wanna

[won-uh, waw-nuh]

Informal.

1. want to.

   I wanna get out of here.

2. want a.

   Wanna beer?

wanna

/ ˈwɒnə /

verb

1. a spelling of want to intended to reflect a dialectal or informal pronunciation

   I wanna go home

Word History and Origins

Origin of wanna¹

A phonetic spelling representing the pronunciation of want to or want a in continuous rapid speech

Example Sentences

“I don’t ever wanna have another episode again. I’m like, I’m gonna see a therapist, if I have to take medicine — I kinda like threw in the towel,” the rapper continued.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

“I got somebody to hold me accountable and I got somebody to watch TV with. Sometimes that’s all you wanna do ... I don’t really need a lot.”

Read more on Los Angeles Times

The accused also told the judge, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grub, that: "I don't wanna intend anyway that's what it is."

Read more on BBC

This is the kind of thing that I wanna act in.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

I’d see Kim Kardashian in — what’s that cartoon that she’s in? — anyways, I was like “Oh, my God, I really wanna be an inanimate object like a cat or dog.”

Read more on Los Angeles Times