How to use "Gotta"

How to use “Gotta”

Hey. another question from a student. ،his one asking, what’s the meaning of I gotta go. Well first thing is gotta, that’s a contraction of Got to - which is another way to say have to, like an obligation or a necessity. Like in our example, the guy says sorry, I gotta go. He could say sorry, I have to go, I must go; it’s just an obligation, that’s it. So the other question is: is this more American to say? Yeah, it is, like this, it is more American.

British people would say, British people say it like this: sorry, I’ve got to go. Present perfect without the “I’ve”, just I gotta go. Yeah, that’s more American. Thanks for your question, keep asking.