{"id":8059,"date":"2011-07-11T20:36:21","date_gmt":"2011-07-12T00:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=8059"},"modified":"2017-10-19T14:34:10","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T12:34:10","slug":"still-lost-in-french-textosms-translation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/still-lost-in-french-textosms-translation\/","title":{"rendered":"Still Lost in French (Texto\/SMS) Translation?"},"content":{"rendered":"

To some people in France or French-speaking countries, text messaging has morphed into something of\u00a0une langue en elle-m\u00eame<\/strong><\/em> (a language in itself)!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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To make sure you are\u00a0au courant <\/em><\/strong>(aware<\/a>) of this emerging “texto\/SMS<\/em><\/strong>” lingua, I have compiled for you a few “must-know” abbreviations that you’d be sure to see in a French text message, or even while chatting on\u00a0Skype<\/a><\/strong>, MSN<\/strong>, or\u00a0Facebook !<\/strong><\/p>\n

Voici donc une petite liste<\/strong><\/em> <\/span>(So here’s a short list):
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\n*\u00a0A+<\/em><\/span><\/strong> or\u00a0@+<\/span>: means “\u00c0 plus<\/em>“, like “later”, or “l8r”.
\n*\u00a0ALP<\/em><\/span>: “<\/strong>\u00c0 la prochaine“<\/strong><\/em>: Next time.
\n*\u00a0ASV<\/em><\/span>:<\/strong> “\u00c2ge, Sexe, Ville<\/em>“, the equivalent of the English “ASL”, or “Age\/Sex\/Location”.
\n*\u00a0ATT<\/em>: <\/span><\/strong>“\u00e0 tout \u00e0 l’heure<\/em>“, as in “see you pretty soon”.
\n*\u00a0auj<\/em><\/span>: <\/strong>Abbreviation for\u00a0“aujourd’hui”<\/em>, meaning “today”.
\n*\u00a0b1sur<\/em><\/span>:<\/strong> “Bien s\u00fbr<\/em>“: Of course. The “1”, “un<\/em>“,\u00a0makes up for the syllable “-ien<\/em>.”
\n*\u00a0bcp<\/em><\/span>: <\/strong>“Beaucoup<\/em>“: Very much, as\u00a0in “merci bcp<\/em>” (thanks a lot).
\n*\u00a0bjr<\/em><\/span>:<\/strong> Just short for\u00a0bonjour !
\n*\u00a0bsr<\/span>: <\/strong><\/em>Short for\u00a0bonsoir !
\n*\u00a0C <\/strong><\/span><\/em>or\u00a0C\u00e9<\/strong><\/span>: <\/em>Stands\u00a0for “C’est”<\/em>, meaning “It’s” or “it is”.
\n*\u00a0c-a-d<\/span>: “<\/strong>C’est-\u00e0-dire”. <\/em>It means “it means” (really, no joke…)
\n*\u00a0cho<\/span>: <\/strong>“chaud”<\/em>, that’s “hot” (literally), designates when someone is motivated to do something, i.e. “Je suis cho pour sortir ce soir<\/em>” (“Definitely wanna go out tonight.”)
\n*\u00a0Chui<\/span>: <\/strong>“Je suis”<\/em>, meaning “I am”.
\n*\u00a0dac<\/span>:<\/em> <\/strong>“D’accord<\/em>“, which is “OK”.
\n*\u00a0DSL<\/span>: “<\/strong>D\u00e9sol\u00e9<\/a><\/em>“: Sorry!
\n* DQP<\/span>:<\/em> <\/strong>Acronym for\u00a0“D\u00e8s que possible”, <\/em>or ASAP (As soon as possible!)
\n* EDR <\/span><\/strong>or<\/span><\/em> MDR<\/em><\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0Either one, “\u00c9croul\u00e9 de rire<\/em>” or “Mort de rire”, they mean LOL!
\n*\u00a0ENTK<\/span>: “<\/strong>En tout cas”<\/em>, means\u00a0“in any case”.
\n*\u00a0G<\/span>:<\/strong> <\/em>Just like\u00a0C\/c’est, this one stands for “J’ai<\/em>“, i.e. “I have”. As in “G la N<\/em>“,\u00a0I hate something, or “I H8”!
\n*\u00a0J C<\/span><\/em>: <\/strong>“Je sais”<\/em>, meaning “I know”.
\n*\u00a0jms<\/em><\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0“Jamais”<\/em>, never.
\n*\u00a0JTM<\/span>:<\/em> <\/strong>“Je t’aime”, <\/em>I love you.
\n*\u00a0KAN<\/span>: <\/em><\/strong>Phonetic short for “quand<\/em>“, when.
\n* KOI29<\/em><\/span>“: <\/strong>What’s up, or “Quoi de neuf”: 2 = de, 9 =neuf.
\n* Mr6<\/span>: “<\/strong>Merci”! <\/em>Thx!
\n*\u00a0OK1<\/span>: “<\/em><\/strong>Aucun<\/em>“, “none” or\u00a0“no one”.
\n*\u00a0Ou\u00e9<\/em><\/span>: “<\/strong>Ouais<\/em>“<\/strong>, yeah.
\n*\u00a0P2K<\/em><\/span>: <\/strong>“Pas de quoi”, <\/em>meaning\u00a0“you’re welcome” (…not “your”!)
\n*\u00a0PK<\/span>: <\/em>“<\/strong>Pourquoi<\/em>“,\u00a0meaning “why”, or “Y”?
\n*\u00a0QQN<\/span>: <\/em><\/strong>“Quelqu’un<\/em>“: <\/em>Someone or “some1”
\n* RAS<\/span>: <\/strong><\/em>This abbreviation probably comes from the army:\u00a0“Rien \u00e0 signaler”<\/em>, or “nothing to report”. Nothing new, basically.
\n* RE<\/span>: <\/strong><\/em>Meaning “I’m back”.
\n*\u00a0STP<\/em> <\/span><\/strong>or SVP<\/em><\/span>: <\/strong>“S’il te plait”<\/em>, “please”.
\n* TDS<\/span>: <\/strong><\/em>“Tout de suite<\/em>“, “at once”, or “right away”!
\n*\u00a0TJS<\/em><\/strong><\/span>: “Toujours<\/em>“,\u00a0“always”.
\n*\u00a0TNKT<\/span>:<\/strong> <\/em>Means\u00a0“<\/strong>T’inqui\u00e8tes<\/em>“, <\/strong>or “t’inqui\u00e8tes pas”, <\/em>meaning “don’t worry” or “no worries”.
\n*\u00a0Tt<\/span>: <\/em><\/strong>Short for “tout”, all.
\n*\u00a0V1<\/span>: <\/strong>“Viens”<\/em>, come.
\n*\u00a0X<\/span><\/em>: <\/strong>Since the same\u00a0word for “cross” in French, “<\/strong>Croix<\/em>“, <\/strong>is the same for the verb\u00a0croire<\/em> (to believe)\u00a0for the second, you can use\u00a0just an X, as in “Crois-moi<\/em>”\u00a0or “X moi<\/em>“, (believe me!)
\n* Y a<\/em><\/span>:<\/strong> “Il y a”<\/em>, meaning “there is”.<\/p>\n

Bon allez<\/strong><\/em>, I tell you\u00a0\u00e0 toute mes amis<\/strong>, <\/em>or if you prefer, “ATT<\/span><\/span>“<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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