English expressions...?

Question

I'm italian and I'd like to know what do they mean some english/american expressions...

- "gotta"
- "gonna"
- "wanna"
- "dunno"

Thanks

Answer 1

gotta- got to
gonna- going to
wanna- want to
dunno- i dont know

Answer 2

Good ol' Gary Shanty is right. I would also like to add a little FYI (For Your Information) -- The expressions of which you inquire are considered slang in America. These are not widely accepted as proper grammar and would be looked down upon in professional correspondence. Additionally, I would expect a student in America to get marked down if his or her writing contained these words. Hope this helps!

Answer 3

Your list is pretty good. (It's "for Pete's sake" by the way, not "for Peter's sake.") These aren't expressions exactly, but they use names. Uncle Sam is the name of the caricature used to represent the United States in cartoons. John Hancock refers to a signature ("put your john hancock on this line.") Jezebel refers to what used to be called a loose woman; Romeo and Don Juans refer to guys who romance you; sandwich is named after the Earl of Sandwich. Hope these help.

Answer 4

These are all contractions of certain words:

"Gotta" is short for "got to."
"Gonna" is short for "going to."
"Wanna" is short for "want to."
"Dunno" is short for "don't know."

Usage examples:
1. "Help me with my homework!! I gotta (got to) have it by Friday!"
2. "I miss nature. I think I'm gonna (going to) take a hike through the woods this Saturday."
3. "You business is your own!! I don't wanna (want to) know about it."
4. Mothra looks like a snowy owl, but then again it could be a butterfly..... I dunno (don't know) what it is!

Answer 5

gotta = have to example I gotta go to work.
gonna= going to I am gonna go to work
it is gonna rain

Wanna= want to - I wanna go to the movies
I you wanna eat pizza with me

dunno= I don't know

Answer 6

1- ''got to''
2- ''going to''
3- ''want to''
4- ''don't know''

there just words that have been slurred together. that's how we do it in america. don't ask me why- i dunno.

example:

''my buddy says i gotta go to this new bar. i was gonna go there the other night, but then i heard my ex-girlfriend was workin' there, so i dunno if i wanna go there or not.''

Answer 7

gotta = Got to "You have got to do that."
gonna= going to "you are going to do that"
Wanna=want to "you want to do that
dunno= i don't know

Answer 8

gotta - I have GOT TO go to the store.

gonna - I am GOING TO go the store.

wanna - I WANT TO go to the store.

dunno - I DO NOT KNOW where the store is.

Answer 9

got to, going to, want to and don't know. These short forms are usually used by Americans.

Answer 10

You wouldn't use these slang terms unless you could insert them in stride and quickly, goomba Use these with friends but not in a formal occasion or business conversation. Ciao.