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ximena

please help me When use wanna and when use want?? ...

Jul 26, 2018 9:47 PM

“Wanna” is not a word, but simply the usual pronunciation of both “want to” and “want a” in normal, connected speech. It is not slang, informal or casual — it is how we always talk (a natural result of English phonotactics). Never, I repeat, never write “wanna” — please use the correct spelling (either “want to” or “want a”, depending on the context. Writing “wanna” is only acceptable among teenagers writing text messages on old cell phones without modern keyboards, autofill, and autocorrect. Even then, it would be better to spend a couple of extra microseconds and write the full form, or perhaps buy a newer phone if time is so valuable.

July 26, 2018

"Wanna" is more colloquial, so we use it in informal conversations or when we're texting to a friend, as it takes less time to write it down. But the correct way to say it is "want to", altough when we are speaking fast we tend to say "wanna".
Hope you understand what I mean. A big hug.

July 26, 2018

Hi Ximena, "wanna" is the informal, slang way to say "want to", so you'd use it in casual situations whenever you mean "want to". So, "Do you want to go to the party?" becomes "Do you wanna go to the party?" I'd only use it when you're speaking to friends, not in more formal situations like work or in writing, but it is useful because it sounds natural and casual because many (if not most) Americans say it instead of "want to" without even realizing it.

Use "want" instead of "wanna" when you are saying "want" without "to" directly after it. As in, "I want ice cream." or "I don't want coffee."

July 26, 2018