# wanna

Pronunciation: US say "WAH-nuh" /ˈwɑ.nə/; UK say "WON-uh" /ˈwɒ.nə/

## Contraction

1. An informal written form of “want to” or “want a”, showing how the words run together in quick, casual speech. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: An informal way to write “want to” or “want a” as they sound in casual speech.
   - _We wanna leave early to beat the traffic._
   - _If you wanna succeed in this business, you have to put in the hours._

## Origin

A contraction of "want to," recorded in writing as early as 1824.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/wanna (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).