Native usage Part-ii (GK-24)
ENGLISH
INFORMAL
WORDS:
PART - ii
All of these forms
are informal
- Part ii
Native
usages:
Meaning of the
informal wards:
(gonna
= going to)
(wanna
= want to)
(wansta
= wants to)
(hafta
= have to)
(hasta
= has to)
(gotta
= got to)
(kinda
= kind to)
gimme
= give me)
(lemme
= let me)
(cuz
= because)
(shoulda
= should have)
(coulda
= could have)
(woulda
= would have)
Grammar
notes:
All of these
forms are
informal.
Don't use
them in:
i. formal
speaking
situation
ii - writing
1.
gonna :
'g∂.n∂ /
ග්අ.න්අ
2.
wanna :
/ 'wa:.n∂/
ව් අ:.න්අ
3.
wansta :
/wa:nts.t∂/
වඅඔන්ට්ස්.ට්අ
4.
haf.ta :
/ hæf.t∂ /
හැෆ් ට්අ
5.
hasta :
/'hæs.t∂/
හැට්ස්.ට්අ
6.
gotta :
/ 'ga:.t∂ /
ග්ඔ.ට්අ
7.
gimme :
/ 'gim.i /
ග්ඉම්.ඉ /
8.
lemme :
/ 'lem.i /
ල්ඉම්.ඉ /
9.
cuz :
/ 'k∂z /
ක්අෂ් /
10.
should :
/'∫∪d.∂ /
ශ්උඩ්.අ /
11.
coulda
/ 'k∪d.∂ /
ක්උඩ්.අ /
12.
woulda :
/'w∪d.∂ /
වුඩ්.අ
13.
Lemme help you
with that.
(=let me help)
14.
Lemme know
if you
need anything.
(=let me know)
15.
gets back to
you on that.
(=let me get back)
16.
Cuz = because
I miss the train
cuz we were late.
(=because we
were late.)
17.
Ben gets fired
cuz he yelled
at his boss.
(see after next)
18.
I’m not gonna
eat anything
cuz I’m not
hungry.
(=because I am
not hungry)
19.
ii.
He was punished
cuz he yelled
at his boss.
(=because he yelled)
20.
Shoulda
= Should have
You shoulda
studied more
for your exam.
(=should have studied)
21.
I shoulda
brought more
money.
(=should have brought)
22.
Coulda
= Could have
He coulda brought
Jana a birthday
present.
(=could have brought)
They coulda called us
before coming.
(=could have called)
23.
woulda
= Would have
If I had known
it was going to rain,
I woulda
brought my
umbrella.
(=would have brought)
24.
Liz woulda
has gotten
the promotion
cuz she worked
hard.
(=because worked hard.)
25.
This tomato smells
sorta rotten.
(sort of)
option if she
had worked harder.
(Would have gotten)
Grammar
note:
(Don’t use these informal situations)
Bonus
words:
1.
We have lotsa
of fun
at the amusement
party.
(lots of)
2.
A:
Could you
tell me how to
get to the library?
B.
I am dunno, Sorry.
Gonna:
A:
I’m gonna
buy a car.
B:
I’m going
to California
next week.
Are you going
to the party
on Saturday?
3.
She has
a lotsa friend
at school.
(a lot of)
4.
A:
Where’s George?
B:
I am dunno.
(don’t know)
5.
I musta left
the keys
in the car.
(must have)
6.
He musta have
gone
home early.
(must have)
7.
You oughta
come to
meetings
on time.
(ought to)
8.
I oughta
visit
my parent
more often.
(ought to)
9.
We’re going
outta
town tomorrow.
(out of)
10.
It looks like
we’re outta
sugar.
(out of)
11.
I’m sorta
tired right
now.
(sort of)
ශබ්ද කිරීම:
Gonna
- ග්අන්ආ
(* Don't say
ගොනා)
Wanna
- ව්අන්අ
Wansta
- ව්ඔන්ස්ට්අ
Hafta
- හැෆ්ටඅ
Hasta
– හැස්ට්අ
Gotta
- ග්ඕටඅ
kinda
– ක්අඉන්ඩඅ
Gimme
– ග්ඉම්ඉ
Lemme
– ල්එම්ඉ
cuz
– ක්අෂ්
Shoulda
– ශ්උඩ්අ
Coulda
- ක්උඩ්අ
Woulda
– ව්උඩ්අ
Practice
Sentences:
1.
What are you
going to do?
2.
I’m going to
go home.
3.
What do you
want to do?
4.
I want to go
to the beach.
5.
What time
do you have
to leave?
6.
I have to
leave at 5.
7.
It’s kind of late,
I’ve got to go.
8.
Can you give me
your phone no.?
Extra sentences
1.
මම අද හවස
ස්ථීරවම පන්සල්
යනවා
ඔබටත් අපි සමඟ
එන්න ඕනෑද?
Today I gonna
go to
the temple
in the evening.
Wanna you to
come with us?
2.
අපි හෙට ගම්පහ
මහ රෝහලට
අපේ ඤාති
සොහොයුරෙකු
බලන්න යනවා.
ඔහුව ලෙඩවෙලා
අදට දින
ගණනාවක් වෙනවා.
Tomorrow
we gonna
visit
a relation
the general
hospital
in Gampaha.
Our brother
has gotta
sick for
many days.
3.
මට අදම අක්කලගෙ
දිහා යන්නම වෙනවා
මොකද,
ඇගේ දුවක් අනිද්දා
පිටට රකියාවකට
යනවා.
ඔබත් එනවද යන්න.
The day after
yesterday,
I hafta go
our sister's place,
cuz her daughter
gonna abroad
for a job.
So,
wanna you to
come with me?
4.
ඒගොලෝ
එනබව කලින්ම
දන්වලා තිබුන නිසා
අපේ වැඩ පහසුවුණා.
Cuz they coulda
informed early,
however,
it's not
inconvenient
the preparations
for all.
Grammar notes:
All of these forms
are informal.
Don't use them in:
i - a formal
speaking situation
ii - writing
May The Triple Gem,
Bless you, Regards!
ගුණපාල කුමාරසිංහආරච්චිගේ (GK-24)
