Часто в англійській розмовній мові (а також у фільмах і піснях) ми зустрічаємо слова wanna, gonna, gotta та ін. Особливо вони характерні для американської англійської. Їх значення неясно з контексту і не завжди можна знайти в словнику. А все тому, що це неформальні скорочення (informal reduction) – явище змішування і пропуску в мові деяких складів або навіть слів для швидкої вимови. Американці часто називають себе ледачою нацією, маючи на увазі, що вони не тільки все спрощують, але також дуже невиразно і розслаблено вимовляють багато звуків, так і з'являються спрощені (скорочені) форми в мові носіїв. Це явище ще називають relaxed pronunciation, тому що промовець і справді не напружується, щоб чітко вимовити фрази, а скорочує їх, як правило, до одного слова. Проте в британському варіанті скорочення теж не рідкість.
Такі форми не вважаються сленгом, але є дуже розмовними, допустимими тільки в неформальній обстановці. На офіційних зустрічах або переговорах вживання подібних форм вважатимуть поганим тоном. А ось в повсякденній мові вони дуже поширені. Тому з метою взаєморозуміння наводимо приклади найбільш популярних скорочень.
1.
• coulda [ˈkʊɾə] could have
• musta [ˈmʌstə] must have
• shoulda [ˈʃʊɾə] should have
• woulda [ˈwʊɾə] would have
| People say that together we were both sides of the same coin That we would shine like Venus in a clear night sky We thought our love could overcome the circumstances But my ambition wouldn't allow for compromise I could see in the distance all the dreams that were clear to me Every choice that I had to make left you on your own Somehow the road we started down had split asunder Too late to realise how far apart we'd grown. How I wish I, wish I'd done a little bit more Now "Shoulda woulda coulda" means I'm out of time Coz "Shoulda woulda coulda" can't change your mind And I wonder, wonder, wonder what I'm gonna do "Shoulda woulda coulda" are the last words of a fool |
People ask how it feels to live the kind of life others dream about I tell them everybody gotta face their highs and their lows And in my life there's a love I put aside, cause I was busy loving something else So for every little thing you hold on to, you gotta let something else go [Chorus] Fool if I would now forsake the opportunities are fate I know I'm right where I belong But sometimes when I'm not so strong I... [Chorus] |
2.
• a lotta [əˈlɑɾə] a lot of
• kinda [ˈkaɪɾə] kind of
• outta [ˈaʊɾə] out of
• sorta [ˈsɔɹɾə] sort of
- You hands are tender naked moving press the ball...
- That's kinda gay...
3.
• gonna [ˈgʌnə] going to
• gotta [ˈgɑɾə] got to
• hafta [ˈhæftə] have to
• wanna [ˈwʌnə] want to
| I wanna be a billionaire so fucking bad Buy all of the things I never had Uh, I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine Smiling next to Oprah and the Queen Oh every time I close my eyes I see my name in shining lights A different city every night oh I swear the world better prepare For when I'm a billionaire Yeah I would have a show like Oprah I would be the host of everyday Christmas Give Travie your wish list I'd probably pull an Angelina and Brad Pitt And adopt a bunch of babies that ain't never had shit Give away a few Mercedes like 'Here lady have this' And last but not least grant somebody their last wish It's been a couple months since that I've been single so You can call me Travie Claus minus the Ho Ho Get it, I'd probably visit where Katrina hit And damn sure do a lot more than FEMA did Yeah, can't forget about me, stupid Everywhere I go, Imma have my own theme music [Chorus] |
I'll be playing basketball with the President Dunking on his delegates Then I'll compliment him on his political etiquette Toss a couple milli in the air just for the heck of it But keep the fives, twenties, tens and bens completely separate And yeah I'll be in a whole new tax bracket We in recession but let me take a crack at it I'll probably take whatever's left and just split it up So everybody that I love can have a couple bucks And not a single tummy around me would know what hungry was Eating good, sleeping soundly I know we all have a similar dream Go in your pocket, pull out your wallet And put it in the air and sing I wanna be a billionaire so fucking bad Buy all of the things I never had Uh, I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine Smiling next to Oprah and the Queen [Chorus] I wanna be a billionaire so fucking bad! |
4.
• didja [ˈdɪdʒə] did you
• doncha [ˈdoʊntʃə] don’t you
• gotcha [ˈgɑtʃə] got you
• getcha [ˈgɛtʃə] get you / get your
• wouldja [ˈwʊdʒə] would you
• meetcha ['mɪtʃə] meet you
| One way or another I'm gonna find ya I'm gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha One way or another I'm gonna win ya I'm gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha One way or another I'm gonna see ya I'm gonna meetcha meetcha meetcha meetcha One day, maybe next week I'm gonna meetcha, I'm gonna meetcha, I'll meetcha I will drive past your house And if the lights are all down I'll see who's around One way or another I'm gonna find ya I'm gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha One way or another I'm gonna win ya I'll getcha, I'll getcha |
One way or another I'm gonna see ya I'm gonna meetcha meetcha meetcha meetcha One day, maybe next week I'm gonna meetcha, I'll meetcha And if the lights are all out I'll follow your bus downtown See who's hanging out One way or another I'm gonna lose ya I'm gonna give you the slip, a slip of the lip or another I'm gonna lose ya, I'm gonna trick ya One way or another I'm gonna lose ya I'm gonna trick ya trick ya trick ya trick ya One way or another I'm gonna lose ya I'm gonna give you the slip |
5.
• ain't [eɪnt] am not, is not, are not
| Listen Baby Ain't no mountain high. Ain't no valley low. Ain't no river wide enough baby. If you need me, call me No matter where you are No matter how far, dont worry baby Just call my name I'll be there in a hurry You don't have to worry cause baby, There ain't no mountain high enough ain't no valley low enough ain't no river wide enough To keep me from getting to you, babe Remember the day I set you free I told you you could always count on me darling From that day on, I made a vow I'll be there when you want me Someway, somehow |
[Chorus] oh no darling No wind, no rain Nor winter storm can't stop me baby no no baby Cause you are my goal If your ever in trouble I'll be there on the double just send for me oh baby! My love is alive way down in my heart Although we are miles apart If you ever need a helping hand I'll be there on the double Just as fast as I can Don't you know that there [Chorus] |
6.
• gimme [ˈgɪmi] give me
| Half past twelve And I'm watching the late show in my flat all alone How I hate to spend the evening on my own Autumn winds Blowing outside my window as I look around the room And it makes me so depressed to see the gloom there's not a soul out there no one to hear my prayer Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight Take me through the darkness to the break of the day Movie stars Find the end of the rainbow, with a fortune to win It's so different from the world I'm living in Tired of T.V. I open the window and I gaze into the night But there's nothing there to see, no one in sight [Chorus] |
7.
• dunno [dəˈnoʊ] don’t know
8.
• y’all [jɑl] you all
9.
• Whaddayasay? (What did you say?) – Що ти сказав?
10.
• Whodathunkit? (Who would have thought it?) - Хто б міг подумати?
| We used to say I could walk all night, and we could and we did Down that gravel road, to that tiny town, and the door always opened Now we say I could walk all night. It's not true We can't walk all night, no, because we don't want to We want a bed and a blanket, some light breakfast, sometime tomorrow We want a bed and a blanket, some light breakfast, sometime tomorrow And I sing it now, hey hey, hey hey, who woulda thunk it Hey hey, hey hey, who woulda thunk it We used to say I could eat a horse, and we could and we did In fast food joints in the middle of someplace on the way to someplace else Now we say I could eat a horse. It's not true We can't eat a horse, no, because we don't want to We want somethin from the cookbook, that new one with the great graphics Somethin from the cookbook, that new one with the great graphics Oh and I sing it now, hey hey, hey hey, who woulda thunk it Hey hey, hey hey, who woulda thunk it |
We used to say I don't care if I never have any money As long as I have my sweet honey and a shack in the woodland Now we say I don't care if I don't have money, but it's not true We can't live without money, no, because we don't want to We want one of those and two of those, and oh that one looks neat, wrap it up Put it on my MasterCard. Put it on my Visa And I sing it now, hey hey, hey hey, who woulda thunk it Hey hey, hey hey, who woulda thunk it Hey hey, hey hey Hey hey, hey hey now, who woulda thunk it We used to say I don't care if I never grow old I'm gonna flame, gonna burn, take one quick turn and be gone like James Dean Now we don't say that. It's too late to die young So we sit at the table long after supper and a good wine Here's what we sing, we go, hey hey, hey hey, who woulda thunk it Hey hey, hey hey, who woulda thunk it |
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