AEE 195: 4 Tips to Instantly Sound More American in English

<p><strong>Americans love to use English slang. Would you like to sound more American when you speak English?<br /> </strong></p> <p><strong>Today we talk about four common slang combinations you can use to sound more like a native!</strong></p> <p><strong>Taking IELTS?</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.allearsenglish.com/training">Take our free IELTS video training course now</a></strong></p> <p> </p> <p>As with other people and languages, Americans tend to bridge words and speak quickly.  This can have the effect of shortening and even creating entirely new words.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Here are four slang combination-words that you are likely to hear when around Americans:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>wanna</strong> (want to): “I wanna go out tonight.”</li> <li><strong>shoulda</strong> (should have): “I shoulda told the truth.”</li> <li><strong>gonna</strong> (going to): “He’s gonna go to a movie later.”</li> <li><strong>gotta</strong> (got to): “She says she’s gotta work.”</li> </ul> <p><a href="http://allearsenglish.com/aee-195-4-tips-sound-american-english/"> Come back to our site for more examples</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p>