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?