Penggunaan Ain't, Gotta, Gonna, dan Wanna dalam Bahasa Inggris

Kata Ain’t, Gotta, Gonna dan Wanna seringkali digunakan di dalam lagu-lagu bahasa Inggris yang kita dengarkan. Saat kita mendengarkan lagu bahasa Inggris pasti terdengar kata-kata tersebut. Sebenarnya kata-kata itu adalah singkatan.

Ain't, Gotta, Gonna dan Wanna juga merupakan bahasa gaul atau slang dalam bahasa Inggris - yang otomatis menjadikannya sebagai bentuk tidak baku atau informal. Penggunaan Ain't, Gotta, Gonna dan Wanna sangat tidak dianjurkan untuk kamu gunakan dalam siatuasi formal ya, EFriends! Karena berbicara bahasa Inggris yang baik dan benar merupakan hal yang paling baik saat kamu berbicara dalam bahasa Inggris.

Walau begitu, berikut perbedaan Ain't, Gotta, Gonna dan Wanna yang mungkin selama ini membuatmu sering bertanya-tanya. Ingat, jangan menggunakannya dalam situasi yang formal ya!

Ain’t biasa digunakan untuk menyingkat auxiliary for adjective (kata bantu untuk kata sifat) dalam bentuk negatif, seperti is not, am not, are not. Bisa juga untuk menyingkat have not, dan has not.

Contoh:

• Baku: Sometimes in order to move on, time just is not enough to heal everything.

• Tidak baku: Sometimes in order to move on, time just ain’t enough to heal everything.

• Baku: I’m not kidding, I missed you so much.

• Tidak baku: I ain’t kidding, I missed you so much.

• Baku: You are the new kid right? I have not seen you before in this place.

• Tidak baku: You are the new kid right? I ain’t seen you before in this place.

• Baku: Once a liar, she’ll always be. Trust me, she is not going to tell you the truth.

• Tidak baku: Once a liar, she’ll always be. Trust me, she ain’t going to tell you the truth.

Gotta merupakan singkatan dari kata got to. Kata ini biasanya digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu keharusan yang cukup mendesak.

Contoh:

• Baku: He got to tell me now

• Tidak baku: He’s gotta tell me now.

• Baku: Since we’ve been together for quite long, I got to have your attention now.

• Tidak baku: Since we’ve been together for quite long, I gotta get your attention now.

• Baku: Have you seen this film trailer? God it’s so cool! We got to watch this movie.

• Tidak baku: Have you seen this film trailer? God it’s so cool! We gotta watch this movie.

• Baku: Your parent is watching you from the audience seats. You got to make them proud.

• Tidak baku: Your parent is watching you from the audience seats. You gotta make them proud.

Kata ini paling sering dipakai dalam percakapan atau dialog. Artinya “akan” melakukan suatu kegiatan yang sudah direcanakan. umumnya diawali dengan to be/is am are.

Contoh:

• Baku: I’m so busy right now. I have a lot of things going on. I’m going to text you later, okay?

• Tidak baku: I’m so busy right now. I have a lot of things going on. I’m gonna text you later, okay?

• Baku: So, welcome to this company. Today, I’m going to explain to you all about your main job and you daily task.

• Tidak baku: So, welcome to this company. Today, I’m gonna explain to you all about your main job and you daily task.

• Baku: Hey! Did you bring everything? You remember you are going to accompany me to do our project in the library, right?

• Tidak baku: Hey! Did you bring everything? You remember you are gonna accompany me to do our project in the library, right?

• Baku: Keep your head on the game guys! Okay? Help your friend, stay focus and don’t worry, we are going to win this game.

• Tidak baku: Keep your head on the game guys! Okay? Help your friend, stay focus and don’t worry, we are gonna win this game.

Wanna merupakan singkatan dari want to yang berarti “ingin” atau want a yang berarti “ingin satu”.

Contoh:

• Baku: I hate being home alone. Everyone is going and now my mom too. I want to go with my mom.

• Tidak baku: I hate being home alone. Everyone is going and now my mom too. I wanna go with my mom.

• Baku: Today is so hot, right? How about we go to that fruit store? I want to drink a glass of orange juice.

• Tidak baku: Today is so hot, right? How about we go to that fruit store? I wanna drink a glass of orange juice.

• Baku: My brother’s dream comes true. His wife is now pregnant with a baby girl. He always wants to have a baby girl.

• Tidak baku: My brother’s dream comes true. His wife is now pregnant with a baby girl. He always wanna have a baby girl.

• Baku: He makes me drop out of school. It’s not even my mistake. I don’t want to see him again, ever.

• Tidak baku: He makes me drop out of school. It’s not even my mistake. I don’t wanna see him again, ever.