คำย่อในภาษาอังกฤษ
เพื่อนๆ พี่ๆ น้องๆ หนูๆ บางครั้งที่อ่านประโยคภาษาอังกฤษไม่ว่าจะบนอินเทอร์เน็ต หนังสือเรียนก็จะมีคำย่อ เช่น we'll, who's ถ้าคนที่ไม่รู้ก็ งง สิครับ หรือบางคนไม่เคยเรียน หรืออาจจะเคยเรียนแต่มันคำที่ไม่เคยเจอ มีนแน่ครับ ลำพังเขียนเต็มบางคำก็แปลไม่ได้ก็มี ในบทนี้ เรามาดูกันว่า ภาษาอังกฤษมีคำย่ออะไรบ้าง นะครับ คำย่อในภาษาอังกฤษ เขาใช้คำว่า contraction ซึ่งก็แปลว่า การหด, การจำกัด, ย่อ

| ลำดับ | คำย่อ | คำเต็ม |
| 1 | ain't amn't (rare) |
am not [1][2] |
| 2 | aren't | are not [3] |
| 3 | can't | can not |
| 4 | could've | could have |
| 5 | couldn't | could not |
| 6 | couldn't've | could not have |
| 7 | didn't | did not |
| 8 | doesn't | does not |
| 9 | don't | do not[4] |
| 10 | gonna | going to |
| 11 | hadn't | had not |
| 12 | hadn't've | had not have |
| 13 | hasn't | has not |
| 14 | haven't | have not |
| 15 | he'd | he had / he would |
| 16 | he'd've | he would have |
| 17 | he'll | he shall / he will |
| 18 | he's | he has / he is |
| 19 | he'sn't | he has not / he is not |
| 20 | how'd | how did / how would |
| 21 | how'll | how will |
| 22 | how's | how has / how is / how does |
| 23 | I'd | I had / I would |
| 24 | I'd've | I would have |
| 25 | I'll | I shall / I will |
| 26 | I'm | I am |
| 27 | I've | I have |
| 28 | I'ven't | I have not |
| 29 | isn't | is not |
| 30 | it'd | it had / it would |
| 31 | it'd've | it would have |
| 32 | it'll | it shall / it will |
| 33 | it's | it has / it is |
| 34 | it'sn't | it has not / it is not |
| 35 | let's | let us |
| 36 | ma'am | madam |
| 37 | mightn't | might not |
| 38 | mightn't've | might not have |
| 39 | might've | might have |
| 40 | mustn't | must not |
| 41 | must've | must have |
| 42 | needn't | need not |
| 43 | not've | not have |
| 44 | o'clock | of the clock |
| 45 | ol' | old |
| 46 | oughtn't | ought not |
| 47 | shan't | shall not |
| 48 | she'd | she had / she would |
| 49 | she'd've | she would have |
| 50 | she'll | she shall / she will |
| 51 | she's | she has / she is |
| 52 | she'sn't | she has not / she is not |
| 53 | should've | should have |
| 54 | shouldn't | should not |
| 55 | shouldn't've | should not have |
| 56 | somebody'd | somebody had / somebody would |
| 57 | somebody'd've | somebody would have |
| 58 | somebody'dn't've | somebody would not have |
| 59 | somebody'll | somebody shall / somebody will |
| 60 | somebody's | somebody has / somebody is |
| 61 | someone'd | someone had / someone would |
| 62 | someone'd've | someone would have |
| 63 | someone'll | someone shall / someone will |
| 64 | someone's | someone has / someone is |
| 65 | something'd | something had / something would |
| 66 | something'd've | something would have |
| 67 | something'll | something shall / something will |
| 68 | something's | something has / something is |
| 69 | that'll | that will |
| 70 | that's | that has / that is |
| 71 | there'd | there had / there would |
| 72 | there'd've | there would have |
| 73 | there're | there are |
| 74 | there's | there has / there is |
| 75 | they'd | they had / they would |
| 76 | they'dn't | they would not |
| 77 | they'dn't've | they would not have |
| 78 | they'd've | they would have |
| 79 | they'd'ven't | they would have not |
| 80 | they'll | they shall / they will |
| 81 | they'lln"t"ve | they will not have |
| 82 | they'll'ven't | they will have not |
| 83 | they're | they are |
| 84 | they've | they have |
| 85 | they'ven't | they have not |
| 86 | 'tis | it is |
| 87 | 'twas | it was |
| 88 | wanna | want to |
| 89 | wasn't | was not |
| 90 | we'd | we had / we would |
| 91 | we'd've | we would have |
| 92 | we'dn't've | we would not have |
| 93 | we'll | we will |
| 94 | we'lln't've | we will not have |
| 95 | we're | we are |
| 96 | we've | we have |
| 97 | weren't | were not |
| 98 | what'll | what shall / what will |
| 99 | what're | what are |
| 100 | what's | what has / what is / what does |
| 101 | what've | what have |
| 102 | when's | when has / when is |
| 103 | where'd | where did |
| 104 | where's | where has / where is / where does |
| 105 | where've | where have |
| 106 | who'd | who would / who had |
| 107 | who'd've | who would have |
| 108 | who'll | who shall / who will |
| 109 | who're | who are[citation needed] |
| 110 | who's | who has / who is |
| 111 | who've | who have |
| 112 | why'll | why will |
| 113 | why're | why are |
| 114 | why's | why has / why is |
| 115 | won't | will not |
| 116 | won't've | will not have |
| 117 | would've | would have |
| 118 | wouldn't | would not |
| 119 | wouldn't've | would not have |
| 120 | y'all | you all |
| 121 | y'all'd've | you all would have |
| 122 | y'all'dn't've | you all would not have |
| 123 | y'all'll | you all will |
| 124 | y'all"lln't | you all will not |
| 125 | y'all'll've | you all will have |
| 126 | y'all'll'ven't | you all will have not |
| 127 | you'd | you had / you would |
| 128 | you'd've | you would have |
| 129 | you'll | you shall / you will |
| 130 | you're | you are |
| 131 | you'ren't | you are not |
| 132 | you've | you have |
| 133 | you'ven't | you have not |
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