Wanna

[tomrod182]

Hi guys, It´s me again.
Well, now I would like to ask you, when can I use "wanna or gotta".
Please answer as soon as posible. Thank you everyone.



Atte. Rodrigo Carrasco.

 

[WestSideGal]

Hi guys, It´s me again.
Well, now I would like to ask you, when can I use "wanna or gotta".
Please answer as soon as posible. Thank you everyone.



Atte. Rodrigo Carrasco.

In speech (verbal contexts), and only within casual conversation with familiar conversational partners. Also, in informal communications (emails/letters) to friends, etc.

 

[Dat_Girl]

"wanna" is the short for "want to" and gotta is the short for "got to"... but they are only used informally.

 

[tomrod182]

Thank You very much!

 

[Dama_J]

Just to add to Dat Girl's explanation:

Wanna is short for "want to", but NOT for third person singular.
I wanna go to Spain.
We wanna get a car.
He wants to go to Spain too.

"Gotta" is short for "Got to" and generally replaces "have to". In the third person you would use it as "has got to", generally always shortening it to 's gotta.
I gotta get a ticket. (I have to get a ticket, I have got to get a ticket)
You gotta give me the money.
She's gotta come too!
My mom's gotta go to the store.

 

[Istriano]

Wanna is also short for Want a:
Wanna sandwich?

wan·na /'wön@, 'wAn@/ a short form of “want
to” or “want a,” used in writing to show how people
sound when they speak: I don’t wanna go.

(Longman Dictionary of American English)

 

[cpuzey1]

I'd never write it like that, but that's just me

 

[grubble]

Wanna and gotta are often seen in song lyrics. However song-lyrics should never be considered a source of good English.

 

[Istriano]

There's no such thing as ''good English''.

 

[grubble]

There's no such thing as ''good English''.

Are you saying that English is intrinsically bad?

 

[Istriano]

Not really, but English is to be enjoyed in all its flavors, unlike in some other languages in which all varieties other than the Academy one are seen as bad or even malignant.

 

[trishanetster]

yes..........
wanna is short of want and gotta is short of got

 

[tomrod182]

Thank You everybody, for your time and answers. I got it now !. Thank You.

 

[grahamcracker]

Hi guys, It´s me again.
Well, now I would like to ask you, when can I use "wanna or gotta".
Please answer as soon as posible. Thank you everyone.

Atte. Rodrigo Carrasco.

My suggestion: Don't use them, not if you want to appear well educated and highly literate.