AMERICAN ENGLISH

 American English speakers don't always speak words perfectly. They sometimes shorten words and phrases to make them sound more natural.
These are called "Reductions."
For example: Give me = Gimme, What is her = Whatser

1. Reductions formed with what + is + word

• whassup

• Formation: whassup = what + is + up

• Usage: Hey, whassup?

• Meaning: Hey, what is up?

• whatser

• Formation: whatser = what + is + her

• Usage: Whatser name?

• Meaning: What is her name?

• whatsiz

• Formation: whatsiz = what + is + his

• Usage: Whatsiz name?

• Meaning: What is his name?

• gimme

• Formation: gimme = give + me

• Usage: Please gimme the book.

• Meaning: Please give me the book.

• lemme

• Formation: lemme = let + me

• Usage: Please lemme go with you.

• Meaning: Please let me go with you

• betcha

• Formation: betcha = bet + you

• Usage: Betcha can't eat just one.

• Meaning: Bet you can't eat just one.

• doncha

• Formation: doncha = don't + you

• Usage: Doncha think that exam was hard.

• Meaning: Don't you think that exam was hard.

• getcha

• Formation: getcha = get + you

• Usage: I'm planning to getcha some new clothes.

• Meaning: I'm planning to get you some new clothes.

• gotcha

• Formation: gotcha = got + you

• Usage: I already gotcha some new clothes.

• Meaning: I already got you some new clothes.

• howarya

• Formation: howarya = how + are + you

• Usage: Howarya doing today?

• Meaning: How are you doing today?

• howdya

• Formation: howdya = how + do + you

• Usage: Howdya make delicious sushi?

• Meaning: How do you make delicious sushi?

• howjya

• Formation: howjya = how + did + you

• Usage: Howjya get the money for school?

• Meaning: How did you get the money for school?

• howujya

• Formation: howujya = how + would + you

• Usage: Howujya get the answer to this problem.

• Meaning: How would you get the answer to this problem.

• jya

• Formation: jya = did + you

• Usage: Jya go to class today?

• Meaning: Did you go to class today?

• waddaya

• Formation: waddaya = what + are + you

• Usage: Waddaya doing tonight?

• Meaning: What are you doing tonight?

• waddaya

• Formation: waddaya = what + do + you

• Usage: Waddaya think of this restaurant?

• Meaning: What do you think of this restaurant?

• wancha

• Formation: wancha = want + you

• Usage: I wancha to do your homework.

• Meaning: I want you to do your homework.

• whajya

• Formation: whajya = what + did + you

• Usage: Whajya do today?

• Meaning: What did you do today?

• whenjya

• Formation: whenjya = when + did + you

• Usage: Whenjya decide to study English?

• Meaning: When did you decide to study English?

• wherjya

• Formation: wherjya = where + did + you

• Usage: Wherjya go today?

• Meaning: Where did you go today?

• whojya

• Formation: whojya = who + did + you

• Usage: Whojya go to the park with today?

• Meaning: Who did you go to the park with today?

• woujya

• Formation: woujya = would + you

• Usage: Woujya like to go to the movies tonight?

• Meaning: Would you like to go to the movies tonight?

• coulda

• Formation: coulda = could + have

• Usage: I coulda eaten one more donut.

• Meaning: I could have eaten one more donut.

• mighta

• Formation: mighta = might + have

• Usage: I mighta gone to the party if she wasn't going.

• Meaning: I might have gone to the party if she wasn't going.

• musta

• Formation: musta = must + have

• Usage: She musta been really tired after working so many hours.

• Meaning: She must have been really tired after working so many hours.

• shoulda

• Formation: shoulda = should + have

• Usage: You really shoulda come with us.

• Meaning: You really should have come with us.

• woulda

• Formation: woulda = would + have

• Usage: I woulda come if I wasn't working.

• Meaning: I would have come if I wasn't working.

• frunna

• Formation: frunna = front + of

• Usage: Your shoes are in frunna the door.

• Meaning: Your shoes are in front of the door.

• kinda

• Formation: kinda = kind + of

• Usage: I kinda like eating at restaurants.

• Meaning: I kind of like eating at restaurants.

• kindsa

• Formation: kindsa = kinds + of

• Usage: What kindsa food do you usually eat at restaurants?

• Meaning: What kinds of food do you usually eat at restaurants?

• lotsa

• Formation: lotsa = lots + of

• Usage: I plan on eating lotsa food at the buffet.

• Meaning: I plan on eating lots of food at the buffet.

• lotta

• Formation: lotta = lot + of

• Usage: There was a lotta food at the buffet.

• Meaning: There was a lot of food at the buffet.

• outta

• Formation: outta = out + of

• Usage: Hey, let's get outta here.

• Meaning: Hey, let's get out of here.

• sorta

• Formation: sorta = sort + of

• Usage: What sorta book are you looking for?

• Meaning: What sort of book are you looking for?

• typa

• Formation: typa = type + of

• Usage: What typa food did they serve?

• Meaning: What type of food did they serve?

• gonna

• Formation: gonna = going + to

• Usage: I'm gonna have to work every day next week.

• Meaning: I'm going to have to work every day next week.

• gotta

• Formation: gotta = got + to

• Usage: I gotta get up early to go work.

• Meaning: I got to get up early to go work.

• hafta

• Formation: hafta = have + to

• Usage: I hafta work overtime tonight.

• Meaning: I have to work overtime tonight.

• hasta

• Formation: hasta = has + to

• Usage: She hasta work this weekend.

• Meaning: She has to work this weekend.

• oughta

• Formation: oughta = ought + to

• Usage: You oughta find a better job.

• Meaning: You ought to find a better job.

• wanna

• Formation: wanna = want + to

• Usage: I really wanna find a better job.

• Meaning: I really want to find a better job.

• donno

• Formation: donno = don't + know

• Usage: I really donno the answer to the question.

• Meaning: I really don't know the answer to the question.

• dunno

• Formation: dunno = don't + know

• Usage: I really dunno the answer to the question.

• Meaning: I really don't know the answer to the question.

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HEY I am from Mexico, and I odn speak speack english so well and I have many friends from USA and I try to speaK english correctly but many of these friends tellme that I have to cut the words as you say even I know this is not gramatically correct as the example you gave.  

pd. Bahha  also I want to improve my english …

Thank you for this information. I can understand more and also I can bring it to adapt it in my daily life.