| Standard | Common contraction | Example | Note |
| and | ’n | Do you know Nancy ‘n David. | |
| are | ’r | My classmates ‘r on vacation. | |
| Are you | Ya | Ya going to school? Where ya going? | |
| because | ’cause(*)/coz | I don’t like her ‘cause she is too proud. | |
| can | C’n | I c’n be there in an hour. | |
| come | c’m | C’m over to our house around 10：00. | |
| could have could not have | could’a couldn’a | You could’a hurt yourself! He couldn’a done it. | |
| does she | dushi | Dushi speak English? | |
| don’t know | dunno(*) | I dunno where you live. | |
| for | fer | He works fer his father. | |
| give me | gimme(*) | Gimme that. | |
| going to | gonna(*) Gonnu | I’m gonna give him a present. I’m gonnu invite her to the party. | |
| goodbye | G’bye | I’ll talk to you tomorrow. G’bye! | |
| got to | gotta(*) gottu(*) | I gotta give him a present. I gottu invite her to my birthday party. | |
| had better | better | You better start off right now. | |
| have to | hafta | I hafta go home immediately. | |
| he | ’e | Who is ’e? | |
| he/she has | he/she’as | He’as a house at the beach. | |
| her | ’er | This is’er book. | |
| him | ’im | I like ‘im very much. | |
| his | ’is | What is ‘is name? | This does not apply if his begins a sentence. |
| how did you | how ’dya/How ‘dja | How ‘dya/How ‘dja make that? | |
| how do you | how’ dy ’a | How ‘dy ‘a do it? | |
| how does | how’s | How’s she feel today? | |
| in front of | in fronna | He parked in fronna the garden. | |
| -ing | -in(*) | I’m goin’ to the store. | |
| is that | izat | Izat your new car? | |
| of | a or o’(*) | He’s sorta strange. It’s made o’gold. | |
| old | ol(*) | There’s the ol’ house. | |
| or | ’r | Do you like ice cream’r candy? | |
| out of | outta(*) (pronounced: oudda) | Get outta the class at once! | |
| probably | prob’ly(*) | He’ll prob’ly come for dinner. | |
| should not have | shouldn’a | You shouldn’a leave so soon. | |
| some | S’m | I want s’m apples. | |
| sure | sher | Sher, I like chocolate! | A |
| them | ’m/’em(*) | I like’m/I like’em. | |
| to | ta | I don’t know what ta do now. | |
| want to | wanna(*) wannu | I wanna go outside. I wanna eat something. I wannu avoid the subject. | |
| what are you | Wachya or wacha | Wachya/Wacha doin? | |
| what does | what’s(*) | What’s her do for a living? | |
| what is the | what’s a | What’s a matter? | ALSO：Wassa matta?(*) |
| would not have | wudn’a | I wudn’a done that if I were you. | |
| why did you | Whyd’ya or whydja | Why’dya/ why’dja tell him to leave? | |
| why do you | why’dy’a | Why’dy’a work so hard? |
