Short spoken forms

Learning English Vocabulary

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.5 • 523 Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Gonna, wanna, dunno, whatcha… are these really English words? Who uses them and why?

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts.
0:07.0	Six-minute vocabulary.
0:09.0	From BBC learning English.com.
0:14.0	Hello and welcome to six-minute vocabulary with me Finn.
0:18.5	And me, Catherine.
0:22.3	And today we're talking about short spoken forms.
0:26.6	That's words like gunner, wanter and godda, that we use a lot in spoken English.
0:36.6	Let's start by listening to Jason and Yuki
0:40.1	talking about their plans for the weekend.
0:43.1	And here's a question.
0:44.6	Who is Yuki meeting on Saturday night?
0:47.6	Have a listen.
0:49.5	What are you doing this weekend, Yuki?
0:52.3	I don't know.
0:53.7	I'm probably going to meet Lucy on Saturday night.
0:56.5	Oh, right.
0:58.5	Do you want to come to the cinema in the afternoon?
1:01.2	No, thanks.
1:02.8	I've got to finish an English essay for Monday morning.
1:05.6	Okay.
1:07.3	Let me know if you change your mind.
1:11.8	Well, that was Jason and Yuki. We asked you, who's Yuki meeting on Saturday night?
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