SHOULDA = Should have — Deveria ter
- USA INTERNATIONAL
- Jul 12
- 1 min read
🤔⏳ What is “SHOULDA”?
Let’s learn this cool and clever English shortcut! ⏳🤔
Hey super learners! 👧👦
✨Have you ever heard someone say “I shoulda done my homework…” and thought, “Wait… shoulda?”
😮 Let’s break it down!
🔤 SHOULDA = Should have(SHOULDA é uma forma bem informal e rápida de dizer “Should have” — Deveria ter)
🔸 Examples:
📚 “I shoulda studied more!”(Eu deveria ter estudado mais!)
🎉 “We shoulda gone to the party!”(A gente deveria ter ido à festa!)
🧠 Vocabulary Time:
📖 Shoulda – Deveria ter (informal)
📖 Should have – Deveria ter (forma completa)
📖 Study – Estudar
📖 Party – Festa
💡 Fun Fact: “SHOULDA” is super common in music lyrics and casual speech. It makes conversations sound natural — like native speakers! 🎧🎬
🎵 In the song “The Ringer”:
Eminem says:
“You shoulda knew I was gonna do this”
👉 Você deveria ter sabido que eu ia fazer isso.
(Maneira informal e rápida de falar “should have known”.)

⚠️ Remember: use SHOULDA in informal conversations only.
In writing or school, use “should have.” ✅✏️
📚 Keep learning expressions like this and you’ll be saying:“I shoulda started learning English sooner — but I’m glad I did now!” 😄🚀











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