wanna

Related to wanna: wannabe

wan·na

(wä′nə)

Informal

1. Contraction of want to: You wanna go now?

2. Contraction of want a: You wanna slice of pie?

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wanna

(ˈwɒnə)

(Phonetics & Phonology) a spelling of want to intended to reflect a dialectal or informal pronunciation: I wanna go home.

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wan•na

(ˈwɒn ə, ˈwɔ nə)
Pron. Spelling.

1. want to: I wanna get out of here.

2. want a: Wanna beer?

Translations

wanna

[ˈwɒnə] modal aux vb (= want to)
I wanna go → Je veux y aller.
They don't wanna do it → Ils veulent pas le faire.
What do you wanna do? → Qu'est-ce que tu veux faire?

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