Thực chất cả wanna và gonna là những từ lóng – slang, dùng trong văn nói, người ta ít dùng hoặc hầu như không dùng trong văn viết – loại văn phong mang tính trang trọng hơn.

Wanna + Infinitive / Noun

Wanna = want to

Examples: Do you wanna play football later? (= Do you want to play football later?)

Wanna go to the beach? (= Do you want to go to the beach?)

Wanna = want a

Examples: I wanna coffee. Shall we go to a café? (= I want a coffee)Mum, I wanna chocolate bar! (= I want a chocolate bar)

Gonna + Infinitive

Gonna = going to Examples: What are you gonna do about it? (= What are you going to do about it?)

Is he gonna call you? (= Is he going to call you?)