American English reductions are reduced forms of
English words.
This American English
reduction is formed when you combine and reduce
the following words.
gotcha = got + you
This American English reduction is used in the following
way.
I already
gotcha some new
clothes.
This American English reduction has the following
meaning.
I already
got you some new
clothes.
Examples:
"gotcha"
She
gotcha a
new pair of pants.
(Meaning:
She got you a new pair of pants.)
He gotcha
more of your favorite dessert.
(Meaning:
He got you more of your favorite dessert.)
He gotcha
a ticket to the show.
(Meaning:
He got you a ticket to the show.)
She gotcha
drunk again.
(Meaning:
She got you drunk, intoxicated, again.)
I actually
gotcha a lot more money.
(Meaning:
I actually got you a lot more money.)
From
YOUR Teacher:Gotcha
This idiom is used often in native English
conversations.
Note: Reductions
Remember the following:
Reductions are reduced forms of
English words.
Reductions, such as
gotcha are
not real words in English.
You need to use reductions in
order to sound more natural.
You need to know reductions in
order to understand conversations between native
English speakers.
Reductions are used extensively
in American TV, movies, music, literature, and in
conversations among native English speakers.
Reductions in Music and TV
Jessica Mauboy - Gotcha
Jessica Hilda Mauboy (born 4 August 1989) is an
Australian R&B and pop singer, songwriter and actress. Born and
raised in Darwin, Northern Territory, Mauboy rose to fame in 2006 on
the fourth season of Australian Idol; she became the runner-up and
subsequently signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia.
After releasing a live album of her Idol performances and briefly
being a member of the girl group Young Divas in 2007, Mauboy
released her debut studio album, Been Waiting, the following year.
It earned Mauboy her first number-one single "Burn", became the
second highest-selling Australian album of 2009, and was certified
double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association
(ARIA).
This video is a good example of the usage of "gotcha",
an English language reduction.
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dictionary
to look up words you do not understand.
Lyrics
Bang bang heat it up,
Fill my cup I'm filling up
Double done, I'm zipped up
Oh oh oh oh
I'm feeling, I'm feeling your love.
Uh uh yeah
OK, bring my girls,
Time for pussycats to purr
You just have to wait your turn,
Oh oh oh oh
Cause we're running, running the world.
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh Gotchagotchagotcha
By the collar and you're coming with me.
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh Gotchagotchagotcha
In my pocket where I want you to be.
So you got all the cash
And the big kick stash
And your car's all waxed
Oh oh oh oh
But it's all just an act!
Here we go!
High beams turned on,
We do the impossible
That kind of feelin' you just soar
Are you feeling the feeling my love?
Oh oh oh yeah!
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh Gotchagotchagotcha
By the collar and you're coming with me.
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh Gotchagotchagotcha
In my pocket where I want you to be.
Oh, you're beating hard to my door
Oh, you're banging feet to the floor,
Oh, the world turning to gold,
Gold gold gold gold
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh Gotchagotchagotcha
By the collar and you're coming with me.
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh Gotchagotchagotcha
In my pocket where I want you to be.
I gotcha where I want you to be!
Additional Lessons
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Lessons
The following classroom lessons are great for students
who want additional conversation, listening, and reading
practice.
Conversation Lesson -
Intermediate
Level. Dialogs for everyday use.
Short situational dialogs for students of English as
a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL) Language with a
written conversation and a conversation notes
section.
This is a collection of 30 situational conversations
which focus on a wide variety of communicative and
natural encounters in English....these
lessons are for beginning students.
The complete lesson includes an audio program explaining this
topic, the script for the audio program, a words in this story section,
and other important information.
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