How can I use wanna in English?

Wanna = “Want to” Wanna is the contraction of “Want to.” For example, in “correct” English we would write: “I want to know!” But in everyday, real spoken English, we would often say: “I wanna know!”
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How is Wanna used?

Wanna and gonna are frequently used in speech in informal colloquial English, particularly American English, instead of want to and going to. You will also see them used in writing in quotes of direct speech to show the conversational pronunciation of want to and going to.
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How do you use Wanna in a sentence?

"I wanna search for a job." "I wanna order some food." "I wanna marry her." "I wanna listen to that song."
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When can I use Wanna or want?

We pronounce want to as wanna when we talk about the first and second person (I, you, we, they) but not the third person (he, she, it). The structure is want to + verb.
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Is it correct to say wanna?

Wanna = “Want to” Wanna is the contraction of “Want to.” For example, in “correct” English we would write: “I want to know!” But in everyday, real spoken English, we would often say: “I wanna know!”
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Can we use Wanna in writing?

Wanna and gonna are only used in spoken English and NOT in formal writing. The reason is that “wanna” and “gonna” are pronunciation features – it is how we pronounce “want to” but it is not how we write it in formal written English.
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What do you mean by wanna?

Definition of wanna

—used for "want to" in informal speech and in representations of such speech "What do you wanna do today?""I really wanna go to the concert."
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What is another word for wanna?

Wanna synonyms

In this page you can discover 9 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for wanna, like: wanna-be, gonna, gotta, cant, ya, wana, c-mon, aint and couldnt.
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What is the full form of wanna?

short form of "want to" or "want a": [ + infinitive without to ] Do you wanna go now? I wanna hamburger, Mom.
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What type of word is Wanna?

Wanna is a verb - Word Type.
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Is wanna slang?

Basically, wanna is slang, slang for I want to. Two words, Want To. E.g I want to do this or I want to show you something.
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Who wanna go with me meaning?

It's an invitation used when you want someone to do something with you Here's an example: Person A: I'm going to the park later.
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Is wanna a UK English?

Yes they do, at least in some circles. They're fairly common contractions for 'want to', 'going to', and 'got to', and while they're certainly non-standard English and discouraged in school and by people that like to think the language is going to hell on a bus, they're still widely used in speech.
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Can you use Wanna in dialogue?

Informal American English Pronunciation

These two expressions are not generally used in written English but in spoken English. Wanna and gonna are examples of reductions. Reductions are short, commonly used phrases that are spoken quickly. These reductions tend to be used for function words such as auxiliary verbs.
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Can I say gonna?

When speaking, there's an important thing to remember – we can only use “gonna” when it is “helping” another verb to talk about an action in the future. In the examples I just mentioned, the main verbs are order, take, and buy, and “gonna” (going to) is showing that these actions will happen in the future.
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What does wanna spell?

wanna. / (ˈwɒnə) / verb. a spelling of want to intended to reflect a dialectal or informal pronunciationI wanna go home.
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What to say instead of I wanted?

  • covet,
  • crave,
  • desire,
  • die (for),
  • hanker (for or after),
  • wish (for),
  • yearn (for)
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Is Gonna a formal word?

For example, "gonna" is a short form of "going to". If you say going to very fast, without carefully pronouncing each word, it can sound like gonna. Please remember that these are informal contractions.
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Does wanna mean WANT A?

Meaning of wanna in English

short form of "want to" or "want a": [ + infinitive without to ] Do you wanna go now?
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When did wanna become a word?

representing the casual pronunciation of 'want to', by 1896.
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What does I'm gonna mean?

The equivalent in proper grammar would be 'going to. ' When using the word 'gonna' you are telling someone what you are planning to do at that moment or in the near future. Here are some examples: "I'm gonna have some coffee." "I'm gonna go to work."
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Is gotta correct?

'I gotta' is grammatically incorrect. It is more of a spoken form. If you want to say this with proper grammar, the equivalent would be, 'I have got to' or 'I've got to'. In the spoken form, 'got to' is shortened to 'gotta' and the word 'have' is dropped.
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Do you wanna come meaning?

It's an invitation to hang out (spend time together)
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Do you wanna go out meaning?

If you go out with someone, the two of you spend time together socially, and have a romantic or sexual relationship.
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