how to pronounce wanna

/ˈwɑːnə/

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wanna is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

ɑː

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An example use of wanna in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… both separately a tree if you wanna be a part it is …”

meanings of wanna

abbreviation:

Represents a contracted pronunciation of want a.
Represents a contracted pronunciation of want to.

wanna frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word wanna occurs in english on average 18.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics wanna can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that wanna can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) leisure and entertainment;

3) people, society, and culture;