what does that " gotcha" means?

Hi,

It's short for I've got you. got you can be pronounced quickly as gotcha.

'to get someone' can have a number of meanings. It often means 'I have an advantage over you'. eg

When a policeman captures a robber, the policeman might say 'Gotcha'.

or When I make the winning move to beat you

Exactly he saying right:))

A similar word you might see is "wanna", short for "want to" as in:

I wanna play football today

(nb, its pronounced wonner)

i had known about that

gonna = going to

gotta = ?

Hi,

gotta = have got to

eg I gotta cook dinner = I have to cook dinner.

Don't forget, these are all matters of casual pronunciation. We don't use this kind of spelling in our writing.

Best wishes, Clive

pardom?

american don't use it "gotta"?

i saw it on the harrpy potter and sorcerer's stone while i was reading

Hi,

When I wrote I gotta cook dinner = I have to cook dinner,

I actually meant to write I gotta cook dinner = I have got to cook dinner.

american don't use it "gotta"? I didn't say they don't use it.

i saw it on

you mean that it can be only used in spoken english?

thx for the explaination

happy hoilday

Hi,

Yes. It's just a form of pronunciation.

Clive

Hi Clive,

Now i understan de means of Gotcha, could you please let me know if wil it be correct to say 'You've got me' when some one had asked me something that I dont know exactly, for exmple in Peru it is ans expression when you dont know the answer you migth say in spanish. " Me agarraste " ( me cojiste en esa pregunta , no se cual es la rspuesta)