For some, text slang may be a nuisance that’s ‘ruining the language’ but some may argue that modern online conversations require quick and hurried responses. Love it or hate it, it’s a constantly evolving form of the language and it is here to stay.<\/p>\n
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Let’s start off with some basics:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Cc = Coucou. = Hey there!<\/p>\n Slt= Salut. = Hi!<\/p>\n Bjr = Bonjour. = Hello<\/p>\n Bsr = Bonsoir. = Good evening<\/p>\n Easy enough? Now let’s take a look at some more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n MDA = Merci d’avance = Thanks in advance.<\/p>\n Mr6 = Merci = Thanks (thx)<\/p>\n Pk = Pourquoi = Why<\/p>\n STP = S’il te pla\u00eet = Please<\/p>\n Dsl = Desol\u00e9 =\u00a0 Sorry<\/p>\n DAC = d\u2019accord = OK<\/p>\n MDR = Mort de rire = \u2018dying of laughter\u2019 (lol)<\/p>\n EXPDR = Explos\u00e9 de rire =\u00a0 \u2018exploding with laughter\u2019 (rofl)<\/p>\n C = C\u2019est = it\u2019s<\/p>\n C Ca = C\u2019est \u00e7a = that\u2019s it<\/p>\n CT= C\u2019\u00e9tait = it was<\/p>\n G = J\u2019ai = I have<\/p>\n GT= J\u2019\u00e9tais = I was<\/p>\n A+=\u00a0 \u00e0 plus tard = see you later (c u l8r)<\/p>\n A TT = \u00e0 tout \u00e0 l’heure = Talk to you later. (ttyl)<\/p>\n Je re = je reviens tout de suite = (brb)<\/p>\n Koi = Quoi = What<\/p>\n Jam\u00e8 =\u00a0 Jamais = Never<\/p>\n Eske =\u00a0 Est-ce que\u2026 = Is it\u2026<\/p>\n 2m1 = Demain = Tomorrow<\/p>\n Koi 2 9 =\u00a0 quoi de neuf ? = What\u2019s new?<\/p>\n ___________________________________<\/p>\n Of course none of these are necessary for yourself to use when texting, but could be helpful if you ever receive a text or are reading through a French twitter feed or any other place you may see short and very informal text in French. If you don’t know the acronym (since this isn’t an exhaustive list) I would suggest sounding it out phonetically in French. ? (For a more complete list.. check out here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n For some fun, try to write a comment in the chat using some of our new French text skills. I’ll start off the conversation:<\/p>\n CC ! Koi 2 9 ? C \u00e9trange, le SMS ! Essaies-le, STP. ? Mr6, A+ !<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Les textos en fran\u00e7ais – Texts in French A few weeks back Tim posted a blog all about emojis in French. This week I want to talk about les textos en fran\u00e7ais.\u00a0 For some, text slang may be a nuisance that’s ‘ruining the language’ but some may argue that modern online conversations require quick and…<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/mobile-phone-6721915_960_720-350x233.png\")