hi could some one help me i am new in canada and i listen lots of slang like " here we Go" "i ain't"
would you guys help me to give more other sentences like this for my daily life ?????????please
2007-05-26 04:02:26 · 4 answers · asked by saransh k 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
"ain't" is a contraction for any form of the verb "to be" followed by "not":
"shall not",
"am not",
"are not"
"will not", etc
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The one word can be used for first, second or third person; singular or plural. (I/you/he/we/they ain't...)
"here we go" is loosely translated as "let's get started" or "it is happening again."
"Here we go" indicates the beginning of an event of some sort.
The true sign of mastery of Canadian English is "oot and aboot" (out and about) and changing declaritive sentences into questions by adding ",eh?" where the period should be.
That's not too hard, eh?
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2007-05-26 07:57:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Listen to CBC Radio 3. It's a radio program about music, but you can learn lots of slang from it. They usually have a segment where they talk about Canadian slang every show.
2007-05-26 04:45:57 · answer #2 · answered by paco357 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lol I don't know ANYONE who says "I ain't".. unless they're joking around.
"Here we go" is just a way of saying "Here it starts.." or something like that. Most slang I hear is just a joke.
2007-05-26 12:42:02 · answer #3 · answered by j12 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just get out and about and listen to people. But don't worry about sounding wrong for now -- just start participating, and it will come.
2007-05-26 05:25:56 · answer #4 · answered by CarlisleGirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋