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Guest  +  913 Tue, 17 Jun 03 07:01 AM
"i'm gonna do something" means going to right?
hitchhiker  +  914 Tue, 17 Jun 03 07:02 AM
Lol! Second slang in a day! Yep, 'gonna' is short for 'going to'
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pretty girl, 4 yr 339 days ago
and also meaning of
lemme .. let me :D ...
Teacher Eric  +  62546 Mon, 20 Dec 04 08:34 PM
Don't forget to put a verb after the "going to", otherwise you can't pronounce it as /gonna/. Many pronounce it as /goin tuh/, too.

Subject + be + going to + verb (+ noun)
He's going to cook (dinner).


If you put a noun (place) after the "going to", you can only pronounce it as /going to/ or /going tuh/.

Subject + be + going to + noun
He's going to school.


Remember that /gonna/ and /goin tuh/ are only supposed to be used in speech. It's fairly common for people to use them, along with other reduced pronunciations, in writing to save on time and energy. My advice is to please make an effort to use the entire term-no sense in developing bad habits while learning a language. (Ok, you may use them when sending SMS!) Smile [:)]

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HaffiezMike  +  117958 Wed, 13 Jul 05 12:35 PM

 Guest wrote:
"i'm gonna do something" means going to right?

I wanna go there = I want to go there

So, wanna = want to Smile [:)]

gimme = give me

lemme = let me

kinda = kinda of

sorta = sort of

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Anonymous, 4 yr 134 days ago

shoulda=should have p.p

musta=must have p.p

coulda=could have p.p.

sko= let's go  etc.etc.

 

 

yulysess  +  117968 Wed, 13 Jul 05 12:54 PM

shoulda=should have p.p

musta=must have p.p

coulda=could have p.p.

sko= let's go  etc.etc.

 

 

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Dehbaash  +  117978 Wed, 13 Jul 05 01:46 PM

Quote: " The meaning of 'Gonna'"

"He's a gonna" means, "he's going to die soon" or "he is going to be killed/murdered soon.".

(If we are going to indulge in slang lingo, we might as well get immersed to the full.)

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Clive  +  117988 Wed, 13 Jul 05 02:15 PM

Hi guys,

"He's a gonna" means, "he's going to die soon" 

No, the normal slang expression here is 'He's a gonner'. 'Gonna' is a verb form, and the word here is a noun.

It can also be used for things - 'This TV is a gonner, I have to buy a new one'.

Best wishes,

Clive

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