts from my course Understand Real American English, which helps you understand in real conversations. They’re (very) common “shortcuts” of everyday verbs in American conversations. You’ve probably heard these words from your American coworkers and friends.
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